Our way with words goes far beyond “fixin' to.”
Check out this list of Southern sayings that you would only know if you grew up in the South.
When it comes to language,Southerners may say thingsthat can be surprising…perhaps even a tad unusual.
Our way with words goes far beyond “fixin' to.” Check out our Southernisms 2.0.Credit: Getty/FPG/Staff
And we like it that way.
But it’s not just the visual and emotional zip we’re going for.
It’s also the rhythm.
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Note the musicality of the latterhow it rolls off the tongue.
(By the way, one can also be “pretty as a speckled pup.”
The speckled pup is a versatile little thing.
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Bless his heart.)
Here are some lesser-known Southern sayings we came up withlet us know what we missed!
