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CatyMae n Steve
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can y'all relate? I was in Memphis, made a phone call and couldn't understand one WORD the person on the other end of the phone was saying....I asked the gal to repeat what she was saying 3 times and finally hung up frustrated that I couldn't understand what she was saying...the southern language is one that can be hard to learn! y'all ain't the only word in it! 
They say PNW folks speak the most meticulous English...the south isn't a good place for us :xnaughty
They say PNW folks speak the most meticulous English...the south isn't a good place for us :xnaughty
Hey, Y'all,
What a nice Thanksgiving treat to receive a phone call from Roger (SENSEI) today.Sounds like he's having a good time down there in the Land of Byrdman. Then Roger surprised me by putting the FOGGY DEW crew (Rick and Donna) on the phone. That was really nice. C-PEARL is there, too, and tomorrow they're all cruising to Nashville.
We'll just have to wait till Roger gets back to see if he's added y'all to his vocabulary. I know from spending time with my Canadian relatives that it's really easy to get converted, eh
Ruth and Joe
R-Matey
What a nice Thanksgiving treat to receive a phone call from Roger (SENSEI) today.Sounds like he's having a good time down there in the Land of Byrdman. Then Roger surprised me by putting the FOGGY DEW crew (Rick and Donna) on the phone. That was really nice. C-PEARL is there, too, and tomorrow they're all cruising to Nashville.
We'll just have to wait till Roger gets back to see if he's added y'all to his vocabulary. I know from spending time with my Canadian relatives that it's really easy to get converted, eh
Ruth and Joe
R-Matey
The differences in the speaking habits between the north and the south is directly related to the weather :!:
The slow drawl of the southerners is due to the heat and humidity- the slower they talk, the longer they can let the heat excape from the body.
The fast clipped sound of the northerners is due to the cold weather- the faster they talk, the less body heat they lose, the warmer they stay.
:wink: :lol:
The slow drawl of the southerners is due to the heat and humidity- the slower they talk, the longer they can let the heat excape from the body.
The fast clipped sound of the northerners is due to the cold weather- the faster they talk, the less body heat they lose, the warmer they stay.
:wink: :lol:
While living in Mt. View, CA, we had a doc from Switzerland visit our lab for a year as a research fellow at Stanford. He and his wife spoke French, German, Italian, and English. He understood English very well, and spoke fluently, albeit with a fairly heavy accent. He did have to learn some idioms and slang, but was otherwise quite articulate.
When we first met, they were ecstatic to find they could understand and communicate with us. The previous night was a layover at Dallas-Fort Worth, and were mortified to discover they could only understand about 30%. They breathed a huge sigh of relief when we laughed and said, "Don't worry, we can't understand 'Texan' either!" After that they did just fine.
I guess that's one of the many things that makes this country so interesting!
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When we first met, they were ecstatic to find they could understand and communicate with us. The previous night was a layover at Dallas-Fort Worth, and were mortified to discover they could only understand about 30%. They breathed a huge sigh of relief when we laughed and said, "Don't worry, we can't understand 'Texan' either!" After that they did just fine.
I guess that's one of the many things that makes this country so interesting!
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