[RegulatorCountry]

I’ve always thought “rurn” for “ruin” and the past tense “rurnt” (rhymes with burnt) were more southern Appalachian than southern in general.

[Talisker]

Interesting that that particular word gets bent around so much.

[HoneysuckleTN]

I’ve always thought “rurn” for “ruin” and the past tense “rurnt” (rhymes with burnt) were more southern Appalachian than southern in general.

I'm in west Tennessee, born here, and I grew up saying them that way. My parents were born here, too.

[Tennessee Conservative]

I’ve always thought “rurn” for “ruin” and the past tense “rurnt” (rhymes with burnt) were more southern Appalachian than southern in general.

LOL, my grandmother said that and more. When I was little I thought it was so funny. I think those terms were handed down through time because my family immigrated to the Appalachians of North Carolina from Scotland in the 1700's and as they moved out of the mountains they brought their way of speaking with them. You rarely hear it in people that are under 70 anymore. We still have our own way of speaking but a lot of the old way of saying certain words is gone.

My husband is almost 80 and even though he is pretty educated (former electrical engineer) he still comes out with a word now and then and I say "what"?