Enough bickering! let's have some fun, and laugh at ourselves!!
Oct 18, 2016 00:58:29 #
archie bunker wrote:
Having just heard my wife speaking on the phone, I had this idea.
We are from all parts of the country, and all speak differently than each other. There are words we all use every day that really aren't words at all. Us Texans are bad about that!
Post your non-words here, and their meaning. No politics allowed!!
I just heard my wife say "I'munna" to her brother.
Meaning: I'm going to.
GO!
We are from all parts of the country, and all speak differently than each other. There are words we all use every day that really aren't words at all. Us Texans are bad about that!
Post your non-words here, and their meaning. No politics allowed!!
I just heard my wife say "I'munna" to her brother.
Meaning: I'm going to.
GO!
My wife often asks me if I had a rough day.
I usually answer with, " Purdy much".
Oct 18, 2016 01:38:42 #
Pennylynn wrote:
Yes... very similar! We also use the word "wanker" for those folks!
BTW, good to see you weigh in on the privacy thread!
BTW, good to see you weigh in on the privacy thread!
Lol, yes wanker is a good one too. 👍
Thank you. That's very kind of you to say.
Oct 18, 2016 07:18:19 #
Oct 18, 2016 07:38:08 #
Oct 18, 2016 09:03:08 #
crazylibertarian
Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island
archie bunker wrote:
Having just heard my wife speaking on the phone, I had this idea.
We are from all parts of the country, and all speak differently than each other. There are words we all use every day that really aren't words at all. Us Texans are bad about that!
Post your non-words here, and their meaning. No politics allowed!!
I just heard my wife say "I'munna" to her brother.
Meaning: I'm going to.
GO!
We are from all parts of the country, and all speak differently than each other. There are words we all use every day that really aren't words at all. Us Texans are bad about that!
Post your non-words here, and their meaning. No politics allowed!!
I just heard my wife say "I'munna" to her brother.
Meaning: I'm going to.
GO!
In NYC, there was earl of oil, serle for soil, berl for boil.
Then there was a classic Brooklynese, "Toidy toid Street & Toid Avenue." If you can't figure it out, it's "Thirty Third Street & Third Avenue."
Oct 18, 2016 09:04:13 #
bilordinary wrote:
I was hoping we would get to see some ebonics, some of their terms are very creative.
Need to hear from the beaners too!
Need to hear from the beaners too!
They were teaching ebonics at schools in Oakland, Cal. Dont' know if they still are.
Oct 18, 2016 09:07:11 #
qrpnut wrote:
Jeet? NYC for did you eat?
Cool,wonder if it progressed like this...Did you eat...didga eat....jeet, digeet?
I like whip for a fine car...my whip is a fine ride, or a tight ride.
Oct 18, 2016 09:08:55 #
crazylibertarian wrote:
In NYC, there was earl of oil, serle for soil, berl for boil.
Then there was a classic Brooklynese, "Toidy toid Street & Toid Avenue." If you can't figure it out, it's "Thirty Third Street & Third Avenue."
Then there was a classic Brooklynese, "Toidy toid Street & Toid Avenue." If you can't figure it out, it's "Thirty Third Street & Third Avenue."
It was more like " tirdy tird"
depending on where you were from.Oct 18, 2016 09:11:41 #
Do other states have "valley girls"? (ref to San Fernando valley, Cal.)
Just put the word 'like' at the beginning of every partial sentence.
Like, that can be annoying.
Like, I tried to break my daughter of that.
Like she fought it;-)
Just put the word 'like' at the beginning of every partial sentence.
Like, that can be annoying.
Like, I tried to break my daughter of that.
Like she fought it;-)
Oct 18, 2016 09:57:48 #
Oct 18, 2016 11:05:30 #
archie bunker wrote:
Having just heard my wife speaking on the phone, I had this idea.
We are from all parts of the country, and all speak differently than each other. There are words we all use every day that really aren't words at all. Us Texans are bad about that!
Post your non-words here, and their meaning. No politics allowed!!
I just heard my wife say "I'munna" to her brother.
Meaning: I'm going to.
GO!
We are from all parts of the country, and all speak differently than each other. There are words we all use every day that really aren't words at all. Us Texans are bad about that!
Post your non-words here, and their meaning. No politics allowed!!
I just heard my wife say "I'munna" to her brother.
Meaning: I'm going to.
GO!
"Nerk" The airport west of New York City in New Jersey.
Oct 18, 2016 11:48:57 #
Oct 18, 2016 11:59:18 #
Disgusted Veteran wrote:
Ayekin talklikat fyuontmetu.
Youz guys gotsta tawk bedda, I cants understand ya.
Oct 18, 2016 12:28:14 #
crazylibertarian
Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island
Morgan wrote:
It was more like " tirdy tird" depending on where you were from.
depending on where you were from.Yeah, that was a variant. I heard them both. The people who study those things ascribed 14 different accents to the NY area, 4 to Boston. The originals in England
claimed that they could tell the street you were born on in London.
Oct 18, 2016 12:33:22 #
eagleye13 wrote:
They were teaching ebonics at schools in Oakland, Cal. Dont' know if they still are.
Probably was part of recovery after they went belly up!
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