Southern Expressions

Southern Expressions Certainly all regions of America have their own particular expressions that are identifiable with a certain area and its people. These expressions are handed down from generation to generation. To individuals who are not familiar with the language of the area, it might appear that the “natives” are speaking a foreign language. The South is full of its own peculiar expressions. With the slow-talking, easy-going twang most native southerners have acquired, people visiting …showed first 75 words of 743 total…

…showed last 75 words of 743 total…communities are likely to have their own way of communicating amongst each other. To an outsider listening in, it might seem like a secret language. To be in the South and not fully understand the language could make one “as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs.” However, “good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise”, before they know it, they too will be fixin’ to learn the language.