Some others (based upon my sojourn in a certain region of North Carolina, which will go un-named):
1. Har (Hair).
2. Far (Fire).
3. Ooh Hush (Please be quiet).
4a. Poosh (Push). 4b. Mash (Push; as in "Mash 4 for me, could ya? Translation: Push the elevator button to the 4 th floor, please).
5. Diddy (Daddy...but as a woman refers to her husband, NOT her Father).
6. Momma ( As a husband refers to his wife).
7. Suun (Son...but as a friend would say to another as in exclamation " Oh Suun.." NOT as in a Father to his Son).
8. Dowar (Door).
9. Flowar (Floor). (Many monosyllabic words become AT LEAST disyllabic..).
10. Pin (Pen).
11. Tam (Time).
12. Ma (My).
13. Man (Mine).
14. Y'orn (Yours). (Mountain dialect only).
15. Sail (Sell).
16. Fum (From).
17. Y'all (You; plural) eg. "Y'all fum state?" transl: Are you people all from NC or NC State University?
18. Y'awlz (Yours; possessive). eg. " Is this y'awlz ? ". trans: Is this yours?
19. Hail (Hell). eg. Hail Yesss!! (Of course!).
20. Baa (Bye).
No offense intended for any inhabitants of the beautiful, sunny South. I know we Yankees sound funny to you also.
Peace,
Gene
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Some others (based upon my sojourn in a certain region of North Carolina, which will go un-named):
1. Har (Hair).
2. Far (Fire).
3. Ooh Hush (Please be quiet).
4a. Poosh (Push). 4b. Mash (Push; as in "Mash 4 for me, could ya? Translation: Push the elevator button to the 4 th floor, please).
5. Diddy (Daddy...but as a woman refers to her husband, NOT her Father).
6. Momma ( As a husband refers to his wife).
7. Suun (Son...but as a friend would say to another as in exclamation " Oh Suun.." NOT as in a Father to his Son).
8. Dowar (Door).
9. Flowar (Floor). (Many monosyllabic words become AT LEAST disyllabic..).
10. Pin (Pen).
11. Tam (Time).
12. Ma (My).
13. Man (Mine).
14. Y'orn (Yours). (Mountain dialect only).
15. Sail (Sell).
16. Fum (From).
17. Y'all (You; plural) eg. "Y'all fum state?" transl: Are you people all from NC or NC State University?
18. Y'awlz (Yours; possessive). eg. " Is this y'awlz ? ". trans: Is this yours?
19. Hail (Hell). eg. Hail Yesss!! (Of course!).
20. Baa (Bye).
No offense intended for any inhabitants of the beautiful, sunny South. I know we Yankees sound funny to you also.
Peace,
Gene
1. Har (Hair).
2. Far (Fire).
3. Ooh Hush (Please be quiet).
4a. Poosh (Push). 4b. Mash (Push; as in "Mash 4 for me, could ya? Translation: Push the elevator button to the 4 th floor, please).
5. Diddy (Daddy...but as a woman refers to her husband, NOT her Father).
6. Momma ( As a husband refers to his wife).
7. Suun (Son...but as a friend would say to another as in exclamation " Oh Suun.." NOT as in a Father to his Son).
8. Dowar (Door).
9. Flowar (Floor). (Many monosyllabic words become AT LEAST disyllabic..).
10. Pin (Pen).
11. Tam (Time).
12. Ma (My).
13. Man (Mine).
14. Y'orn (Yours). (Mountain dialect only).
15. Sail (Sell).
16. Fum (From).
17. Y'all (You; plural) eg. "Y'all fum state?" transl: Are you people all from NC or NC State University?
18. Y'awlz (Yours; possessive). eg. " Is this y'awlz ? ". trans: Is this yours?
19. Hail (Hell). eg. Hail Yesss!! (Of course!).
20. Baa (Bye).
No offense intended for any inhabitants of the beautiful, sunny South. I know we Yankees sound funny to you also.
Peace,
Gene
