Boy do I know the pain down in stinkin Cali where all I get is a frickin pepsi! We use pocketbook up north too . My mamaw swears that we are related to sissy spacek, which we obviously arent, its apparently a southern thing. dad gum Elizabeth who peed on your cheerios? You can say you are not but what do you think your hatred towards Northerners is? So maybe some of these words are simply old American terms that survived more in the South (and in a few northern families like mine who have deep roots here). Not all Southerners owned property, not to mention slaves. We all live in the USA. First of all, there is no need to make fun of people. Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English. 7. As for those who are hating, on Florida or the South, know that the South is not a merely geographical location; the South is a state of mind. Im from Kansas. It contributes to our non southern hospitality because were too busy trying to be complete jackasses to convince you to move back up north. LOL, I heard this way back, but I cant remember if it was in the south or in the north. Another thing, none of my family or myself has ever been involved in an incestuous relationship. Dumber than Cow-Shcitt or dumber than Owl Poo poo and theyins aint go the the good sense God gave a jackass and last but not least whata dumbass is used allot OMG, landsake to goshen yes child. Let me spell this out slowly. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. A buggy drives on the road and occasionally gets smashed by a foot. Share the pronunciation of Atlanta in English: Share the pronunciation of Atlanta in French: Share the pronunciation of Atlanta in Portuguese: Share the pronunciation of Atlanta in Norwegian: Share the pronunciation of Atlanta in Luxembourgish: Share the pronunciation of Atlanta in Spanish: Share the pronunciation of Atlanta in German: Is there anything wrong with this word/phrase? Y'all sit on them . Someones talkin bout ye!. southern people dont have bad grammar we all have accents they are different! We'll know you're a Yankee, or that your parents were Yankees, if you say "you guys". Actually, most geographers claim that it isnt apart of the South. we say vaccum cleaner, someone from up north, and remote. Unless Im mistaken, at least some to most of the Northern states that make up what we now call the Midwest had not yet been admitted to the Union at the time of the Civil War. He was a Bible thumper. Now I find myself thinking about Floridawhich seems to start out as the (deep) southuntil you drive far enough southand then, frankly, I am at a loss for how I would describe things. Maybe only the retched southern Females are attracted to that hideous personality you just clearly advertised . In New York State, where I grew up, its called a pocketbook, not a purse. My friend in Louisiana can argue all day long we aint southern but I am, and I can say that proudly. fun OR.it could also describe someone being dramatic or overly emotional. STOP LEARNING NEW WORDS https://youtu.be/bd6iGLmUssQ My pronunciation playlist: https://bit.ly/39nh0ub How to improve your listening skills: https://youtu.be/ezZ-EJm9IRY Sound like a native - the myth: https://youtu.be/zE5kvQ9TF50 How to stop translating in your head: 5-steps to get stuck LESS and speak FASTER in English https://youtu.be/ZP6Ev1HvK4w How to stay MOTIVATED when learning ENGLISH https://youtu.be/IAx7X_jvHcU Do you change your voice when you speak English? 3 /5. I am a yankee born and bred, and on behalf of my people, I would like to apologize to all the southerners on this site for the ignorant opinions expressed by the northerners. Stay up there and pray a REAL Skinhead doesnt beat your ass. No, a toboggan and beanie are two different things. The NORTHEAST!! See i peee can! In such a case, you will be wholly focused on the way the words sound, which is a pretty efficient technique. how southerners pronounce atlanta how southerners pronounce atlanta. YOU *TELL* Marci! The rest is Hollywood BS, fiction, mythology, and ignorance from those on each side who have never lived on the other side. Also we think that everyone from the south loves NASCAR. Another way we pronounce Atlanta. in E. Ky. and Southern W. Va. its dumd as a stump. idk if we hold the monopoly on aint but we say it a lot down here in south georgia lol I have said everything everything and more on those videos that is the funniest and the best thing I have seen all week I wish you could hear the way I talk because Im from Southern Middle Tennessee go Vols sorry but, our high school down here where I graduated from only had like 18 graduates that was the whole class and we were the Bulldogs so I can say go dogs when necessary. Most dont embrace those differences. Not a Yankee. Instead, I found a thread of comments full of hatred and arrogance and it filled me with a sadness that burns my soul to its core. Pecan/ PEE-can Oh, and by the way, southerners, not everybody who doesnt have a Southern accent is a Yankee. You better keep your mouth shut. With people than others. 6 hours from NYC. Savannah Jan 27, 2009. We will Defend our southern way of life till death if need be. when will that be? The Confederate side made it plain they were not fighting for slaves but were fighting for States Rights. It is stronger and not soft like yall in the south who are charmin extra extra extra soft. Phonetic spelling of southerners south-ern-ers suhth -er-ner Add phonetic spelling Meanings for southerners It refers to a person who was born or is an inhabitant of the southern part of a place. That is my pet peeve with Yanks well, that and always having to tell people that yes.. West Virginia is really a state, we split with VA in like 1863. My East Texas adopted grandmotha mamaw would love conversatin.She would pull out her bottom lip and with a small double wooden spoon she would pour in between her bottom lip and teeth a brown tobacco powder. Brown paper bag . Thats right Kat, aint no jobs in the South unless you wanna pick cotton, gotta come up North to get a real job and then take awl dat money youz earned an go back South to da nearest pawn shop an done buy yerself da biggest pick up truck an load it wit da finest caviar grits money can buy, enuf fr yer whole family includin yer cuzin, uh, i mean husband, and fr yer sisters, uh dat iz, aunts, jeez its awl confusin wit u Southerners marryin yer cuzins an awl dat! Try central Canada. No one does. But its usually the way you wrote it, one big word. You are the idiot, ya damn yankee. Had the Yankees waited, the cotton gin was invented at around the same time and proved to me much more effective at ending slave like labor in the South, simply because it was more cost effective. I pronounce it with 3 syllables, emphasis on the LAN. I would trust a Yankee any day of the week over the average Southerner. Too big fer your britches 2. It is believed that he ended slavery but this also is untrue. Help me. Yea. I grew up on Southern California, but my people were Arkansawyers. Now, that doesnt mean I disown or devalue my Southern heritage (of which I am proud just because I can be.) Seriously? Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Way to show your ass! But its you that is narrow-minded and ignorant. Bless your little Yankee heart. Lets just say that there are more than a few Southern cities or parts thereof where only the strong survive, number one. Things in the South aren't "broken"they're "tore . Dont make assumptions yall, and bless your heart. The south sucks it is for the weak and rejects of the country. It was what I grew up on, I cant change it. For the record, a Yankee is a person from Maine. Cannot seem to help myself on that! So yeah, Texas has a heavy Tennessee Influence. Ha. a ways is a distance or could be talkin bout time, weuns and youuns, younguns, parts is talkin bout a place (them parts) Why, we would feel purty much at home down yer way! 3. south florida international orthopaedics. Most of them were too scared and backed down like the cowardly pussies they are. I hate you all and I cant wait to get the hell out of here. Maybe thats just my Tennessee dad, but he did it with all 3 of my sisters. My family has always lived in the north with no southern ties at all. I've been dropping it ever since. Some parts of the state are southern, while other parts of the state arent southern at all. Arrogance is worldwide. The South fought to the very last and mainly they wanted to keep their land and their money. I use the word mosey all the time. Has it ever occurred to you that southerners attend these ivy league schools all the time and take their knowledge back home with them? You lost the war for a reason. Just sayin. We were once a southern state until the number 4 classification of yankees have moved down here from Ohio, Michigan, what have you, and have turned poor Florida into an overpopulated watering hole of disasterwere nicknamed the transient state. Dont dat purtty Bless it! I got no manners and Im rude simply because I dont have any social skills. 0. Heres a couple of mean ones: Please, this is not the place for your comment. The people here are totally different than in the city. I will say we talk slow and try to speed A Service road might Include signage that reads Frontage Road and that might be TxDOTs official term, but at least throughout Texas, theyre called access roads.unless you live in Houston, which I did for 23yearstheyre called feeder roadsl. Yo! We are stronger, faster, more educated. And I say buggy everyone here tells at me because I say that rather than a cart. in times of loss. The person who posted in the comment to which you referred (where said individual said, In the South, even Pepsi is Coke meant that in the South, carbonated soft drinks in general are often referred to as Coke, regardless of brand name or even whether the soft drink in question is a cola, period. Hey, Im justa tellin it like it is, Well its easy to see where ELIZABETH comes from, the Windy City shes blowin allot hot air, might neer too big fer her britches, Kristin theres a few more Speaking of which, well, South FL, southern/southeastern LA (New Orleans (new OR-luns) included), TX, northern VA, (or if, for whatever reasonnot necessarily the Census Bureauyou count the following as Southern,) DE, MD and DC arent the only areas of the South with substantial Roman Catholic populations. I live in Ohio. .should all be ashamed of yourselves! I have family from Arkansas and I live in Texas so I get some sayings from both places lol. Or the person who cant spell anything? The south isnt going to do squat to anyone. Yeah Ohio is definitely Yankee its north of Kentucky theyre Yankees too, just dont say that to their faces. Yall: its never you guys but yall. !, by the way!) I was in the army witH you smart ass Yankees and jerked a knot in a couple of your tails. And if yakees hate it here so much, why are they moving here? I wrote that somewhat hastily! South Carolina is a beautiful state, and has so many advantages for Retirees that it is in the top 5 (or less) places for Seniors to retire. Elizabeth u honey are crazier than a shit house rat. *right*! I have lived in the South for almost 10 years. That is how we can say the same thing as a Yankee just as fast without actually talking as fast as a yankee. According to a friend of mine from up north, this is only said here Do what? My neighbor up there kept a whiteboard in front of his house with a rolling total of abortions performed in the USA he belonged to the evangelical church right down the road, and his kids went to the Chrisitian Academy where the teachers still beat the kids. Bless your heart. Under are Thumbs. It was about us southerners wanting to form our own country seperate from yall. In New Orleans, nor do its own residents pronounce the names of those streets that happen to have French and Spanish names in EITHER language! caddywonked: a more fun way to say sideways. College football is very serious, it can divide a household for months. 4. OK dumb assgo up north to live in an area that your obviously low class, uneducated self can afford and see how well you are treated there. I meant to click the Reply button immediately below this one to post this comment, but if Texasand Oklahoma, for that matterare in the Midwest, Louisiana and New Mexico are in the Midwest. WTF is loudmouth damn yankee ELIZABETH doing on this prettysouthern.com page in the first place? We dont consider a lot of states that are technically the south as the south. And MY personal favorite: I think that a lot of non-Southerners have moved to VA /Washington DC area because they are retired Military. Ive lived in NC (from PA) since 1999 and most of the locals already have life-long friends and dont seem to be interested in making any more. And by the way, if you live in the South, that construction is going to take five years just to pave two lanes. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. We say fixinuh, which comes from fixin to, which means Im starting the process of doing something. It's time to swap spit and hit the road. But stay here long enough, plant some roots, and youll grow up to become a Southerner. simply. And if someone is really nice you say they are sweetern Tupelo honey., Honey, you need to fish or cut bait. Usualy said to a man who wont ask his girlfriend to marry him. On the subject of Republicanism, I beg to differ. You forgot a FOURTH definition of Yankee: one who plays for the New York City team of Major League Baseballs American League. Its over and done. Maryville is pronounced Marvull. c o m p u t e r a n d l o o k a r o u n d y o u . The truth is is that probably over half of the people that you hear yelling something negative about the Yankees or the north havent even been there. Ignorin all the bullhonkey thats written above me. (Most people call them Hitchhikers) We call them Beggarlice. The South does have the highest obesity rates of *any* region of the U.S., Ill *give you* **that**, but what if I told you that a lot of Southerners not only are not heavy-set, but also, more than a few of them work out! Just be yourself and youll make friends but theyre more likely to be other transplanted Yankees than Southerners. He violated the Constitution by suspending habeus coprus and forcing the Southern states to stay, thereby violating their right to leave. Official Subreddit for all things in and about Atlanta, Georgia, USA and the surrounding metropolitan area. They treat fellow Southerners this way, as well as Yankees, BTW, my relatives are all from Georgia, as well as my parents. Bless your heart. I also say dumb as a box of rocks!! Otherwise you are more than welcome to stay, but Shut-Up and Blend-In because this is OUR COUNTRY! Like the ones from up north that only show at county meetings that occur in the winter, (because there gone in the summer)That same road brought you down, will take youre a__, right back.. I never talked bad about the North to a Northerner, I dont understand what makes so many of em think its okay to talk bad about our home to us. You will probably find grammar problems in my post and may disagree with some (or all) things Ive stated. True Southerners that are raised right will go out of their way to make you feel welcome and at home. The reason we get defensive or resentful is because many Yankees move here and then start making fun of the way we do things. Put a lid on it and you might just learn something, but since its impossible to do that when making self righteous, holier than thou comments..again, this is a real Yankee thing, and its NOT what the article is about.