tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post113440023841959187..comments2023-12-25T05:27:50.490-05:00Comments on FroggieMom: Morning confirmation that I'm still in LouisianaReneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16504027972983568300noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134685616598198342005-12-15T17:26:00.000-05:002005-12-15T17:26:00.000-05:00Oh gosh! LOL! You are Cajun, right? My mom and da...Oh gosh! LOL! You are Cajun, right? My mom and dad are true Cajuns at heart...I am, too...but marrying a Hillbilly has changed my slang a little. <BR/><BR/>But you got dat right...we are not a bunch of ignorant hicks...but we do have a way of saying things. :-)<BR/><BR/>I call BayouPaPa just about everyday and ask him "Where y'at?" Ok...maybe marrying a Hillbilly hasn't changed me all dat muchBayouMaMahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017952668550508006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134652077290897042005-12-15T08:07:00.000-05:002005-12-15T08:07:00.000-05:00My mom (a native New Orleanian) says when asked "W...My mom (a native New Orleanian) says when asked "Where y'at?" "Between da 'a' and da 't'!" I don't know...but all of her New Orleans family cackles when she does it. My grandfather had a book of New Orleans words and their meanings. I love it:<BR/><BR/>Ter-let: dat ting you take a pee in<BR/>Zinc: it's where you wrench yer dishes<BR/>Wrench: what you do to your dishes in the zinc<BR/><BR/>Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013581682141855281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134613776835339332005-12-14T21:29:00.000-05:002005-12-14T21:29:00.000-05:00How's ya mom an em! That's a good one.I was going ...How's ya mom an em! That's a good one.<BR/><BR/>I was going to recommend you mix the Texas y'all - which we hear from my Spousal's family - with your y'at:<BR/><BR/>As in: y'all y'at?<BR/><BR/>But I like the plural as mentioned above; forgot about that one!Kriscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099598535511829553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134489953298404032005-12-13T11:05:00.000-05:002005-12-13T11:05:00.000-05:00I still greet certain people with How's ya mom an'...I still greet certain people with How's ya mom an' em? Especially my family in the parish (Chalmette for people who don't know what the parish is). <BR/><BR/>Where y'at is how I greet most of my uncles and male cousins.Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405815759971698820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134450641191736482005-12-13T00:10:00.000-05:002005-12-13T00:10:00.000-05:00How FUNNY. I'm with Suz. Still having a New York ...How FUNNY. I'm with Suz. Still having a New York accent and living in the south, my, my!Mise en Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163940114078383536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134443806130134972005-12-12T22:16:00.000-05:002005-12-12T22:16:00.000-05:00i tried it, and i liked it!!i tried it, and i liked it!!still_figuring_outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03077181660656291204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134440511920140242005-12-12T21:21:00.000-05:002005-12-12T21:21:00.000-05:00My cousins in southwestern Pennsylvania have some ...My cousins in southwestern Pennsylvania have some slang of their own. They say things like, "Where yo'uns going?" Yo'uns roughly translates into ya'all. :^)Penelope Marzechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563853832717077875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134412416460937832005-12-12T13:33:00.000-05:002005-12-12T13:33:00.000-05:00In Canada, the people who live in the province of ...In Canada, the people who live in the province of Newfoundland say "whaddya at?" to mean "how's it goin?" Funny how slang can mean so many different things!Meg Perssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211550345411809336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134409835285942072005-12-12T12:50:00.000-05:002005-12-12T12:50:00.000-05:00Hi! Just new to yer blog...wanted to comment on th...Hi! Just new to yer blog...<BR/>wanted to comment on the southern thang....<BR/>We lived in Texas for nearly 8 years and the funniest thing I learned from the get-go was "ya'll" is singular, and "AllYa'LL" was plural. The whole southern lingo made total sense after that.<BR/>Enjoying your blog.Lammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158538731332675400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134408629995155652005-12-12T12:30:00.000-05:002005-12-12T12:30:00.000-05:00Yeah you right! ;)BTW: Happy Birthday Miss Emma!Yeah you right! ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/>BTW: Happy Birthday Miss Emma!Carrie Guevarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140877181317016217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134405479430007312005-12-12T11:37:00.000-05:002005-12-12T11:37:00.000-05:00Try this one... oot and aboot eh!Try this one... oot and aboot eh!Spikey1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15879880468463720568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134403751733728872005-12-12T11:09:00.000-05:002005-12-12T11:09:00.000-05:00I donno bout nobudy else, but ah thank allayall ta...I donno bout nobudy else, but ah thank allayall tawk funnyMarkD60https://www.blogger.com/profile/04081737467851406387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14526834.post-1134400813435307902005-12-12T10:20:00.000-05:002005-12-12T10:20:00.000-05:00I love to listen to you southerners accents! Crac...I love to listen to you southerners accents! Cracks me up! <BR/><BR/>and I never thought for a second you were an "uneducated hick" :)chesneygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277804935625220924noreply@blogger.com