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Re: Friday Funnies: Regional Stereotypes and the South
Fro
>
> You know you've lived in the South too long when you start saying "fixin'
> to." I recently found myself saying it....
>
I was just fixin' to go swimming but thought I would say that from
Livin' In Eutaw too long I alway say I'm going "down'ta" Provo, or,
as now, "up'ta" the pool. I still resist saying "rill" for real, though,
or HAM-buger for hamburger.
'Preciate Ya,
Roy Webb, C.A.
Multimedia Archivist
Special Collections
J. Willard Marriott Library
295 South 1500 East
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
(801) 585-3073 // fax (801) 585-3976
rwebb@library.utah.edu
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