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How To Speak Southern

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : American Slang : How To Speak Southern

Introduction:
"Being a Yankee raised by a Southerner, I got "How To Speak Southern" dictionaries by Steve Mitchell for family who couldn't understand what people were sayin' down south. Have Fun, Y'heah? :)"


1. The things you see with, and the personal pronoun denoting individuality. How do they say this down south?
    Eye
    Ah
    Aw
    Ey


2. To obtain the use of, not always on a temporary basis. How do they say this down south?
    Bard
    Barrad
    Bart
    Borrowed


3. A piece of furniture used for sitting. How do they say this down south?
    Cheer
    Chare
    Chair
    Chire


4. The meal Southerners eat while Northerners are eating lunch.
    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner
    Supper


5. The colorful and sweet smelling part of the plant. How do they say this down south?
    Flares
    Flores
    Flowers
    Fleers


6. To spoil. How do they say this down south?
    Badden up
    Go to the bad
    Spoilt
    Go bad


7. Word used to summon dogs. How do they say this down south?
    Ho
    Here
    Hyuh
    Hey


8. Term employed by genteel Southerners who wish to avoid saying "ain't"
    Arnt
    Haint
    Idinit
    Isn't


9. Southern state just north of Florida. How do they say this down south?
    Georgia
    Jajia
    Jaja
    Jawja


10. What do Southerners call Guests?
    Company
    Cumpiny
    Kompeney
    Kumpny


11. A pre-sliced loaf of soft, store bought bread that no Southern woman dared to place before her family in older and simpler days
    Scone
    Biscuit
    Light bread
    Cornbread


12. A state of wedlock that any preacher can put you into, but only a lawyer can get you out of.
What do they call this down south?
    Marriage
    Madge
    Marge
    Marage


13. Anything that is not Southern is referred to as what down south?
    Western
    Northern
    Nawthun
    Eastern


14. Opposite of off. How do they say this down south?
    Own
    Owen
    On
    Oen


15. What you write on; also the colloquial word for newspaper. How do they say this down south?
    Paper
    Papper
    Pappie
    Papuh


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