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To: Lockbar

Born in the midwest, transplanted in the south and am a "pop" person. Most people where I live in the south think my use of the term is strange but old habits die hard. Kind of like crick for creek, ruff for roof and you guys instead of you all.


34 posted on 12/21/2004 10:16:55 AM PST by I want to know
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Whoa! My kid thinks it is funny that say "crick" for creek...

Thought I was one of the few....


47 posted on 12/21/2004 10:21:50 AM PST by dakine
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Kind of like crick for creek, ruff for roof and you guys instead of you all...

I think there are different variations of "you all" and "you guys" just like there are for the various "coke", "pop", and "soda" names.

I grew up in Houston, where we said "y'all". It wasn't "you all", it was "yall". But I guess in the slower-drawl parts of the Deep South, they draw out the "you all" more.

Here in California, I think people say "you guys", at least the people I know here do. And this includes if you are talking to girls -- it makes no difference, they're still "you guys".

I have family in Pennsylvania (south central PA) and besides talking funny in general, they say "you'ens" or "yunes" or something like that.

159 posted on 12/21/2004 11:07:59 AM PST by Ryan Spock
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Do you keep your dishes in a cabinet or a cupboard?


240 posted on 12/21/2004 11:59:03 AM PST by StevieB
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My mom says "warsh" instead of "wash" growing up here in Kansas. I never picked up that one.....say wash.

I normally say creek as well. But, I have caught myself saying something basically in between roof and ruff a lot.


292 posted on 12/21/2004 1:08:37 PM PST by rwfromkansas ("War is an ugly thing, but...the decayed feeling...which thinks nothing worth war, is worse." -Mill)
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