Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Southern Phrases, volume I

For anyone moving to the South, traveling through the South, conducting business with Southerners, or eating Southern Food - here are a couple helpful phrases:

Southern Phrase: might could - ie: "I might could help you with that"

Translation: could

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Southern Phrase: take up for - ie: "Why don't you take up for me when yo' Momma complains?"

Translation: stand up for, stick up for

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Southern Phrase: laid out - ie: "He didn't come to work today, he got paid last night and is too laid up"

Translation: hung over

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Southern Phrase: Mawmaw/Daydee - ie: "I'm drivin' up to see Mawmaw and Daydee this weekend"

Translation: Mother/Father

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Southern Phrase: Do what now? - ie: Q: "How was your weekend?" A: "Do what now?"

Translation: Pardon me, what was that?


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Southern Phrase: Buggy - "Y'all go get me a buggy"

Translation: Shopping Cart


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Also, breaking news - Sheryl Crow admits that she has sucked all along... okay, in not so many words, but close enough