tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post712631641478115950..comments2024-03-28T03:20:13.802-04:00Comments on A Good Blog is Hard To Find: South Speak by Augusta ScattergoodA Good Blog Is Hard to Findhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13823958967965785849noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-24724755073409960942010-09-05T13:22:30.238-04:002010-09-05T13:22:30.238-04:00Why is it that Yankees just cannot seem to underst...Why is it that Yankees just cannot seem to understand that "y'all" is NEVER said to just one person? (Well, technically, it can be SPOKEN to a single person--but at least one other individual is implied.) For us, it is the second person plural of "you".<br />And why do so many Northerners think we pronounce the name of our favorite nut "pee-can"(the latter syllable rhyming with "fan")? I have never heard a real Southerner say anything but "puh-CAHN".Janet Guytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-22291280039516114832008-12-09T21:44:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:44:00.000-05:00I sure know about stobs! We used to be real carefu...I sure know about stobs! We used to be real careful about those when we were fishing on the lake. And my mama jerked knots on my head. I think I like tails better-never could figure the head part out.<BR/>Thanks for the comments.<BR/>AugustaAugusta Scattergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185014694721868127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-55678750158789700732008-12-09T18:38:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:38:00.000-05:00I like this one: I'm going to paint your back door...I like this one: I'm going to paint your back door red. Ouch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-54596779936771380522008-12-09T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-09T16:45:00.000-05:00Southern idioms can be wonderful too. When I was s...Southern idioms can be wonderful too. When I was small, if my mama told me she was going to jerk a knot in my tail, I knew that meant a spanking. Southern language is so gloriously colorful. Thanks for posting this!Rhonda L. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17163003709594610570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7917245635820611026.post-47495104469008841362008-12-09T15:38:00.000-05:002008-12-09T15:38:00.000-05:00Augusta,Two of my favorite East Texas words are tu...Augusta,<BR/>Two of my favorite East Texas words are tump and stob. Yes, they are in the American Heritage Dictionary under East Texas slang and I noticed too that everybody says things in threes when I moved here some 20+ years ago. "That boat ride was fun, fun, fun!" or "Give your memaw a kiss, kiss, kiss!" Makes me smile everytime. <BR/>I loved your blog and it just made me realize how much I collected words and phrases too. So as my mother used to always say, "I hope to shout!" that we celebrate our southern and colorful language even more. Think how about how our favorite southern novels would be without the colorful language. Scarlett wouldn't have been near as interesting.<BR/>Tiara wearing and Book sharing,<BR/>Kathy L. Patrick<BR/>The Pulpwood QueenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13988896693847407640noreply@blogger.com