tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post4861548734826025795..comments2024-01-15T15:09:57.893-08:00Comments on Skye Puppy: The Trip - Talking TexanSkyePuppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571489259897997518noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-1283598242621903932007-06-29T16:04:00.000-07:002007-06-29T16:04:00.000-07:00My sister also has that newscaster accent and she ...My sister also has that newscaster accent and she grew up in NY.<BR/><BR/>It is sort of a national accent.Freedomnowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09498640235994153216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-41611290110595286402007-06-28T08:30:00.000-07:002007-06-28T08:30:00.000-07:00And my son is right about the Scottish bakery. My ...And my son is right about the Scottish bakery. My kids got mad at me because they thought I was making fun of the owner, but I wasn't.<BR/><BR/>It's the long "o" sound. The Scots say it more O-ish than anywhere else. Their lips make a tighter circle than we do. It's really easy to slip into without noticing.SkyePuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571489259897997518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-82307585369323621522007-06-28T08:20:00.000-07:002007-06-28T08:20:00.000-07:00Wow. I go away for the better part of a day, and e...Wow. I go away for the better part of a day, and everybody's been talking behind my back, so to speak!<BR/><BR/>Charlie,<BR/><BR/>I'll have to watch out for my plurals when I'm in North Carolina. CG is right about Texas, where "all y'all" is definitely the plural. Our southern friend (now devoid of accent) was from Houston, considered "The South" to many Californians, but not to people in the real South (like NC). <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, y'all and all its many variations have no universal standards, so I will probably be making linguistic gaffes everywhere I go.SkyePuppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571489259897997518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-17248047079900672412007-06-28T05:01:00.000-07:002007-06-28T05:01:00.000-07:00I visited an area of the south once for about four...I visited an area of the south once for about four days and was completely speaking southern by the time I left. The stupid part was, I liked it. Maybe because all the speakers I hear (ladies, anyway) on the radio that I like are from the south...so I figure it's some sort of prerequisite to speaking.<BR/><BR/>About the y'all - I was watching Ellen one day and she had some fellow southern guest on that was quizzing her on southern words. She asked what the plural of y'all was, and while I was trying to figure it out, Ellen looked at her with this "well duh" look on her face and said "all y'all." I never noticed that it had a plural, but after she pointed it out, I realized that's very true! <BR/><BR/>Since I was already a y'all user, I have noticed that I've added all y'all too. Great.Bekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455200539913180050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-46314679242102390072007-06-27T22:57:00.000-07:002007-06-27T22:57:00.000-07:00One time we were in some Scottish bakery, and my m...One time we were in some Scottish bakery, and my mom (skyepuppy) was talking to the owners, who were from Scotland, and after a couple minutes she had picked up their accent. It was weird.<BR/><BR/>-SonBranddobbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916871989653748309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-21968725309367122872007-06-27T21:33:00.000-07:002007-06-27T21:33:00.000-07:00I played a cowboy named Rowdy in VBS last week and...I played a cowboy named Rowdy in VBS last week and used <A HREF="http://austin.about.com/cs/talktexan/ht/talk_texan.htm" REL="nofollow">this piece</A> for some guidance on how to talk Texan.<BR/><BR/>And CG, I beg to differ with your southern friend, but in North Carolina where I grew up y'all is always plural. Use "y'all" for a small group of known size (it's an intimate pronoun), "all y'all" for a larger group whose size is uncertain (and may include strangers). Singular is you.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198310770203906742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-70821104625325880922007-06-27T15:28:00.000-07:002007-06-27T15:28:00.000-07:00Remember when our southern co-worker (now devoid o...Remember when our southern co-worker (now devoid of accent) taught us the difference between singular (y'all) and plural (all y'all).<BR/>CGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-33429233635419562352007-06-27T10:31:00.000-07:002007-06-27T10:31:00.000-07:00I picked up y'all in college in Tennessee, and it ...I picked up y'all in college in Tennessee, and it currently supplements my "you guys" quite nicely.<BR/><BR/>By the time you get to New England you could... drav yo kiah to Medfuhd and pick up some fan lobstuhs to uheet with yo Muthuh...<BR/><BR/>Or does a complete metamorphosis take place at the state lines?<BR/><BR/>A lingual chameleon art thou...Malotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908995141115792851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9866194.post-70195781610679191692007-06-27T07:25:00.000-07:002007-06-27T07:25:00.000-07:00Ah, Shaker Heights, upscale in the day. My husban...Ah, Shaker Heights, upscale in the day. <BR/><BR/>My husbands Nana and Nanu (italian for grandmother/grandfather) had a house on Chagrin Blvd.janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885403909609923540noreply@blogger.com