Appalachian English
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Uploaded by NCLLP on Sep 12, 2008
Excerpt on Appalachian English from the documentary film Mountain Talk.
http://www.talkingnc.com
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Atlanta IS a good example! Wish I could move!
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I'm from Eastern Kentucky and I approve this message. What's funny is I don't even think about this stuff, I just assume everyone knows what I'm talking about!
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@2agray Everyone I know in Eastern KY says "pop."
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And there's no such thing as a soda pop or soft drink. Everything is a "Coke." "Would you get me a Coke in there please?" What kind do you want? "Sprite."
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And don't forget names of ailments too like the dropsy or piles. LOL. If you are diabetic you have "sugar". High blood pressure, you've got "high blood." Upset stomach is "the gripe." Flu is "the grip." A lot of these terms have died off but I worked in a hospital about 25 years ago and you had to know these terms. They were documented ailments in the chart. The old timers would use those terms and it took me a while to figure out some of them. LOL
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I'm from the mountains of TN and have relatives in Long Island. Oh BOY do they make fun of me! LOL! The one word that gets them is "fixin'." I'm fixin to go to the store. "What's broke? Whadd'ya fixin?" They would put me on speaker phone and say words like dawg.
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Yep! It's dead on. It's really hard for people to try and copy the Appalachian accent. There's a certain syncopated rhythm to it that you can't copy unless you were raised with it.
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Haha popcorn sutton the best moonshiner there ever was!
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R.I.P. Popcorn Sutton!
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those people dont have worries..i envy them
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Yeah I like my moped!!
awatercoloredlife 3 months ago 22
Well I'm actually from Thailand but I spent a year as an exchange student in NC. I was surprised how local talked to me at first and had hard times understanding. It's just the same that they didn't understand my thick Thai accent. But you're right, those people are nice, honest and willing to help. I love Appalachian region and I love southern people :-)
TheLittleStarlight 4 months ago 15