Southron English 101: 'Cattin Around' and 'Scooter-poopin'

http://www.slmnews.com In this video we talk about a couple of the traditional expressions used to describe the trouble that a young man may get into on a Friday night with his friends. LOL Check it out, you'll see. Y'all enjoy and take it easy.

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[FatBird11]

My mom would make me mad when I was a little boy on occasion. When she did, I would let her know I was mad, she would then tell me, "If you don't like my peaches, don't shake my tree." She got it from my grandpa JD. My dad did not refer to his grandpa as, grandpa, he said grandaddy.

[RedShirtArmy]

In my family, on my Daddy's said we said 'Granddaddy' and on my Momma's side we said 'Grandpa.' That kept the two distinguishable to us kids. Now that my Daddy's father is gone though we tend to call Grandpa 'Granddaddy' too - it being the more traditional and natural word to South Carolinians.

[FatBird11]

When I was a child, my mom would ask me, "What do you think you're doing?" After giving an unacceptable response, she would retort, "I don't give two hoots and a holler what you're doing, you......."

[RedShirtArmy]

'Two hoots and holler' - that's a great one! lol I had forgotten it. My Momma and my Grandmomma used to say that too.

[GaGirlie777]

I remember cattin around.

There are a lot of differences with some simple words. Like what we call "dinner" the north calls "supper". What we call a "sofa" they call a "couch." Does anyone remember the word "yonder?" Like Look out yonder in the fields? That word is about gone in my area.

[RedShirtArmy]

My family uses yonder. Shakespeare used yonder on frequent occassion. The next time someone makes fun of you for saying yonder start quoting a little Shakespeare for them and put the malcontent and ill-informed invader in their place.

[irishmatt17]

go South Carolina! im from James island.. you sher are totin ah good video av are language

[803honda]

lol

"or perhaps not ladies"

yessir, im cattin for harlets ;)

[proudrebel69]

@FatBird11 I have always called my grandaddy, grandaddy.

[iiskoalii]

scooterpoopin means partyin lol

[jmelkis]

I'm not going to Stormfront. You know, many of us proud Southrons are not white.  Some of us are black. Some of us are Indian. Some of us are white. Some of us are of biracial backgrounds. St. Andrew's cross is not a symbol of hate, as St. Andrew was a Christian saint, not a hater.

[jmelkis]

Yeah, a lot of people really mistakingly think that people are mispronouncing things, but they aren't really. I know some people say Southerners speak too slowly, but I don't think we speak slower. I think that we have some words with long vowels (as in longer vowel length) like the words "Gawd" (God) or "Dawg" (dog). I think that's why the words get spelled "gawd" or "dawg" to emphasize that longer pronunciation. I'm not a linguist, though.

[jmelkis]

This all seemed to differ by family where I'm from, and even in other parts of Dixie. I'm not speaking for everyone, just from my limited experience.

[sideslide23]

english 101 is hard ass compare to my old super mario bros for old nintedo.

in this class, the board screen would make it a great practice target for my bb gun, but its a very challengine moving target and I can;t even score a hit, and also a three letter word about english 101, P.O.S. and you would have to pay me to retake this coars again, I'm going into automotive next semester

[burgerwisdim]

I hope the South retains their culture. It would be TRULY SAD to see it go the way of the piggish, awkward, progressive mainstream American expression - which gets very tiresome.

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[burgerwisdim]

What a beauty RSA. There is an intriguing, somewhat cheeky, mischievous thing about Southern culture that comes thru the language, indeed. Thanks so much for sharing. My dad from south Arkansas was having a hell of a chuckle with a friend over a beer, and I recall him gasping " I haven't had so much fun since the hog ate my baby brother". Also: Damgammit !, shoot, well I say (in admiration), picture show for the cinema place, movie was still a movie. Grandma would say 'that's so dandy'. 5*****

[leejackson1853]

hi, born and bred in upper state s.c., use to play cards with my old uncle he would say "hope" instead of help", like he would give you a card and say "did it hope you any?", some of the fun sayings we use to say was, IF I JUMP ON YOU, YOU'LL BE SAYING Y'ALL GET OFF!, OR YOU WOULD RATHER SANDPAPER A LIONS ASS IN A PHONE BOOTH THAN FUCK WITH ME! OR YOU RATHER JACK OFF A GRIZZLY BEAR WITH A HANDFUL OF GLASS THAN FUCK WITH ME..JUST FUN SAYINGS THATS ALL,from a sons of a confederate veteran

[FatBird11]

Here's another one. If my dad would have a police officer following him, he would say, "I don't know why this cop keeps on "bird doggin" me.