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Date Posted: 11:37:25 08/17/08 Sun
Author: dreckley (later or after while)
Author Host/IP: c-71-205-143-95.hsd1.mi.comcast.net / 71.205.143.95
Subject: Re: Can you translate Southern?
In reply to: O'Bruadair 's message, "Can you translate Southern?" on 08:46:03 06/27/06 Tue

>How many of these words from the Southern dialect can
>you translate into “standard English”? Here is a hint:
>The words on this list that have an exact counterpart
>in “Standard English” don’t necessarily have the same
>meaning. For example “lights” in “Southern” means
>lungs (usually pig lungs)
>
>BTW if you can not translate "Dreckley" and
>"chittlins" I would most certainly question whether or
>not you are truly Southern!
>
>Adder, Ax, Awmos, Bade, Beknown, Bestest, Bout,
>Bwile, Chimbley, Chittlens, Clim, Cuz, Didden, Dollop,
>Drawed, Dreckley, Drubbin, Fair t'middlin, Finnikee,
>Fuddled, Ghostisiz, Grammer, Gwain, Hizzen, Hold wi',
>Holler, Hollerday, Idden, Larn, Leastways, Leb'm,
>Lights, Mind, Mussen, Ourn, Peart, Piller, Privy,
>Purdy, Ramshackle, Spec, spoase, Swaller, Taiters,
>Tuther , Turbul, Warshin, Wuss, Yorn, Zackly,

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