Re: Yokels (was Re: Singular Pluralities)

Quoting Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>:

> Christopher Wright wrote:
> > Only if you're a yokel. "Redneck" is a subset of "yokel" involving a)
> > being domiciled in the Piedmont, b) keeping vehicles on concrete blocks
> > when they refuse to work, and c) a preference for inbreeding. (b) is
> > optional.
>
> What does the Piedmont have to do with it?  The geography of the redneck
> is the South.
The term may have originated as a derogatory reference to rural
Southerners, but as I can attest, there are plenty of rednecks
here in Illinois. 8P  Nowadays, the term really is used more as
a reference to a supposed rural uncouthness, wherever that may
be found.  (FWIW, one of my friends here is from rural NC, and
is one of the most educated people I have ever met -- one of the
few people I know with whom I can exchange allusions to, say,
Herodotos and not feel like I have to explain the background.)

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