Southerners vs. the English language

[rachelg]

"Idntit" means "isn't it" as far as I've ever known.

[bretterry]

If y'all'd've listen't'yer mama, y'all'd'n't've messed up s'dang bad.

[elizabethgordon]

No matter how my sister-in-law tries she "cain't" say "can't."

[AlexMartinez-meyc]

I'd been living down South for a number of years & understood everyone just fine. Or so I thought!
I started working with someone who had what I call a "Country Accent"!! She talks fast & has a cute voice with a drawl. It sounded like birds chirping!! I had to ask her to repeat herself 3 times & I STILL couldn't understand what she was saying!!! After that I just started shaking my head & walking away. It took a while but, I FINALLY managed to understand her.

[pedanticm]

I'm an English major in Texas, and I feel this so hard. But ain't is a perfectly acceptable contraction of "is not." Just make sure you put the apostrophe after the Y in y'all!

[HittheTrailJackie]

I still catch myself saying “a wolla go” when trying to say “a while ago”. I’ve lived up north for 7 years now, and I still can’t stop with this one lol 😂

[Warbound]

I’m from Mississippi and we had a teacher come down from New York or something and she was real classy and we gave her a stroke when she heard us talk she left in a month cause she couldn’t take it no more😂

[feeorenza]

Moved south from NY as a kid in the 70's. Got sent home with a letter telling my parents I needed speech therapy for my "speech impediment "!! Lol.

[TiredMomma]

Wooda, cooda, shooda, 🤣 couldn't resist

[EireHammer]

Frankly the English language is just gunna to have to learn to understand Southern *we ain't changing*

[hudsonparker]

Aaaaah, I love these. As a Texan, these are so true. Keep up the good work. 👍

[Madmaxthundrdome]

I bet we really do drive other parts of the country plum crazy!!🤪 😂and I amt’ kiddin y’all.

[TheCriminalViolin]

This is why I love the southern accent. It makes it so much more fun to speak a language that itself refuses to follow any of the rules it pretends it even has. "Idn't it" is a phrase I use off & on in a very specific way/mood.

[christosvoskresye]

I very clearly remember asking my grandmother what the difference was between "can't" and "cain't". I thought there must be circumstance in which one was correct, and other circumstances in which the other was correct.

I was right. I depends who you're talking with / with whom you are talking.

[UnsightlyComa]

Raised by grandparents from Pennsylvania that moved to texas. Water is "Wader", everything is "fixin' to" and washer is "worsher". I have no complaints or regrets.

[kirsbeasley]

Y'all've been talking to my dad.... now we need one on the southern days of the week- Sundee, Mundelein, Tuesdee, Wensdee, Thursdee, Fridee, Sayerdee (also courtesy of all southern dads).

[thealbatross]

And the many ways in which "fix" and "fixin' to" are used

[leeannchavers]

Hahaha! I keep playing it over and over, it's hilarious! 😀😆

[CaseLightxbox]

Are you drinking Cheer Wine!!!😂 Go Braves!🎉

[bradlemmond]

Id'n'it is "isn't it", not "is not"