Southern English

[jinman]

I have heard folks in NC pronounce "chimney " as "chimley" and "trestle" pronounced as "trussel."

Are those pronunciations used elsewhere?

Steve

I grew up going to school with a brother and sister whose last name was Chumley. Lot's of people called them Chimley, but I never heard anyone call them Chimney.

 

[DT86]

(I'm really not sure how to spell this one)

My grandmother used to say "Well I swunny", meaning basically "I've never heard of anything like that".

 

[Bird]

Most would say, "My Lord!" However, no good church-going southern girl is gonna take the Lord's name in vain, so the "My Land!" is a suitable substitute.

I thought there was supposed to be an "s" on there; i.e., "My Lands!"

 

[smstonypoint]

(I'm really not sure how to spell this one)

My grandmother used to say "Well I swunny", meaning basically "I've never heard of anything like that".

I've heard it as "Well, I swanny," meaning "I swear."

Steve

 

[Bird]

(I'm really not sure how to spell this one)

My grandmother used to say "Well I swunny", meaning basically "I've never heard of anything like that".

Don't know where it came from, but I heard it plenty of times in southern Oklahoma.

 

[bcp]

I've heard "I swan" many times.

Bruce

 

[DT86]

I've heard it as "Well, I swanny," meaning "I swear." Steve

I think, in certain context, "I swear" and "I've never heard of anything like that" can mean the same.

 

[smstonypoint]

I think, in certain context, "I swear" and "I've never heard of anything like that" can mean the same.

Agreed.

Steve

 

[jinman]

I think, in certain context, "I swear" and "I've never heard of anything like that" can mean the same.

I'm pretty sure that, "Well, I declare!'" also fits in there somewhere.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I'm pretty sure that, "Well, I declare!'" also fits in there somewhere.

I used to hear that from the old folks, but it usually came out "Well, Idee clare!"