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From: "carson" <>
Subject: Re: [AppalLife] 1940's and mountainspeek
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 11:52:08 -0500
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Have you noticed how some folks are trying to change the pronunciation of
some words? All my life I thought winter was just that, winter. But now it
has
changed like the weather and is no longer winter. It is now called WINTUR or
WENT-HER
by some folks. And just the other day while watching the weather channel the
fellow was
talking about a storm out in the Atlantic and pointed out the center of the
storm. But he
didn't say center, he said CENTUR or SENT-HER. And how about a brand new one
I
just heard when watching a world series game over the week end. One of the
players
squared to bunt and the announcer said. "He's BUNT- IN," The G has completly
dissapeared
from bunting. Carson in FL.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sandra Rose <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: [AppalLife] 1940's and mountainspeek


> I like the way we express ourselves. I remember how I tried to speak each
> word correctly in my teenage years. But as I grow older I have learned to
> love our way of speaking, reckon I'll continue to use my local brogue.
> Before my retirement, from management, my supervisor came to visit my
store
> and he made fun of my saying "I reckon". Well, now he was from Ohio, a
very
> polished man who had on bright yellow pants and white patent leather shoes
> on that day. This neon yankee was trying to correct my speech? Besides,
he
> always said "elum" when referring to an Elm tree.
> Sandra in KY
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeannie Travis" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [AppalLife] 1940's and mountainspeek
>
>
> >
> > I don't 'catch' a cold or 'take' a cold...I say I am 'gittin' a
> > cold...Had mine for
> > the winter already, thank you...Am finally gittin over it... Jeannie
> > T....loving 'mountain talk '
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 07:19:10 -0500 "Nancy Rice" <>
> > writes:. My great nephew gets a kick out of it when I say are you
> > taking a cold instead of catching a cold.
> > >
> >
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