Comments on: North Texas Travelogue – Necessarily Abbreviated

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:29:02 +0000

My Dad’s family speak the fast-talking Piedmont accent. My Mom’s family, from Mississippi, speak the most beautiful form of the English language. If one of them were to tell you that he was about to kill you, and you were a Yankee, you wouldn’t believe him until the weapon entered your body. Being a bit autistic, and assuming that people actually literally mean what they say, regardless of body language and tone of voice, can be helpful there.

By: Snake Eater

Snake Eater — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:41:27 +0000

Subsunk, That Ole Pecker-Wood Davey Cs been a hero of mine since my Coon Skin Cap days back when Fess and Buddy bought it at the Alamo…I just thought it …a might strange… to mention him in a testamonial for relocating to Texas thats all… and hey can I assume that “the former Mrs. Subsunk” is your ex?… If so that too is a mighty strange source for a testamonial…must be a Texas thing…verdad?? Best

By: sid

sid — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:40:25 +0000

Here are two dialects: "Carolina Interior"... (on the left...) "North Texas" Apart from the gender difference, not the harder "s" sound from Texas. Its almost a whistle...

By: Quartermaster

Quartermaster — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:49:17 +0000

Hey Brian!

I was an that specise of MILBrat known as an AFBrat. Born on Hunter Air Force Base near Savannah, GA (AAF), and grew up in Germany, Oregon and Texas. Grad of Tennessee Tech and worked in SE Ohio and now WNC (work for the Cherokee as Engineer and Land Surveyor) and living in Waynesville. I hear Youuns all the time from the natives in these parts. I heard occasionally from East Tennesseans, and even a WV native or two. It seems to be a highland expression that has died out in the Piedmont, but not around here. The natives are getting smothered, however. Too many Yankee imports.

I’ve noticed about 6 southern dialects personally. Three in Tennessee (Western NC (WNC)/East Tennessee, a mix between central Tenn and East Tenn, and central TN (similar to KY/ Southern Ohio)), SE Georgia, North Mississippi, and central Texas around San Antonio. I know there’s more, and shades between them as well. Yankee dialects seem to be more consistent among themselves with linguists basically painting the northern tier with the same brush. Yankees like to paint the south as ignorant, but I’ve seen more diversity and vibrancy in the south than I ever saw in the north.

Yeah, that Austin enclave is a bit strange. Was back in the early 70s when my father was at Lackland. The only good thing about it then was the Longhorns, and we considered them kidnap victims for which we couldn’t muster the ransom.

By: Subsunk

Subsunk — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:10:11 +0000

Welcome to God’s Country, Lex. Make yourself at home. Permanently, I hope.

Ft Worth is the best of the best. The former Mrs. Subsunk was born there and she sure was proud of that place, as am I.

I hope you will come to settle down and stay. The flying is great here also.

SnakeEater,

“Ole Davy Cs move to Texas didn’t quite work out for him as planned…” However, his move worked out to the betterment of Texas, as planned. Dying in combat against a tyrannical empire which massacred thousands of Mexicans in Zacatecas province in Mexico, and hundreds of Texicans in Texas itself, while outnumbered over 10 to one, is far from a demeaning ending to a fine Life.

‘Twere it so, I could find my end in just such a fashion, I’d be durn proud, to say the least. Mr. Crockett and Capt Lex can one day both say they found fun and adventure, and a Life well lived, in Texas.

Subsunk

By: Wilko

Wilko — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:27:12 +0000

I thought y’all was singular and “all y’all” was plural. So I was told. I live around Chicago and all of us talk like Al Capone.

I hear the flying in Texas is great. Get a horse farm *with* a grass strip in back for the Husky!