Btw stupid look at a map. Here's a sampling of words only Southerners say Y'all: it's never "you guys" but "y'all". But suthern hospitality is still hear. (English pronunciations of Atlanta from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, both sources Cambridge University Press), Watch your back! I know traditions spread as people move around and we are, after all, more alike than different in most things. Our country was formed on strong State rights with minimal Federal intervention. Shopping carts . And if you think Lincoln was a great president: He is often considered to be the most overrated president of all time. Dumber than Cow-Shcitt or dumber than Owl Poo poo and theyins aint go the the good sense God gave a jackass and last but not least whata dumbass is used allot OMG, landsake to goshen yes child. I wish everyone down here from NJ got the heck out. I stopped saying it since I dont live in the south anymore, and I dont hear it here in the north. Thats how the South will rise again, by triumph of honor over liberalism. Stay classy, Madi. Anyone else ever heard this? So as long as you keep your yankee ass up north and dont come pass the mason Dixon line we all here in the south will be just fine as long as we dont see ya. Honey Boo Boo is supposedly Southern, but shes just some 6yo in Georgia that talks just like any DMV clerk in Brooklyn. My parents left Tennessee when they were still young enough to learn how ignorant it was. .respect each other.ps we can play some kick ass football up here too! The south is my place and livin on a farm is quite great and livin on 100 acres is awesome and not havin to worry about stupid city limits is also great. @Denise R.I.P. I beg to differ. But Kansas City barbecue, no matter how dissimilar it may be to Memphis BBQ, Texas BBQ, Eastern North Carolina BBQ, etc., is held in enough regard as a major barbecue center of the US to warrant it also being regarded as practically the Midwesternand general Northernoutpost of Southern barbecue, though. Backer/ tobacco He even made the claim that his number one goal was to keep the Union together and if ending slavery was how he should do it then so be it. I am from the south and I find myself and many others to be more intelligent than you. Sorry yall but tome, where it snows, its not the south. You are painting the canvas with a very broad brush. NOT TO MENTION, YOUR ARROGANCE AND SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT WOULD EITHER GET YOU ASS BEAT OR YOUD FIND YOURSELF SWIMMING IN LAKE MICHIGANTHATS ON A GOOD DAY. Being raised next door to folks from Baton Rouge, we picked up words and phrases as kids that weve come to still use now that were old. We also eat fried green tomatoes and fried cheese sticks. I 2nd that, Lousiana Belle! She says, Winduh and potatuh. Then, there is a word like tight. Its pronounced as thought the I were long. Im a bit confused by that claim since you cannot complete a sentence. Here are "12 Ways to P*ss Off Someone from Atlanta.". Is this a southern expression, and what does it mean? Google it. I was always in either Florida or Georgia when I was growing up. Of course thir dummer in the south they only believes in da baable any other lernin book, like science and what feer, to a southerner is seenonomous with kommunizm. So, Im not a Yankee, but I still get a lot of where yall from? I hear lots of Southerners saying You Guys now. Atlanta native here. We have liberal and democratic views. The point this Left wing, animal rights, tree huggin Democrat artist is tryin to make is theres no way you can pin down a typical Texan no such animal. We all live in the USA. Im from Sahth Cackalacky, and all them yanks are comin here and takin all the good outta the sahth. It is really very simple why there was a Civil war. No question about it you, my friend, are southern!!!! Joking about the homeless and essentially saying that all Southerners are against abortions and arent for equal love, makes you ignorant and down right stupid. Again that was way too long ago for me to care, I love the whole country, just had to make the point that you sound dumber than a box of rocks god bless. My family is very successful. Its either youre dumb as a box of rocks or wow, youve had a horrible time and I hope things get better for you. Pronounce Atlanta in Norwegian, Can you pronounce it better? We arent the racist u think, some are but thats not just south and not just black n white. Bless your heart actually means-and take it from a true souther belle- aint he an idjit!. I drink sweet tea.And No dang body round cheer says pop. By the way, i kinda like joysey accents. Nun Ya i am in Alabama,,ive heard it all over ,,but the expression in Alabama we use is ,,Eat up with the dumbass. webmaster@clearway-hypnotherapy.skills24training.com to inform them of the time this error occurred, Arrogance is worldwide. Edgerton, a Black man who will tell you the truth of The War Between the States. We are not slave owners, none of us, and I know plenty people from the North who hate the Black exodus. There are a lot of words mentioned above that I use or have heard, like caddywompus and dagnapit but some of them Ive never heard. the state gives it away big-time. By the way, Its called The War Between The States, for obvious reasons. AGAIN. dumber than a door nail Sweet Tea 2. Pecan/ PEE-can I also live in Ohio (the northern Cincinnati suburbs) and have heard all but one of the sayings on this page my whole life. Do you say "At-lAN-ta", "At-lAN-na", "At-LANna", or "At-LAN-ta? It shares a lake with Canada, for crying out loud. A person who was not quite right was touched but pronounced tetched or crazier than a coot. Or as E Wid commented above (on 2/26/2013), Pepsi=New Bern, North Carolina(.) Though youre still a yank, you seem respectablesorta. Hmm? Report at a scam and speak to a recovery consultant for free. Revista dedicada a la medicina Estetica Rejuvenecimiento y AntiEdad. Its changing. It is believed that he ended slavery but this also is untrue. Our family is from PA and all used dumber than a box of rocks, and I now live in NC and hear it used hear as well. One of my family favorites is ugly as homemade sin, basically a way of saying someone looks inbred. Ive lived in North Carolina for 20 years now and Ive found southerners to be warm, fiercely intelligent, funny as hell, very down to earth, hard-working, and flawlessly courteous. I live in south Georgia, and Ive never heard that saying. We will Defend our southern way of life till death if need be. The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. The air is full of salt from the gulf and yet, we do not even notice it anymore There really aint no place like it. My family is country so alotta da sayins I hear errday. To baggage is a knitted winter hat in SC. *The Sick em hairy dawgs. You may or may not consider yourself a southerner that is completely up to you and your lifestyle. I cant promise we would be perfect, but most of us are far less judgmental. Sacka Ass. I think that might be it though. The females there were not as friendly and jealous and not as thoughtless. Ive heard some Northerners who even say yall in the countryside. Dont Tread on Me PS. Good luck and please, be quiet. A whatchamacallit, do dad, an item that you can not recall the name of, or if youre just toi tired to care. I was reading the comments and Im not sure where the girl lives (because there are a lot of comments and it was at the beginning) who said that Arkansas is not in the SouthReally? In New Orleans, nor do its own residents pronounce the names of those streets that happen to have French and Spanish names in EITHER language! Im from WV. Im a native Tennessean with roots in Alabama too. Marietta has no rs, and DeKalb doesn't have an l. Edit: sheesh y'all. New Patient Forms; Why do I stay, because you all want me to leave and you are not going to win. In the south we are taught to pray for everyone including the idiots, know that this southern girl is praying for you. 5. I dont know if ya considered Denver a Yankee but we aint. Case Quarter, a real quater and not other change to make up 25 cents. It was mostly unsweetened iced tea. 7. You have sun, and soft winters, we are made in the ice, where only the strong can survive. Most of Indiana is full of farms and people are considered conservative and Hillbilly unless you live in the northwest or lake and porter county. In Maryland its kinda a mixture of different accents. Just a few, but there are many more. Hon- Usually used in sentences were someone needs to calm down. Im from FL just moved to GA But I have to say this Florida is the south! The soft "d" sound is the key. dont kno ya ass from a hole in da ground Additionally, statistics usually include oh, fuck, I dont know, maybe percentages? It shares a lake with Canada, for crying out loud. We never had snow here at the beach, so we didnt know anything about sledsor hills for that matter! but then Texas ALSO seceded from Mexico in 1836 and was a sovereign nation for 10 years before becoming a Statewhich maybe is why I always think of Texas as Texas. Seriously, have. 1. As times have changed, so have outlooks and politics. The people here are totally different than in the city. Some words we Southerners may have made up ourselves. I know where Reba McEntire lives because my daddys old both is her neighbor. * They use long, lazy vowels. Get an education you inbred morons, we are superior to you. Look it up!!) Is nice to find that among all the rush and traffic and fake tans there are nice people who ask you your name before demanding something, that say hello in elevators or when they pass you in the street, that dont mind stopping so you can cross the street safely. I make jewelry, I read about a book a day, and I cook all kinds of food. New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida and southern California is in the south as well. btw Coca~Cola and RC Cola are the only two cola worth drinking!!! Maam, that was a fine read. If Oklahoma isnt a Southern state, then explain virtually all Oklahomans speaking in a Southern accent. Hence, not only South Louisiana being more heavily Catholic, but also the French and/or Louisiana French Creole word for, Im assuming, godfather.. (And "all y'all" for five or more people.) In de north all u folk do is work awl day. Im half north, half south, and I found your post fascinating!! Thank you! No one likes you losers you should all move your dumb conservative bible thumping inbred racist asses to China, where you belong. There aint nobody got more n deepa southen roots then yours truly. Its an American saying, idiots. The internet is public domain. That sounds real sick and twisted. 'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">, Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes, Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. The only reasonable explanation to say transfer as you've described is that you were private schooled. I am sorry you are being disrespected. In addition, Southern women have very narrow interests, and usually cant hold an extended conversation regarding current and world events, literature, or culture, and have no real opinion about much in that regard. We dont stress ourselves to death. Im from WV. This isn't just a nickname for someone's crazy neighbor. My familys all from good ol Tennessee, and we use the sayin Thats just as fucked up as a football bat, just as much as supper instead of dinner like them white people up near Oregon say and shit. Something important to note is that when I moved here I did NOT expect it to be like the South (and mostly it is not) but we are all human and I was surprised about many things, MANY things. oh honey notherners are so full of them self people should not make fun of our accent. Actually, the only area not only of New Jersey in general, but also of North Jersey in particular that does share that accent with NYC is Hudson County, which is across both New York Bay and the Hudson River (especially the latter) from most of the citys borough of Manhattan and across a waterway called Kill Van Kull from NYCs borough of Staten Island. Speak of the devil and the horns pop out often shortened to speak of the devil. Sorry to the owners of the blog for posting this, but dammit I cant deal with jackasses and not put them in there place. We got our pit bulls and our guns. Its now 2015..lets put the past away! Coca-Cola=Atlanta(. Im 100 percent with her on that. Dim- Stupid Washrag (it might also be said warshrag) has already been properly covered. Cut = To turn off. What does the name Esmeray mean? southern people dont have bad grammar we all have accents they are different! he/shes madder than a wet hen Im from Chicago and were being moved to Savannah. Youre a violent, smug, homophobic, arrogant, extremist, ignorant, bigoted idiot. The server encountered an internal error or My mom still busts out the phrase I swony (basically the genteel way of saying I swear) Anyone else say that? Theres the always popular Ahminuh, which like fixinuh means, Im going to..leave, stay, eat, nap, drive, drink, starve, bloat.any verb can follow. And if you have absolutely NO consideration for others, what makes you so much better than us? They are still doing it and have been at it for 40 years so thats why our kids dont know who Audie Murphy is but know who Jesse Jackson is. Im fairly certain the same bug is called by other names elsewhere in the U.S., but down here its junebug (also a song by that Athens band, the B-52s yeah, Im in Athens). Ive also seen it in Europe and hear of it on the national and international news in other places. From what Ive read, Madi, lets just say that Harvard Yard being what it *actually* is, there is no way in heck that you can park your car in Harvard Yard (Boston accent: pahk yah cah in Havahd Yahdwith which the Boston accent has long been associated with). Maybe thats just my Tennessee dad, but he did it with all 3 of my sisters. Another southern sayin. I live in Ohio and hear people say it all the time, so I dont think thats really something thats strictly Southern. Also a lot of my family has a twang/ drawl. BTW, I would say the above *EVEN IF* **I**!! Dont yall be makin fun my southern people. That shows your ignorance. I mean. Even at church, there is prejuidice. Gimme me a washrag (a wash cloth) and gimme a tal (give me a towel). Please contact the server administrator at Plus, Ivy League universities are only in the NORTH! Yall done made me mad. Off like a herd of turtles! Nonetheless NOONE gives a damn cause the drink of carolina IS SUNDROP!! downtown-atlanta. The article was interesting to say the least! Yo! We do not believe something because we are not racist, and take face value of whatever is spewed out. Having people mock my accent was a daily thing. Suggestion: Find a good church full of love and I grew up in northern Indiana, moved all over with my military husband, and now reside in extreme rural Florida (think The Yearling rural). I use that expression all the time (dumb as a box of rocks), and Im in New Mexico. We are not narrow minded like you dumb inbred asses. No one told you to come down here so stop whining about it put ur big girl draws on and see yourself out. I have known a lot of southerners and fought them. Once you learn it, it sticks in your brain because it's just so fun to say, but it can be quite a challenge for newcomers. Access Road a.k.a. No one likes you losers you should all move your dumb conservative bible thumping inbred racist asses to China, where you belong. Pronounce Atlanta in French, Can you pronounce it better? @Vicki Wade Discover short videos related to southern people jokes on TikTok. Miss Nancy, a yankee is anyone from north of the Mason Dixon line. People from there are soooo sooo dumb. Not all Southerners are narrow-minded, *either*! Homelessness and poverty are a big deal everywhere, so shut your mouth about it unless youre actually saying something worth anyone elses time 2. Another thing, notice how Ive been using previous grammar the entire time? 2) They use the same sound they do for every other oi diphthong (boil, foil, etc). You better keep your mouth shut. Yard birds/ uncaged birds in the yard. Id like to buy you fer what youre worth and sell you fer what you think youre worth But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. And you dont own us. I hate you all and I cant wait to get the hell out of here. I was born in southeast Michigan, technically a Yankee. Shoot! Observe and blend in as much as possible. Hot Lanta. There were owned slaves in the north too. April 04 | 2019. Im from CA, originally Yankee stock, and my wife is from Memphis. I am sorry for your confusion but southern is not a class. We have the best education ( IVY LEAGUE, you have none MIT,Harvard, Cornell, Browning,Stanford,Columbia, ETC. Spechen Sie Deutsch, Yall? We are stronger together. Don't forget the version I heard a lot out in the country: AT-lanna. Well rise again long before you get a social life and stop trying to pick fights over the internet with people you dont have to face, because you aint got the guts. My Family hails from Texas and also settled Oklahoma when it was a territory We are Texas, Oklahoma and Southern Proud. Just for an FYI. ), ILL CARRY YOU TO THE STORE. (Are you sure you can lift me? You do not represent us Yankees. Ive never read anything so ignorant, obnoxious and appalling. Get an education you inbred morons, we are superior to you. Get started with those helpful lessons: #1 STRATEGY of how to become FLUENT in English https://youtu.be/0V0WeEnsec0 Want to improve your speaking vocabulary? That may not be the case for the whole state, but it was pretty wide spread in that area. What we believe in is Southern hospitality. Now people in Virginia say both yall and you guys, like most of the South, people are not saying Yall as much. Born in Southern California, riased in California and Oklahoma, married a Texan and lived there and in North Carolina dor years, my sons as both natiev Tarheels, one son lives in North Carolina, the other here in rural South Carolina where we bought an estate and will retire. Younguns- Young ones The emancipation proclamation only applied to the Southern states not the border states that had slaves. So, what, youre still gonna sit here on your sorry ass behind your thick screen and blame us for all the worlds problems? Elizabeth, you are not just an embarrassment to the Yankees. Spitting image as in shes the spitting image of her grandma, originally derived from spirit and image. I beg to differ I am born and raised in NC and I havent ever heard anyone say Pepsi it is always coke. Put it out there and the whole world gets to read and reply. They also said you guys moreand while yall was used, it wasnt as common. Also, sweetkins, we would never throw just in front of the verb when using it to mean very or completely as you are in that, ummm, sentence. I don't even bother saying I'm from the US, or "america" (since that can be anywhere in two different continents). But before you judge the South, get your facts straight. Kevin..couldnt have said it better myself!!! I love the accents, I love the family oriented culture, and slower way of living. Then, I try the clam chowder. One of the most popular ways is by working with a dialect coach. How to say Atlanta. Bless their lil ol hearts! That is how we can say the same thing as a Yankee just as fast without actually talking as fast as a yankee. Yeah. States Right. You should try it. I was Valedictorian of my class and went to college. The Confederate side made it plain they were not fighting for slaves but were fighting for States Rights. He was a Bible thumper. I live in Kansas we say that tons of times, granted its southwestern Kansas but when we drop by Kansas City, Topeka, or Wichita people use that saying. Everyoneand I mean almost everyonesaid Pepsi. Poor thing. And I am with you on the state split. My eighth grade teacher from East Tennessee said she was twelve years old before she learned that damn Yankee was two words. Under are Thumbs. Cant wait til the day I return to the south. Yankee: anyone from the North. See? It embarrasses me to even be associated with Southerns who are racist and prejudiced. Only bein 16 Id picked up some of a northern accent and the only people that ever said anything were my closest buddies. They really didnt want me Mucking up there language. Dan Yankees are usually from NJ or NY to South CarolinaCarolinians. Note that George Bush didnt attack the middle east over oil either right? Heres a couple sayins used in my family: The South does have the highest obesity rates of *any* region of the U.S., Ill *give you* **that**, but what if I told you that a lot of Southerners not only are not heavy-set, but also, more than a few of them work out! Yeah Savannah is so far down there from North Carolina. This is way over generalized. Yes, we may have an accent, but we are also very good at being polished speakers and writers. Heres a couple of mean ones: It really feels like English is testing us sometimes. I am from Michigan, I say Dumb as a box of rocks another one of my favorite saying is shit or get off the pot if you are moving to slow in traffic or whatever. I dont know if its southern thing but I say worder not water. Im sure it has nothing to do with the former [massive] sugar and tea plantations. I hate the north, and dont forget, WE GONNA RISE AN DO IT GAIN!. I think Southerners, however, dont emphasize this as part of their identity or heritage. Oh, and btw since they STARTED the American Civil War, theyre gonna want to discuss this with you. We are stronger, faster, more educated. Easy. SO BEFORE YOU GO DISSING YANKEES AND MAKE A WEBSITE ABOUT THIS LEARN YOUR FACTS FIRST!!! In South Carolina we always said Dumb as a sack of hammers. Polite is never out of style Having any accent doesnt make you better or worse than anyone. Also, its not Pepsi its Pop If you order a Pepsi, you get a Pepsi. All of our industries are important! Example: "Quit piddling around and help me set the table!" 9 June bug Shutterstock Since you have exceeded your time limit, your recording has been stopped. I dont know if the line is in AL or central TN (bka Middle TN) or MS or LA, but the farther west you go and once you reach that aforementioned line, the pronunciation of pecan changes from PEE-can to puh-KAHN.. Get yo yankee ass back across the Mason Dixon before the south gets hold of u and stomps a hole in your yankee ways. Oh, and By The Way. the description of that gourmet meal sounds wonderful! I may be considered as a yankee but, my familys roots are in the south, an I was raised that way. Record the pronunciation of this word in your own voice and play it to listen to how you have pronounced it. How about Mamanem. The accent in (most if not all of?) Firstly, I spent most of my life in Tennessee, then four years in Texas, and in 2000 I moved to New Hampshire. When you go west to KS it feels more Great Plains. Lincoln had the Legislature and Government of Maryland locked up so they couldnt vote. Youre even to lazy to say you all instead of Yall. typos: * when in Rome DO as the Romans do Moreover, what traits are inherent to an Ohio native? doin donuts onr 4-wheelers through da mud flats and hallerin all day, u aint neva seen anyting like it in yer life. Some people say taters for potatoes lol. A note of Oklahoma pride; General Stand Watie (Indian)officially became the last Confederate general to surrender on June 25, 1865. Idk, maybe cuz my granny, despite being a northern lady, speaks like a southerner and lives in the south during the winter months. And to that moron above who says Texas is part of the Midwest, if hes actually American then hes a retard.