SC slang (Charleston, North: house, living in, vs)
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Again the absolute predominance of the Piedmont/Upland dialects over the Coastal ones.
"Children" are "chirren" in those patois.
And "wrench" is a verb:
"Wrench ya mout."
Never be ashamed of a regional accent, whether it's the Southern (Upcountry) of "Come yonder fuh suppa." to the still-kicking Euro-Midwesternese of "Whistle me out when use come, so Ma'll see who I'm wit, en so?".
Anchor man/woman American is not the standard anymore.
My great-grandmother (85 yrs old) will say..."For truth? "(If something is surprising to her).
Also, my grandmother calls the sink a "basin", which I always thought was funny.("Go put that in the basin") If we started talking gullah/geechie sayings, I could go on for several more pages, lol.
Here's Atwater's bio. He's the guy who taught Rove everything he knows about sleaze/lies/dirty tricks. Note that in his last days he repented of the racist-based politics he'd help export from the outhouse to the national stage, and converted to Catholicism.
He definately was a character.. the program stated that before he died that the he wrote letters and apologized for the "dirty tricks" but some of the folks who knew him said it was an "act" ... I guess only God knows now.
Bow= a salute or term of endearment+++" Hey Bo" of course the flips side of this would be more of the classical use as "beau" or "boo" (my boo)in reference from a woman's title for her man.
He definately was a character.. the program stated that before he died that the he wrote letters and apologized for the "dirty tricks" but some of the folks who knew him said it was an "act" ... I guess only God knows now.
Bow= a salute or term of endearment+++" Hey Bo" of course the flips side of this would be more of the classical use as "beau" or "boo" (my boo)in reference from a woman's title for her man.
Jeeezus H Christ= cursing
Gawd Almighty= more cursing
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My guess is Atwater's conversion was legit.
South Carolinian politicans are like the feudal monarchs of old:
They spread hate and agitatation that directly or indirectly contributes to murders, but they also internalize ehough of the Christian ethos to be scared s***less of paying for their deeds in the afterlife.
So before the clock runs out on the game, why not try a "Hail Mary"??
My family on my father's side always said "Folk" instead of "person".
When my girlfriend get upset...or talk to her family back in Charleston I chuckle when i hear her say "EYE NOH RYTE" (I know! Right)
"Go'ne up dere to see yo people" aka "Go ahead to visit your family" (Up, Down and Ova are interchangable depending on location...if u travel north...that's Up...south that's Down and Ova is if it's not to far away or east/west)
Gead Dey!!! translated "Great Day"....but it's usually used when something startling is seen or heard
Nem is really Them
'round hea = Around Here.... usually used to convey the location you are currently at... "He ain't from 'Round Hea"
My family on my father's side always said "Folk" instead of "person".
When my girlfriend get upset...or talk to her family back in Charleston I chuckle when i hear her say "EYE NOH RYTE" (I know! Right)
"Go'ne up dere to see yo people" aka "Go ahead to visit your family" (Up, Down and Ova are interchangable depending on location...if u travel north...that's Up...south that's Down and Ova is if it's not to far away or east/west)
Gead Dey!!! translated "Great Day"....but it's usually used when something startling is seen or heard
Nem is really Them
'round hea = Around Here.... usually used to convey the location you are currently at... "He ain't from 'Round Hea"
I literally lol'ed when I read this post. I do say those things when I with my people. I purposely didn't put "I'm", j/k. They don't understand up here in DC..
How about "spang", meaning "A far distance to travel."?
As in: " 'E done run spang over to Jim (another one, pronounced "Juhm") Island."
Alright, you got me on "spang". I do know about Jim Island or we would call it DTI-Down The Island.
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