"ain't no way"

"goodness gracious"

"FOR THE LOVE OF PETE"

and yea, "y'all" and "Fixin to" is a regular part of my vernacular as well.

11/13/2007 9:58:13 AM

Quote :

""ha did you go to harnett central?""

Quote :

"No I went to Western Harnett High School. A lot of people from NC ask me if I am from up North. I don't think I have an accent at all. My dad is so country grammar that he makes fun of what he calls my "sophisticated dialect." It makes me sad sometimes."

Hahaha! I too went to Western Harnett High School! I don't remember you though punchmonk. Of course, I didn't graduate until 2003, but I had went to ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, and HIGH school with NCSUsmiley. Her sweet mama was my teacher my junior and senior year! LOL Gotta love Lillington!

And jackleg, I work part time at that food lion by Fuquay HS. I'm an office asst manager...if you're ever in town, stop in and say hello!



[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 10:55 AM. Reason : .]

11/13/2007 10:53:44 AM

Quote :

"Its a slek cam ut un te bak sooun!"

loller, DAWN THER EN HUIDE COUNY

Quote :

"hmm...i never really noticed any type of Southern accent from Morehead City..."

I wasn't talkin about Morehead, thats not far enough east lol (think Sea Level, Atlantic, etc)

Quote :

"Some students of North Carolina history would know that for a long time, the residents of the Outer Banks and Ocracoke in particular, had their own dialect which wasn't remotely "Southern.""

Ocracoke is more of a Chapel Hill with salt water than anything now

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 11:07 AM. Reason : ..]

11/13/2007 11:07:06 AM

Quote :

"Ocracoke is more of a Chapel Hill with salt water than anything now "

Quote :

"Its a slek cam ut un te bak sooun!"

I have no fucking clue what this means.

11/13/2007 11:42:37 AM

iirc that would be

"it's a slick calm out on the back sound"

haha, those silly boot wearing clam diggers!

11/13/2007 11:46:51 AM

^Exactly

http://web.ku.edu/idea/northamerica/usa/northcarolina/northcarolina1.mp3

11/13/2007 12:41:02 PM

lol

my dad and uncles all have that accent. they're harkers island born and bred, son.

mine has morphed from that to a more accent-less speech now that i've lived in charlotte for a while

an answering machine message my uncle left once:

"oi have juss cleeeened thureeeee loons. gottem cleeeeened gottem in'a freeeeezer. na'ow le me new when wur gona 'ave 'emm. 'ave 'emm on mundy, 'ave 'emm on sundy. awwwight, buuuy."

11/13/2007 1:58:58 PM

chitlins

you-uhnz (not yunz)

11/13/2007 2:02:02 PM

i love ocracoke, it is not chapel hill surrounded by salt water, at least not the locals

11/13/2007 2:02:44 PM

well it's not that bad yet


but it's kinda become a artsy fartsy homo type thing of late

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 2:45 PM. Reason : haha that recording is perfect]

11/13/2007 2:44:37 PM

A lot of folks have trouble figuring my accent (or lack thereof) out, since I've lived in NC all my life but in cities and with Northern parents. Definitely use some Southern figures of speech though...most common for me are y'all, might could/used to could, do what?, right quick...

I don't think anyone has mentioned yonder/over yonder yet. I've also been told that "scoot over" is a Southern-ism, and if so, then that would be on my list...

11/13/2007 3:13:31 PM

that would be o'er yonder, son

11/14/2007 10:02:53 AM

ive always used scoot as in "scoot off the car"

i.e. to washoff or spray off

thats more the coastal georgia in me though

11/14/2007 11:43:33 AM

Quote :

"Actually "bless his/her heart" is southern for saying "glad that isn't me""

hahahaha

11/18/2007 2:37:39 AM

y'all

11/18/2007 3:35:28 AM

my british friend, she loves it when i say

I dont know

Car

Southern Fried Chicken

potato chips

and when I try and talk British and say bloody

im sure there is more but i cant remember

11/18/2007 3:37:10 AM

southerners suck

11/18/2007 3:37:50 AM

southerners suck

11/18/2007 3:38:16 AM

Quote :

"I like "bless her heart" when its used like "she is a dumb bitch, bless her little heart.""

that's my favorite too

I ring = i reckon
landagoshen
I always hated it when people said "pitcher" for picture and "diddy" for daddy . . . . *shudder*

11/18/2007 9:16:37 AM

fixin'

11/18/2007 10:20:44 AM

"I'll tell ya what"

11/18/2007 10:21:16 AM

well i reckon its about time to mosey on over yonder and get me a cole beer

(surprised? its just too easy, the time will come)

11/18/2007 10:56:06 AM

Found this from a long time ago, link still works:
http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/resources/tlth.html

11/26/2007 6:45:51 PM

does "goddamn" or "motherfucker" or "bitch" count?

11/26/2007 6:50:50 PM