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[CES]

all y'all?



(Well, she sure can turn a phrase with the worst of them. Bless her heart...)*

* heard this one on TV...Secret Slang show. No offense intended. Just the only Southern'ism I could come up with. I'm pretty sure guys don't use it a lot either, but not 100% sure on that. So take it as a one-time thing.

morning, blessed ces!

i might could try to explain a couple of subtle southern differences... y'all is a group, all y'all is still a group, but it implies a stronger emphasis (thus the redundancy, often used when one is just a teensy bit ....... All y'all get in here right now!! or when an individual within a group isn't paying attention. y'all listen up... ALL y'all listen up! ).

However, 'bless her heart', and 'blessed' have opposing meanings. Bless her heart means you just got finished stabbing her -or him- in the back, but don't want to sound mean. (he's nuttier than a fruit cake, bless his heart). Blessed is the new way to say have a nice day (have a blessed day), or to brag without bragging (oh, honey, i am just so blessed). Both uses of blessed imply shared religious beliefs.


(since i'm not from around here,i could easily be using them wrong- but if i did no one would tell me. they'd just say she has no idea, bless her heart)

 

[AttyPops]

Yeah that's as I understood it too (hence the mock-insult before the phrase.) However, I'd add it's used to waylay the speakers guilt at throwing an insult around. Kind of an "offset" action. lol. Since everyone knows it means you just insulted someone....

 

[CES]

yep- that's it exactly Atty.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

What colloquialisms are there where you are Pepper?

I really don't know. I haven't paid that much attention.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

i might could try to explain a couple of subtle southern differences... y'all is a group, all y'all is still a group, but it implies a stronger emphasis (thus the redundancy, often used when one is just a teensy bit ....... All y'all get in here right now!! or when an individual within a group isn't paying attention. y'all listen up... ALL y'all listen up! ).

However, 'bless her heart', and 'blessed' have opposing meanings. Bless her heart means you just got finished stabbing her -or him- in the back, but don't want to sound mean. (he's nuttier than a fruit cake, bless his heart). Blessed is the new way to say have a nice day (have a blessed day), or to brag without bragging (oh, honey, i am just so blessed). Both uses of blessed imply shared religious beliefs.


(since i'm not from around here,i could easily be using them wrong- but if i did no one would tell me. they'd just say she has no idea, bless her heart)

Yes, but 'bless her heart' used in the south can mean empathy for someone's pain. I can hear Paula Deen saying it now.

 

[tiburonfirst]

Yes, but 'bless her heart' used in the south can mean empathy for someone's pain. I can hear Paula Deen saying it now.

 

[CES]

Yes, but 'bless her heart' used in the south can mean empathy for someone's pain. I can hear Paula Deen saying it now.

sometimes...but the empathetic use is a little more rare. There are people here who are really good at making mean stuff sound nice until you think about it...

 

[AttyPops]

It may be context sensitive. IDK. I don't use it the negative way....

 

[tiburonfirst]

sometimes...but the empathetic use is a little more rare. There are people here who are really good at making mean stuff sound nice until you think about it...

haha! that's why i still, after all these years, prefer nyc!

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

sometimes...but the empathetic use is a little more rare. There are people here who are really good at making mean stuff sound nice until you think about it...

lol. true. Those mean southern people.

 

[tiburonfirst]

omg! we're taking up 30 ft of porch!

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

What?..............

 

[CES]

I don't use it at all. I do say "y'all" , and sometimes "might could" slips out. But i rarely "carry" people to the doctor, or "mash the button", or even call people honey. Even after 17 years here, people still ask me where i'm from

 

[tiburonfirst]

What?..............

that ^ MUST BE rhetorical!



still waiting for your input, pepper!

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

haha! that's why i still, after all these years, prefer nyc!

Of course you do. You can probably get a better 'connection' there.

 

[CES]

omg! we're taking up 30 ft of porch!

oh my! that's more than one Sunday!

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

that ^ MUST BE rhetorical!



still waiting for your input pepper!

Why.............................yes, it is.

I'm filling out my parlay cards for football right now. It's serious business. I'll have a whole $10 wagered on the games today ($2 bet on 5 cards, picking 10 teams on each card). If I hit on any card, it's $1600. I'll share if I hit.

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I'm going to 'hit the hay' after I fill out these parlay cards.

 

[CES]

"parlay cards"? sounds like a colloquialism to me

Sleep well Pepper

 

[tiburonfirst]

I'm going to 'hit the hay' after I fill out these parlay cards.

what? you just got out of the hay!


yup, ces - it'll be a project. a good 300 square feet of brick to coax out of their habitat!