I do not say all of these, but there are many I have used. Many of these sayings are part of our lexicon.
Which do you use most?
Southern Sayings, y'all!
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Sayings Southerners Use
I recently spotted this article on SL.com (Southern Living): click HERE for more.
I do not say all of these, but there are many I have used. Many of these sayings are part of our lexicon.
Which do you use most?
I do not say all of these, but there are many I have used. Many of these sayings are part of our lexicon.
Which do you use most?
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Ron if you want a good laugh watch sh%t southern girls say on YouTube. There are about 6 episodes and I believe.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WamNsnI2Sxs
OMG Denise, those videos are priceless!!!
DeleteGood evening, Ron! I guess I say "Bless your heart." The others, not so much. Have a good evening. Cheers! xoxo
ReplyDeleteToo funny Ron! I hear these phrases up here in the north too! The big one up here is "Yeah, Right?" Used all the time. So bless your heart for sharing these lol!
ReplyDeleteKris
I grew up in Michigan and we said all of those things except the one truly Southern saying - Bless your heart!
ReplyDeleteCute! I haven't heard some of those in years. My grandmother always said "heavens to Betsy". I occasionally say "bless her heart", but usually I mean it sarcastically!!!
ReplyDeleteSarah
LOL Have to laugh, we always said "Fixin' to" when we were getting ready to do something. My dad would reply, "why? is it broke?"
ReplyDeleteI have used them all. How funny
ReplyDeleteI am originally from Memphis and I have said/say all of them. When my daughter was a baby, I guess I said "heavens to betsy," because she would just exclaim, "Betsy!" when she was exacerbated. :)
ReplyDeleteThey are funny sayings...You wonder how they got started. My husband uses, Hold Your Water! Lol Have a great day. xo
ReplyDeleteOh yes! I'm a native southerner and have used these expressions many times. Bless your heart is probably the one I've used the most.
ReplyDeleteLol!! I've used or heard most of these at one time or another. I still use a lot of them.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother used all of these and I still use most.
ReplyDeleteYep...I've heard all of them. Our colorful American English. Love it. I used to hate it...as I taught my senior eng students to use proper English in their essays, etc. Now...out of the classroom, I appreciate those sayings more. ha!
ReplyDeleteHeavens to Betsy, I say "Bless their hearts" and I'm not even a southerner.
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