Regional Colloquialisms

[checkerboy]

Ok so I just got off the phone with a guy and thought, that was weird. Basically I asked him if he had ever done business with my company before. And he said, "No not too much." So I said "Ok have you done a little business with us or what?" I think that was his way of saying no.

My other all time favorite comes from you Southerners. You won't see anything wrong with this sentence, "Whenever I was 13 I used to hang out with my friends at the park." Now the thing that makes me laugh is how many times have you been 13? Or better yet, do you not remember when you were 13?

Ok so if you have any that you have heard that are hilarious post them.

[Truegrits]

My son was born in Naples, and where he learned this phrase, I will never know..."I've never done that in a long time." I will tell him over and over, that never means NEVER!!!

[bytor2112]

"I'm fixin' to" is real big in the South.......

[HiJolly]

People who grew up in Sanpete county UT-- always saying things like "OK, now we're going to take and say the prayer".

Or, "We'd like to thank sister Jones for playing the argan". "The archestra was so good!" etc.

HiJolly

[Misshalfway]

In Ohio, it was 'yous' and 'you'uns'. And here in Utah it is "Fer Rude" and " can you borrow me some sugar".

[siouxz72]

My favorite here in Texas is "and them" referring to any group of people but usually family.... We went to my mama and them's this weekend. :)

[Connie]

I always here "fer" instead of "for" here in Utah too. It makes me giggle. "We're thankful fer" what a great phrase! Of course, i'm a native Utahn so i slip up sometimes too.

[Gwen]

ax instead of ask annoys me lol

this is interesting...

alphaDictionary.com * 100 Most Often Mispronounced Words

[cintiejo]

The phrase that drives me crazy is "maybe, fer sure". Now tell me what does that mean? I have no idea.

[Gwen]

A Glossary of Southern Accents - alphaDictionary * Free English Online Dictionary

[hordak]

My wife allways dogs me because i pronounce Breakfast. as Breftiss

We also get into it over the word rootbeer. I pronounce it like foot or soot.

[NeuroTypical]

Has anyone else heard the term "katty-whompus"? It seems to mean "a finished project that looks all messed up and done wrong"

LM

[Gwen]

Has anyone else heard the term "katty-whompus"? It seems to mean "a finished project that looks all messed up and done wrong"

LM

lol i've used that term before

[checkerboy]

"I'm fixin' to" is real big in the South.......

The black folks that I met on my mission to Texas pronounced that "I'm fitten' to." I loved it.

So this phrase must really grate some people.

"I'm fitten' to aks you fer sumpin."

[NeuroTypical]

lol i've used that term before

Cool! So where on earth did it come from? My dad lived in Louisiana and Oklahoma and Utah - how about the person that taught you the term?

LM

[Gwen]

Cool! So where on earth did it come from? My dad lived in Louisiana and Oklahoma and Utah - how about the person that taught you the term?

LM

i don't know where i learned it lol just one i've always known. i've always lived in the southeast...i'm gonna say it came from his time in la....lol found "cattywumpus" in a post on another site written by a ga girl.

[Truegrits]

....lol found "cattywumpus" in a post on another site written by a ga girl.

I grew up (south Ga.) hearing and using cattywampus (like swamp)...I have no idea of the origin!

[Guest TheLutheran]

Has anyone else heard the term "katty-whompus"? . . .

LM

I've been known to say that one up here in Eastern Washington State. It means "crooked" to us. Have no idea where it came from.

[Gwen]

so found this lol the link (which i'll include for giving credit's sake) has nothing to do with anything but i think it's a great defination.

"Now don’t go grabbing your dictionary in an attempt to look up "cattywompus" cause it just ain’t there. It’s one of those thing words which either was part of your culture or it wasn’t. Back in my neck-of-the-woods it was a term which was used to describe something which wasn’t wrong, but wasn’t right either. Something like a wheel which was slightly off center, it still went round, but sure messed up the ride. Across the river in Indiana they had another word for "cattywompus", actually it was two words: "off kilter". You may not have heard that thing word either... "

The Timeshare Beat: Jerry Sikes; With Regard to Being Cattywompus

i use off kilter too. lol

truegrits, the way the ga girl said it sounded off to me... sounded more like she was talking about a place....swamp would make since. lol but i've always heard it used like the above defination.

[checkerboy]

I've been known to say that one up here in Eastern Washington State. It means "crooked" to us. Have no idea where it came from.

And its sister word is "Screwy Wumpus." It means to be so whacked out or shape that you don't even know what end is up.

[Jbs2763]

I am a proud HOOSIER, and have no idea what the word means.....

and i think by far the worst accent on the planet has to be Lawn Guyland

[hordak]

I am a proud HOOSIER, and have no idea what the word means.....

and i think by far the worst accent on the planet has to be Lawn Guyland

I always heard the hoosier came from the mispronunciation of "Who's there"

Any truth to that?