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Post by Thorngrub on May 1, 2006 13:37:04 GMT -5
See if anyone besides Luke can translate this:
"Moan Squeet"
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Post by Thorngrub on May 1, 2006 13:37:51 GMT -5
It's what my step-dad (hailin' from Alabamee) used to say. . .
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TheLady
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Post by TheLady on May 1, 2006 14:47:47 GMT -5
Hmm, figured I'd be able to get it, being I'm from East Texas and all... although I do know "moan" usually translates into "I'm going to..." -- I'm guilty of that one myself -- but "squeet"? I must think on this.
An English professor I had a couple of years ago couldn't get enough of the way we talk; he's from Wisconsin. He said his favorite thing we say is "all y'all," because you just can't get any more inclusive than that.
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Post by TheLady on May 1, 2006 14:57:26 GMT -5
Others I'm guilty of are "fixinta" and the famous "jeet". I say "reckon". I also say "git", "tin" instead of "ten"... oh, man, the list goes on.
My significant other's buddies, though... those guys are true, bonafide HILLBILLIES. They add extra r's in their words... they say "warsh" and "squarsh" and stuff like that. WE make fun of THEM. And that's saying something.
I didn't realize that I say "up under" until Luke mentioned that he says that sometimes, and I thought, shit, so do I!
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Post by Adam on May 1, 2006 15:42:42 GMT -5
I remember, on my first supermarket job, when an old southern woman asked me where the store keeps the "flair". I had no fucking idea what she was talking about until I had her describe what its used for and I realized she was talking about flour.
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Post by Thorngrub on May 1, 2006 15:44:57 GMT -5
wow, i'm kinda surprised the Lady didn't get it. . .
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Post by Thorngrub on May 1, 2006 15:45:47 GMT -5
flour = "flair", LOL
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Post by TheLady on May 1, 2006 16:05:07 GMT -5
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Post by Thorngrub on May 1, 2006 16:06:35 GMT -5
^ AND WE HAVE A WINNER ! ^ *dingdingding*
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Post by TheLady on May 1, 2006 16:14:49 GMT -5
Haha! The "qu" threw me but I guess that sounds about right. And "moan" does have 2 definitions, one being "come on," of course, but I was hung up on "I'm going to"... as in "Moan go to the store." That's why it took me so long.  |
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