Southern "Tawk"

We've lived in North Carolina close to two years now, and I am just now able to understand some of the people that I have encountered with heavy accents when they speak to me. No offense to any Southern friends out there; I love Southern dialect, I find it incredibly charming! But there were times when we first moved that I seriously could not understand some people, especially on the telephone. I felt certain that many people I spoke with thought I was either partially deaf or a little slow. But now, after a couple of years, I find I can understand everyone around me much easier.

I thought I would share some of my favorite southern-speak with y'all and see if you can imagine hearing these words coming at ya' real fast.

GUIDE TO SOUTHERN TALK*

Ah - The things you see with.

Aig - Which came first, the chicken or the aig?

Arn - An electrical instrument used to remove wrinkles from clothing.

Awf- You turn the lights awf before you go to bed.

Bawl - What water does.

Bobbycue - A delectable Southern sandwich of chopped pork, cole slaw, and a fiery sauce.

Cheer - A piece of furniture used for sitting.

Crine - Weeping.

Far - A state of combustion that produces heat and light.

Git - To acquire.

Idinit - "Mighty hot today, idinit?"

Keer - To be concerned.

Kitchen- If you're not "kitchen," you're throwing the ball.

Nawth - Any part of the country outside of the South.

Nekkid - To be unclothed.

Ovair - In that direction.

Own - Instead of awf.

Phrasin - Very cold.

Pitcher - An image, either drawn or photographed.

Purty - Good looking.

Share- Place in your bathroom where you wash your body.

Show - "It show is hot today."

Tal - What you dry off with after you take a share.

Tar - Round inflatable object that sometimes goes flat.


* many spellings came from http://www.unwind.com/jokes-funnies/