Southern English

[Daver1963]

LIKE - as in don't have enough or need some more

"like $14 having 27 cents."

 

[milkman]

Since it's got cold here, I need to get out my long handles. The corn we ate for breakfast was flake hominy, can't find that anymore.

 

[buickanddeere]

I havent heard this in a while, but old timers around here called it the "foot feed". I guess on older cars was there also a hand throttle?

"foot feed" used to be heard in Southern Ontario .

 

[Gary Fowler]

Here's a fun little test that's in the spirit of this thread.

Are You a Yankee or a Rebel? - alphaDictionary * Southern Accent Test

If you google rebel or a Yankee test there are several that come up and if you answer honestly they usually are pretty close as to where you grew up .

My results usually come up about 55% dixie and since I'm about 50 miles south of the Mason Dixon line that's pretty darn close.

Mine said 100% Dixie. Is General Lee your grandfather?

 

[QRTRHRS]

Having grown up in PA where per the History Channel there are five regional dialects (not to mention PA German, etc.) along with living in and traveling in several states and countries, let me say this. For me, the people here in KY are so soft spoken that my biggest problem is that I just plain cannot hear them. Maybe it's just my "artillary ears" and having spent to much time around big mouths, lol!

 

[Jim Shooz]

68 percent Dixie here, according to this test.

61% Dixie here.

And I only transited through The States (2 days) on the way to London

 

[farmer2009]

94% Dixie here.

SBO how bad did it get for you? We had about 1/4" of ice and 1/2" of sleet.

 

[Stick895]

My Dad used to say "I'll put a knot on your head that a calf could suck".

I will steal this one!

 

[Soundguy]

77% Dixie. Your neck must be a just little rosy!

 

[Stick895]

Ever hear "Worthless as teets on a boar hog" or "hotter than a 4 dollar pistol" or "Crazy as a peach orchard boar"?

1) ****, 2) two dollar pistol. There's also "smoother than $2 whisky"