Folks can't speak worth a.... - Page 8

pinkies up · #**106** 12-22-2006, 12:15 AM

Living in the South, I have heard it ALL...
Over yonder: Somewhere in a far off place, unseen by the nekkid eye
Nekkid: (Naked) Ain't got no clothes on; a person without clothes
We be______: Instead of saying "We had fun" or "We watch t.v.", we BE having fun and we BE watching t.v.
Mane: Man
Winder: Window
The list goes on and on. In fact, if CT4 is interested, we could write a book about the Southern vernacular. That would be too funny!!

MsFoxyLoxy77 · #**107** 12-24-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SummerChild

This is not speaking but it is grammar. Misusing the apostrophe is rampant - on this very message board full of college educated folk. See my post for a tutorial if need be!! LOL.

ETA: don't know if this has already been mentioned but while many rappers may have popularized this term, "conversate" isn't actually a word. It's "converse."

SC

Conversate is so annoying

. My 2 cents:

Dead -Ded
Shole-Sure
Gull- Girl
Finna-Going to
FO-Four
Fiy-Five
Niyn-Nine
Leven-Eleven
Fuuls-Fools
Havta- Have to
Ain'tcha-Aren't you
Sum- Some
Runnin'-Running
Mutha-Mother
Der, Dare-There
Anyuna-And you know

MeezDiscreet · #**108** 12-26-2006, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsFoxyLoxy77

Conversate is so annoying

. My 2 cents:

Dead -Ded
Shole-Sure
Gull- Girl
Finna-Going to
FO-Four
Fiy-Five
Niyn-Nine
Leven-Eleven
Fuuls-Fools
Havta- Have to
Ain'tcha-Aren't you
Sum- Some
Runnin'-Running
Mutha-Mother
Der, Dare-There
Anyuna-And you know

when my students say FOE instead of FOUR, I tell them "Foe is an enemy; FOUR is a number"

Dionysus · #**109** 12-26-2006, 06:11 PM

How about people who can't spell worth a....

I know I'm one of them, but there are people far worse than me!

The next time I see someone spell p*ssed, "pist", I will snatch them through the computer.

PhDiva · #**110** 12-26-2006, 07:55 PM

hurted - hurt is already in the past tense
prolly - for probably
irregardless - regardless (irregardless is a double negative)
alphabeticalize - ???
agoitiator - for negoitiator
lightskinned pronounced light-skinndid

btb87 · #**111** 01-10-2007, 06:39 PM

Okay - here's another one that I heard from a student about 10 minutes ago. I asked her to go to our admissions counter and speak with the ladies there about readmitting. She said that "admissions sunt her to financial aid, and then financial aid sunt her over here to advising".

TotallyWicked · #**112** 01-11-2007, 03:15 AM

I was born and raised here in Chicago..and we're not known for speaking right at all! here are a few

Front Room-Fronch Room
Car-Cah
Two-Too
Three-Tree
For who?- Fa hoo
Trying to-China
Where is he-Where's he at?
Look at the time-Look, what time is it

IRKS ME, but my mom definitely says this alot
I'm going to give the baby a bath-I'm going to take him a bath
Ask-Ax
Hospital-HOOOUSE-Pital

Non-Greeks ALWAYS mispronounce Lambda and say Lambada (my relatives mainly, they say they are joking but some honestly think it's the correct pronounciation

Infamous12 · #**113** 01-11-2007, 12:37 PM

I absolute HATE when people say: 'conversate'...It makes me want to throw my AP Stylebook & Dictionary at them...

Shona71 · #**114** 01-11-2007, 01:27 PM

did anyone say "Li-Berry" (library) yet?

mccoyred · #**115** 01-13-2007, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infamous12

I absolute HATE when people say: 'conversate'...It makes me want to throw my AP Stylebook & Dictionary at them...

Some jerk off said that on Judge Judy today...

MissCaramella · #**116** 01-15-2007, 08:19 PM

This thread is hilarious ... I live in Florida (which, depending on your POV, may or may not be the South) and I've heard it all.

Liberry = library
Shole = sure
Irregardless = regardless
I'ma = I'm going to
Tryna = trying to
Ax = ask
I seen him/her = seen is a participle, thanks

And my personal favorite: "Where you at?"
Umm, behind that preposition you left dangling.