The Southern Accent: We're Losing It

Website of Rhodes College, Memphis, TN ^ | unknown | Rob Marus

[knarf]

Aw ringe and Flawrida, from my neck of Boston.

[RightOnGOP]

It is just a fun little site, notice that you can submit additional phrases, make suggestions (at the bottom of each page, there is an email). Maybe you should forward your thoughts! :)

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

BillyBob was right. lol.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

I still have mine y'all.But my kids don't seem to have one.

[Corin Stormhands]

Thanks, I didn't notice that. I'll check back with it later.

[Samwise]

You Texans are so flavorful! I love the good-ole-boy dialect and bravado. I'd love to visit sometime. Is there a way to become an honorary Texan? I'd like to use some of the expressions, too. Indiana is so boring. While Dubya is "smokin' 'em out" and all we have to offer is "Hoosier Hospitality."

[buccaneer81]

Kristina Abernathy of the Weather Channel,

My very favorite weather babe!

[Dan from Michigan]

LOL. Clicked on Detroit.

The Big Two and a half
GM, Ford & whoever bought the other one

The Other Big 3
Little Ceasars(Caesars), Domino's and Hungry Howie's

Bad Boys Used to be our basketball team

Windsor Ballet
Strip clubs across river in Windsor

The Motor City
Who we are

U Per (Actually, it's Yooper)
Michigan upper peninsula resident

Cone GOOSE Toe (I don't know this one)
Fun Spanish for "with pleasure." (con gusto) Didn't know you could speak a foreign language? Try www.funixbook.com. A breakthrough for learning a foreign language which you may find hilarious.

Da Dead Wings (I always used the term Dead Things)
Our hockey team when they lose (which ain't often, Jack)

At the Joe
At the Joe Louis arena

Out- State
Areas outside of Metro Detroit

In the Thumb
Area in Michigan near Saginaw Bay City (Actually it's the rural areas east of there.)

Trolls
Inhabitants south of the Mackinaw bridge

Pontiac Pussycats (Bwhahahahaha)
Our football team when they lose

Down River
Areas south of Metro Detroit

The Bo Hat (Bo Scumbuckler....)
Michigan Block M baseball cap

[Senator Pardek]

I appreciate the compliment. Since you beat me at hand wrestling, let's take it to the court, Kareem ;)

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Is there a way to become an honorary Texan?

Maybe if you move here for the rest of your days and buy land then get buried on it. First, you have to stop calling President George W. Bush "Dubya".

[ImaGraftedBranch]

I've done lived here in 'Bama pret'near 14 years now. I don't know what part of the south y'alls referring to 'zactly, but I'm here to tell you that the southern speech ain't gone nowheres. And yes, we're fixin to have supper.

Actually, I worked darn hard to ensure my children don't have a southern accent (being born a yank and all). Never know if they'll grow up to replace Rather or Brokaw after the revolution.

[Fred Mertz]

What's lunch?

Here in Kaintuck' it's breakfast, supper and dinner.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Since you beat me at hand wrestling, let's take it to the court, Kareem ;)

Sigh. Am I going to have to put you down again?! Remember, Spud Webb went to college in my hometown. hehe.

[Samwise]

First, you have to stop calling President George W. Bush "Dubya".

Why? I thought it signified affection or admiration.

[lonestar]

I can say this in all honesty--I'm doing my part to maintain an accent.

I think every word is entitled to at least two syllables.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

Wow, really? I have never heard that before. hm.

Lunch is something we "do" around here.

[Clemenza]

Great Link. Two things that are said to be "South Jersey" are actually North Jersey. My father, for example is from "Nork" (Newark to everyone else) in North Jersey. Second, NOBODY, North or South, says JOISEY. The only people I hear say Joisey are "movie: New Yorkers and wise-ass southerners who think they are making fun of a Yankee accent.

[Ms. AntiFeminazi]

It is disrespectful. The only person in Texas who I can think of that might actually call him that would be Ann Richards. She never knew respect.

[lonestar]

It does in my book.

[Torie]

I spoke to several Oklahomans today. None sounded like me. Accents are eroding, but they are definitely still there.