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Post by dulcemama on Jul 18, 2016 18:40:32 GMT
One I notice, when talking to my friend in Wisconsin, is that she will say, "I'm going by my mom today." instead of "I'm going to my mom's today." I've also heard others from Wisconsin say "going by" in place of "going to" so I assume that's a regional thing. Do you wanna come with?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2016 18:46:28 GMT
One I notice, when talking to my friend in Wisconsin, is that she will say, "I'm going by my mom today." instead of "I'm going to my mom's today." I've also heard others from Wisconsin say "going by" in place of "going to" so I assume that's a regional thing. Do you wanna come with? I STILL say that sometimes, and I'm 20 years removed from Minnesota. I cringe when I catch myself.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 18, 2016 18:50:10 GMT
Well...I'm originally from California and now live in AZ. When I started working for a company who was HQ'd out of the south I frequently started hearing, "we be fixin'" or "he be fixin'" or "she be fixin"....I laughed, and found it very endearing. I work with one of my favorite co-workers of all times right now, she is from Texas and is "be fixin" something all the time! Love it! In my part of Texas, people are always fixin' to do something. He's fixin' to go to the store. She's fixin' to go to work.
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Post by Kerri W on Jul 18, 2016 18:54:30 GMT
One I notice, when talking to my friend in Wisconsin, is that she will say, "I'm going by my mom today." instead of "I'm going to my mom's today." I've also heard others from Wisconsin say "going by" in place of "going to" so I assume that's a regional thing. Do you wanna come with? "come with" grates on my very last nerve. "Fuss at me" is another local regional phrase. "Here's the paperwork you requested but if you're missing something, just fuss at me...I'll be on my phone." Meaning I can call his phone and ask him for the missing paperwork. SaveSave
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2016 18:59:16 GMT
we visit my BF's Dad in WI every summer... 'going by' (my Mom's place, etc.) is commonly used instead of 'going TO' but only for visiting an actual person, I think-- I don't think you'd go 'by' the store... (but I'll have to make a point to listen for it in a couple weeks.) And it's funny, actually, because if you WOULD actually go BY someplace, that really means you're driving by it and not stopping, lol! I've heard 'oh fer cute' before, too, but can't think about a situation-- do you say it if something IS really cute?? as in: statement: "look at this picture of my new kitten playing with some string!" reply: "oh, for cute!" Yes, exactly. It's usually a sentence all in itself rather than a phrase within a sentence.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 18, 2016 19:02:01 GMT
I STILL say that sometimes, and I'm 20 years removed from Minnesota. I cringe when I catch myself. I always say that! I don't even realize it, I guess...
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Post by happymomma on Jul 18, 2016 19:02:05 GMT
My husband was stationed in Georgia decades ago while in the Army. He picked up the saying, "Across the way." while there and says it often when talking about a place a short distance away.
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 18, 2016 19:02:29 GMT
"come with" grates on my very last nerve. "Fuss at me" is another local regional phrase. "Here's the paperwork you requested but if you're missing something, just fuss at me...I'll be on my phone." Meaning I can call his phone and ask him for the missing paperwork. SaveSaveI would think fuss at me would be, come complain
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Post by kimpossible on Jul 18, 2016 19:24:15 GMT
Well...I'm originally from California and now live in AZ. When I started working for a company who was HQ'd out of the south I frequently started hearing, "we be fixin'" or "he be fixin'" or "she be fixin"....I laughed, and found it very endearing. I work with one of my favorite co-workers of all times right now, she is from Texas and is "be fixin" something all the time! Love it! In my part of Texas, people are always fixin' to do something. He's fixin' to go to the store. She's fixin' to go to work. I be fixin' to like your post!
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 18, 2016 19:28:53 GMT
Well...I'm originally from California and now live in AZ. When I started working for a company who was HQ'd out of the south I frequently started hearing, "we be fixin'" or "he be fixin'" or "she be fixin"....I laughed, and found it very endearing. I work with one of my favorite co-workers of all times right now, she is from Texas and is "be fixin" something all the time! Love it! In my part of Texas, people are always fixin' to do something. He's fixin' to go to the store. She's fixin' to go to work. I want to be colloquial like that, but it just doesn't work
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Post by kimpossible on Jul 18, 2016 19:32:02 GMT
In my part of Texas, people are always fixin' to do something. He's fixin' to go to the store. She's fixin' to go to work. I want to be colloquial like that, but it just doesn't work Freecharlie, probably won't if you use big words like colloquial in your sentences....LOL!
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 18, 2016 19:32:47 GMT
Just recently, someone used the phrase "showing his ass", which I guess is a regionalism for acting like a jerk, but I took it literally and thought the kid had mooned someone. It isn't uncommon to hear 'he was showing his butt' around here-as in 'that child was showing his butt yesterday, he needed a nap so bad and just being ugly.' I never thought about it, but maybe it is a southern colloquialism?
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 18, 2016 19:35:27 GMT
In my part of Texas, people are always fixin' to do something. He's fixin' to go to the store. She's fixin' to go to work. I be fixin' to like your post! I just told my son that I was 'fixing to run up to the store.' (If I were typing that out here, I would say I was getting ready to run up to the store.)
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 18, 2016 19:36:30 GMT
I would think showing you ass or butt would mean you needed to pull your pants up or get a longer shirt
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 18, 2016 19:44:14 GMT
I would think showing you ass or butt would mean you needed to pull your pants up or get a longer shirt I interchange 'quit being ugly' with 'quit showing your butt' regularly when fussing at the kids. I also have a kid who is very slender and had a hard time finding shorts that were long enough but weren't constantly falling down. Subsequently, he was told a lot to 'quit buttshining and pull your britches up.'
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 18, 2016 19:47:20 GMT
going "up" to somewhere is a thing in and of itself, too... whether it's actually "up" from where you are or not (up = uphill?? higher elevation?? north of where you are??)
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 18, 2016 19:49:34 GMT
going "up" to somewhere is a thing in and of itself, too... whether it's actually "up" from where you are or not (up = uphill?? higher elevation?? north of where you are??) north. At least for me. Or to a location? I say I'm going up to school if I need to stop by my work, but it is south of me...so who knows
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Post by dulcemama on Jul 18, 2016 20:15:26 GMT
going "up" to somewhere is a thing in and of itself, too... whether it's actually "up" from where you are or not (up = uphill?? higher elevation?? north of where you are??) Yes! Everywhere is up in Wisconsin. Even if it's not north. "We're going up to Chicago this weekend." crimsoncat05 are you a Wisconsin native? You seem to speak the language.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jul 18, 2016 20:25:08 GMT
We moved from California to North Carolina my Sophomore year of HS in 1980. My mom still lives there and now says "will you carry me to _______?" as opposed to "take" me to. Also, "mommicked" is a famous term from coastal NC, meaning to annoy or aggravate.
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Post by walkerdill on Jul 18, 2016 20:27:10 GMT
Wicked cool or wicked anything. Never heard it until I went up North. Just sounds weird to me.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 18, 2016 20:29:21 GMT
In my part of Texas, people are always fixin' to do something. He's fixin' to go to the store. She's fixin' to go to work. I want to be colloquial like that, but it just doesn't work Try marrying a good ol' Texas boy. That'll learn ya.
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Post by dulcemama on Jul 18, 2016 20:32:10 GMT
Wicked cool or wicked anything. Never heard it until I went up North. Just sounds weird to me. Wicked and Crazy are interchangeable here. If something is wicked cool it is also crazy cool.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 18, 2016 20:32:19 GMT
I want to be colloquial like that, but it just doesn't work Freecharlie, probably won't if you use big words like colloquial in your sentences....LOL! You just weren't snatched up right, I guess FC. freecharlie
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Post by kimpossible on Jul 18, 2016 20:32:25 GMT
Wicked cool or wicked anything. Never heard it until I went up North. Just sounds weird to me. That's Boston talk - right?
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Post by walkerdill on Jul 18, 2016 20:34:07 GMT
Wicked cool or wicked anything. Never heard it until I went up North. Just sounds weird to me. That's Boston talk - right? Yup! My family is from Massachusetts.i have lived in Florida my whole life.
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Post by tiffanyr on Jul 18, 2016 20:35:03 GMT
When I lived in MN I had a guy friend from Wisconsin that said, "Can you borrow me <fill in the blank>?" and another friend (from MN) that said "crick" when referring to a creek.
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Post by peabay on Jul 18, 2016 20:35:04 GMT
Wicked cool or wicked anything. Never heard it until I went up North. Just sounds weird to me. We're big users of "wicked." Sort of ironically, but not always.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jul 18, 2016 20:37:09 GMT
going "up" to somewhere is a thing in and of itself, too... whether it's actually "up" from where you are or not (up = uphill?? higher elevation?? north of where you are??) I've lived in SE TX for a long time. Everything is up from me. In SE PA we would go down to the shore.
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Post by dulcemama on Jul 18, 2016 20:44:03 GMT
Wicked cool or wicked anything. Never heard it until I went up North. Just sounds weird to me. That's Boston talk - right? I think north in general but less common as you go west.
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Post by Dreamsofnyssa on Jul 18, 2016 20:59:28 GMT
that I've never heard uttered in real life and sound weird to me: "butt hurt" Butt hurt is my favorite! Been usung it forever.
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