Re: Making pictures

Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On 9/27/07, Michael Potter <mhpotter@...> wrote:
>> Chattanooga, TN, must be in the real South, then, because I still hear
>> this phrase all the time. :p
>
> I wasn't casting aspersions, for the record.  Just acknowledging that
> what I hear around here in Atlanta is vastly filtered compared to most
> of the South; nobody here is from here, as the joke goes.  So I am
> therefore somewhat unreliable as eyes and ears on the ground when it
> comes to questions of Southern/Southron usage.
Don't worry, I didn't take it that way, I was just making a joke.

I would say that Chattanooga isn't too much different from Atlanta, but
some of the difference, I think, is because of the sheer size of
Atlanta. I live about 20 miles north of Chattanooga, and I'm in a very
rural area. The same distance north of Atlanta gets you to Marietta,
which didn't seem to be very rural the last time I was down there. I
think you would need to get away from the influence of Atlanta (if that
makes any sense) to get to the "real" South.

(from the other replies)
>> Or "having you picture *done*".
>
> I don't believe I've encountered that usage.   IME you can have your
> hair done, or your nails done, but not your picture..
I can't remember hearing "have your picture done", but having your nails
or hair done sounds fine to me, though.

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