Re: Sent to me from Georgia

Huh.  And East Texas speech is different but just as exotic.  By the way,
you forgot one:

JEET -- contraction for 'did you eat'.  Example: Jeet dis mawnin?

Danny

>From: JJB <jjbowks@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG <CONLANG@...>
>Subject: Fw: Sent to me from Georgia
>Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 14:08:42 -0400
>
>Sawthan Slang
> >
> >The Atlanta School Board, sensing that Oakland cashed in
> >by labeling African American slang as the language
> >"Ebonics," has decided to pursue some of the seemingly
> >endless taxpayer pipeline through Washington by designating
> >Southern slang, or "Hickphonics," as a language to be
> >taught in all Southern schools.
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