The Public Opinion Soapbox

cookieclaygirl · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 2136 Location: shippensburg

i started a similar thread yesterday on another forum and got some funny replies....so....i thought i'd start it here too to see what y'all (hehe..punny!) think.

any favorite south central isms that you'd like to share.....for example....one thing that i say alot is 'it's across the way'....meaning across the street.....

what about you guys? anything you use or anything that you hear that you find amusing (or annoying as all 'get out'...hehe!)

post away post away!!!

fordman · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

I think that pit'nere all you'ins say or write stuff that really get my goat.I might could think of some more,but the rain comin' down offa yonder moontin', fillin' up this here crick got me feelin' a tad dreary.I won't can get any work done sittin' here day.
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sassy moose · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 284 Location: Virginia

My mom always used to tell me to "read up" my room. She also says "outen the lights." We were talking about regional phrases and stuff like that once here, and no one knew what I meant by either of those things.

cookieclaygirl · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 2136 Location: shippensburg

heh...read up the room....i use that one too...hehe!

ANON22 · Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Posts: 81

The worst one I have EVER hear is "more better". That one drives me up the wall!!!

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2569 Location: Chambersburg

I STILL don't know what dippy eggs are.

anonymous_coward · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 548

i'm from north of pittsburgh , we always say rid up. i've never heard read up.

as far as cleaning, saying warsh always cracks me up (my dad says it too)

i think there is a laugh accent down here, mainly amongst girls.

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2569 Location: Chambersburg

Read has two pronunciations. For clarity, the phrase is actually "red up."

I believe it's an old, Appalachia phrase.

anonymous_coward · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 548

i've always said/heard rid. it's definitely a western pa thing. that and jaggers, jeet jet?, etc, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_English

faeryedark · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 22

Let's not forget, it's all, and do ya wanna go with?

cookieclaygirl · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 2136 Location: shippensburg

sassy moose · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 284 Location: Virginia

My mom used to say warsh, then she got tired of me yelling at her Laughing

My aunt says "wish" instead of warsh.

cookieclaygirl · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 2136 Location: shippensburg

wish! lol!

never heard that one...cute!!!

i like: throw me down the broom

i use it and it still cracks me up....it's like it's programmed in me and i can't stop!! haha!

koozie · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 124

One of the phrases my Mom has passed down to me is "missed your dip". Which means, when you are driving down a street or road and you missed the turn you wanted to make onto another street.

.45chel · Joined: 26 Oct 2007 Posts: 3043 Location: Chambersburg

Uh, can we include translations with some of these? (Like Koozie just did, TY Koozie!)

What do ya'll call roads that parallel the interstate up here? We call them access roads, but DH's people call them something else.

And do you have a sofa or a couch at your place?
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