Talking Southern – Curious and Peculiar
Two successive stops on the sliding scale of Southern eccentricity, curious and peculiar, were once heard rather often in the
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Dan Langford
01:19
Talking Southern – Yankee Memorial Day
That is not a derisive term, truly; it is just what your compiler used to hear folks of his grandparents’
Dan Langford
15:21
Talking Southern – Blind Hogs and Acorns
Blind hogs and acorns, respectively, are the subject and object of a colorful old Southern expression that evolved in a
Dan Langford
02:33
Talking Southern – Sacks
Your compiler stopped by a convenience store on a recent road trip and was offered nothing in which to corral
Dan Langford
15:29
Talking Southern – Liable
This word sounds like a term associated with a debt instrument, as in, “The borrower shall be liable…” and similar
Dan Langford
07:28
Talking Southern – Blessing Biggol’ Hearts
Your compiler overheard a parishioner after church the other day saying to another, “Bless your biggol’ heart!” Hearing that
Dan Langford
06:22
Talking Southern – Southern Sayings and Their Meanings (Part II)
Last week we talked about a few old-fashioned Southern sayings and promised at the end of the column to discuss
Dan Langford
06:24
Talking Southern – Contractions
Your commentator nearly put the horse before cart last column by phonetically spelling out some common contractions without first having
Dan Langford
18:23
Talking Southern – Speaking vs. Writing
A distinction your commentator feels is necessary to state upon publication of this third Talking Southern article is this: that
