Things People Say In Appalachia
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2021
- Sharing Appalachian Language in this video! Hope you'll leave a comment and let us know which examples you use too.
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I went to a McDonalds in Kentucky and the cashier said"circumsize your cardigan". I did not have a sweater or a knife so I said"circumsize your cardigan? The cashier said"Sir,can you swipe your card again?
The phrase “redd up” appears in Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre. The scene is a sweet one of Jane, newly returned to the blinded and injured Rochester, combing his hair and tidying him up to lift his spirits.
I appreciate the reminder that a lot of the ways of speech came from Scotland. Like a lot of southerners, my ancestors came from Scotland to settle in the American south. You can still hear some of the older turns of phrase that are used by Scottish youtubers being used across the South today.
I am a Dane and I love the "drawl" (I think it is called in English). Reminds me a bit about my upbringing in Northern and Western Jutland, which are the rural and in some ways less lucky areas (- at least some of them) in Denmark. There you will also find some specific words and pronounciations like kaut, wunni, bette or traels, which Copenhageners won't understand or make fun of/mock us for. Would love to find an Appalacian girl - would probably understand eachother better, than a Copenhagener.
When I was young and dumb I judged this dialect harshly. I thought it was ignorant. Now I realize how charming and expressive it is. I hope it remains so.
And you grow up and want to leave, you hear, "Girl, you're gittin' above yer raisin'"
When we took our baths, we'd hear "Use a worsh rag"! Same as worsher/drar. We'd also shut the winders.
When something "ain't no count" it is worthless.
Borned and raised in Harlan County Kentucky, met a Yankee girl from Columbus, Ohio, they laugh when I say battery, go to the store, and they call a buggy a cart, yuns, a poke, polecat. My family has been in the holler since 1820, our cabin is still standing and lived in by my Great Uncle, the other side were Cherokee runaways. I am the first one out of the mountains, but I miss it everyday. Just found your channel, and made me smile. Thank you
More nervous than a cat in a room full of rocking chairs
It’s wonderful to see you are keeping this vocabulary and customs alive. It’s true Americana.
Everyone has phrases and words that can overlap. My grandparents were raised in Iowa, lived in the Ozarks, and I grew up with some of the words and phrases I hear on your videos. I don’t understand why people have to nit pick every little thing to death these days. I would think they would be more inclined to think, “That’s funny...I grew up hearing those words/phrases too!” Just like you said, Tipper: people migrate to different parts of the country and bring their words and phrases with them. I truly enjoy your family and your channel! Keep bringing more of these, because I get a kick out of watching! Brightens my day, and I thank you!
This is a national treasure.
I'm from the Ozarks and I remember my Mom saying "warsh" and "raynch" when she was saying wash and rinse. It made me laugh when I was a kid because I had learned the "proper" way to talk at school. I'm 48 now and find myself talking a lot like my Mom did. Makes me smile and laugh at myself 🤣
One odd way of saying something that we have (we're from West TN) is "cut the lights off/on" or "cut the dryer on/off"
My Momma used to say "Larripin" just a few minutes ago, when I heard you say it, I'd not heard anyone say that word since January 1993. My Momma was the last person to say it. I cried a bucket, it was like Momma was in the room with me when you said. "Larripin". My Momma made pots and pots of larripin good beans. Thank you for helping me remember my Mother. ❤❤❤
Another one is speck = expect as in "I speck you better get that room cleaned before you leave !" 🙂❤
Many years ago while my husband was in the military and on assignment in the summer I would take our two children and drive home to the TN mountains for a visit. On one visit I stopped at a service station one town over to get gas because I wasn't sure if any stations would be open late in the day in my home town. I was tired from driving all day and overshot where I needed to stop at the pump. This was back when someone came out to pump gas for you. This young man came up to my window and said, " You wint too fur." I backed up and turned to my kids and said, "I know I'm home".
I married into an Appalachian family almost 10 years ago and “rurnt” was the word I most quickly became enamored by. When I heard it in this video I squealed and clapped like a fool. 😂 I really appreciate the inclusion of “risin” too. My mother-in-law says it often and it took me so long to understand what she was saying! “My arm is like a-risin!” she says.
Tipper I have heard that the southern drawl is closer to the orignial English brought over from England. I found that amusing because so many make fun of the accent and language