I enjoy words. How words mean something. How hard they are to take back. The impression they make on people. The impression you make on people using your words. Often one hears the expression, ‘Actions speak louder than words’ the problem is there is usually more words than action (which says something in and of itself) but often times words are all a person has to judge by.
Here are some interesting words or expressions I have come across since moving to Central Pennsylvania. I’m not saying that they are exclusive to Central Pa or even originated here. I’m saying that this is where I’ve heard them. Don’t judge my spelling I’m sounding them out so if you are reading them out loud the pronunciations should be correct. My spell check is going to have a cow!
REDUP:
A co-worker at the bank said to me, “I’ve got things to do, I really have to redup”
“Excuse me?” I said.
“I’ve got things to do” She replied.
“No, I understood that, it is the other part.”
“Redup?”
“That would be the part”
Redup equals get ready.
Yes, that day I hugged my Canadian citizenship.
LEFT:
Left, what is so odd about the word ‘left’? Well, try this on for size;
“I caught a rabbit, but I left it go.”
GUYSES:
“Excuse me, I found this, does it belong to one of your guyses?”
BORROWED:
Nice normal word, usually.
“He didn’t have a drill, so I borrowed him mine.”
Yes, I still cling to my Canadian citizenship, eh.
Heard this on the local news:
A tanker truck turned over, the newscaster looked into the camera and said: “Hazmat has been called because the roads are very slippy.”
Youins:
Texas has ya’ll but we have Youins.
Anyway I have a busy night. I have to left the dog out but I have to be careful because the driveway is awful slippy and I borrowed my flashlight to my neighbour. I hope youins is enjoying my blog, but now I gotta go and redup. Oh I found a set of keys the other day, does it belong to any of you guyses?
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