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Was it Victoria's deal?

wendy davis — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:00:39 +0000

Was it Victoria's deal? That's when kids began to be considered tiny adults.
How many times was I told, "The Queen just rolled over in her grave as you said that!"
Did every kid hear it for generations?
Grammar and diction still are the great Class Indicators, aren't they? Oh--and orthodontia, I should remember to mention... ;-)

A lot comes down to

Desidero — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:32:39 +0000

In reply to Southern Speak

A lot comes down to "descriptive" approaches to grammar vs. "prescriptive".

Somewhere in the 1800's it became fashionable to tell people how they should be speaking rather than just observing how they speak. We're still paying for this.

You would naiveh leye to me,

wwstaebler — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:35:28 +0000

In reply to Southern Speak

You would naiveh leye to me, Eyem sureh.
(WHY does copper work -- chemically?)

Was Jiyum your muuther's

wwstaebler — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:30:23 +0000

In reply to Southern Speak

Was Jiyum your muuther's favret becawse he was the only boyeh?
(Did I spell that correctly?)

My mother named us all with

CVille Dem — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:44:01 +0000

In reply to Southern Speak

My mother named us all with 2-syllable names:

Ja--yan (Jan)

Ay--yan (Anne)

Ji--yum (Jim)

The only exception was, "Rae" -- Hard to stretch that one out, but she managed to make it Raaaaay.

That is Richmond, Southern.

It takes away the sting of a

CVille Dem — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:37:36 +0000

In reply to Southern Speak

It takes away the sting of a yellow jacket, bee, or hornet. It has to be an actual copper penny though. Would I lie to you?

Ah, rats! Ya just couldn't

wendy davis — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:36:45 +0000

In reply to Southern Speak

Ah, rats! Ya just couldn't keep The Pledge, could ya, Brew? ;-)

Really? A copper penny? What

wwstaebler — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:25:29 +0000

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Really? A copper penny? What does that do to a stinger?

The driving puppy and I most

seashell — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:50:33 +0000

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The driving puppy and I most certainly have an aversion to anything outside of the perimeter. We just don't go there!

We live in Decatur (as well as Florida) and almost everything we need is right here. We can walk to Decatur Square and all the shops and restaurants. Those are on the lower, sidewalk level and lofts, condos and apartments are built on the upper levels. All of the eateries have outdoor dining, including water dishes for the puppies. For downtown Atlanta, it's less than a mile to MARTA and 6 miles to downtown from there.

Ayuh C

cmaukonen — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:14:20 +0000

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Ayuh