Comments on: The rare Southern Engrish

By: Blab

Blab — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:22:20 +0000

Engrish reproduction? Oh no…

By: hollyr57

hollyr57 — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:08:22 +0000

Canadians, and I work with a bunch of ‘em, say “hoose” – like moose but with the ooo cut short to oo. Americans like me say “howse”. Canadians sometimes say “and Bob’s yer uncle” instead of the American “and there it is” or “and there you are”, meaning that the job is complete. The accent is subtle but listened for about (Canadian “aboot”) 30 seconds and you will hear a difference. Eh?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:20:08 +0000

DMX would be proud

By: dr handle

dr handle — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:28:26 +0000

There’s a difference?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:33:49 +0000

Okay, thanks! But Canadian from American? Just have them say, “House,” hey?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:31:24 +0000

Since the English language has almost totally dispensed with the second person singular, “thou,” y’all serves a legitimate purpose, indicating whether the speaker means one person or the whole group. And it certainly is more charming than the Brooklyn-Queens alternative, “youse.”

By: Thebuv

Thebuv — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:20:05 +0000

Ebonrics??

By: Gone_With_The_Wendell

Gone_With_The_Wendell — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:00:40 +0000

** levels rhinestone cats eye glasses and pats John’s knee like a good Suthun grannie **

Good for you.

** no, dearie, you won’t know that one… GFY is NOT go f yourself **

By: jackie31337

jackie31337 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:40:34 +0000

I lived in Texas for about 4 months, and went home saying “y’all” a lot. Eventually I got over it.

By: jackie31337

jackie31337 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:37:56 +0000

Looks like they just selectively cut out a bunch of letters/words to get around that pesky copyright infringement.

By: political and ethical flamebait-troll

political and ethical flamebait-troll — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:05:58 +0000

Choice? As in, pro-choice?

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:33:44 +0000

Well…if there is doubt, you can always eat it up and spit it out…

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:24:55 +0000

Oh, I am well aware that Southern customs often call for masking a cutting remark with many layers of politeness. Bless your heart!

By: -00-

-00- — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:20:05 +0000

99 per cent sure the creator was inspired by Dmx’s “Up In Here” lyrics. Very poorly done, though.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:32:05 +0000

When I think of Colorado I think of skiers and cowboys. I never picked up a New York accent, despite growing up in the metro area. I don’t know why, since my sisters did. But my dad had grown up partly in PA, partly in NY, and never had a discernible accent, so I might have patterned my speech after him. I also might have patterned it after the TV, since most TV announcers are accent-free. People in KY always know I’m not from here, but nobody has ever guessed I’m from NY. After 34 years in KY and WV, though, I have picked up a bit of a drawl. New York City is actually a lot safer than it used to be. I encourage everyone to visit. I still don’t recommend actually living there.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:38:32 +0000

Haha, nice. My friend and I used to joke that when you visit New York, you’re afraid that everyone has a gun, but when you visit Texas, everyone not only has a gun, but probably knows how to use it better than you do.

Although, I’m from Colorado, which really has no useful stereotypes. Or accent for that matter. Try NOT picking up a Texan accent when your original accent is almost non existent.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:33:53 +0000

Well, I grew up in New York, and we did have two customary blessings to follow insults. One involved a gesture of blessing with an extended middle finger. The other was a celebratory gunshot.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:19:25 +0000

Fixin’ to!

A Northern girl in one of my classes thinks that “Bless his/her heart” is the best Southern phrase. As in: “That boy hasn’t got two brain cells to rub together, bless his heart.”
There are no Northern phrases that let you totally insult someone and then make it all okay by blessing them afterward, apparently.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:52:26 +0000

Oh-kay. Might you perhaps elucidate the etymology of “UnZud”?

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:50:22 +0000

I guess now I’ve been clonked by the Great Australian Bight! I’m so overwhelmed…

By: dr handle

dr handle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:07:33 +0000

He doesn’t want to be overwhelmed bite all. *clonk*

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:00:19 +0000

Why can’t chew bite off more?

By: Samme

Samme — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:54:05 +0000

Trying to rearrange and recombobulate the phrase: She’s my choice
My mind is made up. Y’all gon’ make it in HERE.

Still doesn’t make much sense.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:07:04 +0000

I don’t have a need for speed, myself.

By: dr handle

dr handle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:00:40 +0000

maybe he was dictating.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:28:34 +0000

BEDEVERE: What is that?

MAYNARD: He must have died while carving it.

LAUNCELOT: Oh, come on!

MAYNARD: [To LAUNCELOT] Well, that’s what it says.

ARTHUR: [To MAYNARD] Look, if he was dying, he wouldn’t bother to carve ‘auuggggh’. He’d just say it!

By: PoodleGroomer

PoodleGroomer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:03:28 +0000

I try to not bite off what I can’t chew.

By: dr handle

dr handle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:06:29 +0000

Does that make me scrag end? I’m cheap, but tough.

By: dr handle

dr handle — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:05:42 +0000

“She’s choice” sounds like pure Un-Zud-ish to me – just how far south does this come from?
(For our Merkin friends, UnZud is how we Down Here refer to New Zealand.)

By: PoodleGroomer

PoodleGroomer — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:35:33 +0000

Prime has too much marbled fat. Choice is tender and built for speed.

By: KartoonNotWerk

KartoonNotWerk — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:18:38 +0000

ROFL…

By: JohnB

JohnB — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:36:31 +0000

No, my understanding is that these were his last words. That’s why the immortalized them on a t-shirt.

By: David J

David J — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:25:48 +0000

Those are just Tupac Shakur lyrics, he just got shot before he could finish them.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:25:18 +0000

I have seen “ya’ll,” but usually I see it spelled right.

By: MsMsBurning

MsMsBurning — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:06:55 +0000

Y’all being the most misspelled word in Southern English!

By: JohnB

JohnB — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:01:29 +0000

She’s choice? Too bad. I only settle for prime.

By: The Muse of Fire

The Muse of Fire — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:40:10 +0000

Credit for one thing only: they spelled “y’all” correctly.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:15:45 +0000

that’s exactly what I was thinking when I read this

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:42:45 +0000

Y’all gon’ make me lose my mind, up in HERE, up in HERE

Yeeey! I think I won the lyrics scramble game!!!

By: dethscul

dethscul — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:26:23 +0000

Foghorn Leghorn gets drunk and starts ramblin’ bout the widow hen…AH SAY BOY!!

By: JohnB

JohnB — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:24:31 +0000

Wayall, y’all, livin’ down heah in the great Commonwealth of Keyentucky, Ah’m just as pleased as punch that we’ve fanally got us some fahn Keyentucky Engrish! So, y’all gonna make? If yer a fixin ta do so, pleeuz let me know, so’s I kin git outta the way of you’ns!

By: Generic

Generic — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:17:03 +0000

Y’all goan make me lose my COOL, up in HERE, up in HERE!

By: Zedo Mann

Zedo Mann — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:59:47 +0000

I’m guessing that’s she’s sign…

By: zippycat

zippycat — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:48 +0000

Sounds like Mama done drank too much o’ Pa’s moonshine!

By: Danbala

Danbala — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:15:30 +0000

Wow. BIG wow. It’s like “refrigerator poetry” before anyone has actually tried to put any of the words in a particular order.