Comments on: Are You a Yankee or a Rebel? http://joscafe.com/2005/12/18/are-you-a-yankee-or-a-rebel Live, Laugh, Love Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:57:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://joscafe.com/2005/12/18/are-you-a-yankee-or-a-rebel/comment-page-1#comment-3122 David Mon, 19 Dec 2005 17:10:39 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2005/12/18/are-you-a-yankee-or-a-rebel/#comment-3122 76% Dixie, cos I knew the "right" terminology, not that I use it so much. Grew up a Confederate (not a Rebel) Stater, born and bred, but I don't sound like or have the same kinds of phrases rolling off my tongue as my parents and sibs, mainly cos I always have read so much, and had (too many) voice lessons. So, my pronunciation as well as my vocab are skewed away from family norms. Still, philospohically, I'm much more of a Confederate Stater than my family who still say "warsh rag" (and keep in mind that most of them have as many—or more—advanced degrees as I do. heh) or whatever. One can, after all be culturally Southern (or "Southren") w/o being philosophically wedded to the reality that "the Constitution died at Appomattox". :-) 76% Dixie, cos I knew the “right” terminology, not that I use it so much. Grew up a Confederate (not a Rebel) Stater, born and bred, but I don’t sound like or have the same kinds of phrases rolling off my tongue as my parents and sibs, mainly cos I always have read so much, and had (too many) voice lessons. So, my pronunciation as well as my vocab are skewed away from family norms.

Still, philospohically, I’m much more of a Confederate Stater than my family who still say “warsh rag” (and keep in mind that most of them have as many—or more—advanced degrees as I do. heh) or whatever. One can, after all be culturally Southern (or “Southren” w/o being philosophically wedded to the reality that “the Constitution died at Appomattox”.

:-)

]]> By: Jo http://joscafe.com/2005/12/18/are-you-a-yankee-or-a-rebel/comment-page-1#comment-3116 Jo Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:17:13 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2005/12/18/are-you-a-yankee-or-a-rebel/#comment-3116 65% (Dixie). Just under the Mason-Dixon Line I've been done south since 1977 -- hmmm 65% (Dixie). Just under the Mason-Dixon Line

I’ve been done south since 1977 — hmmm

]]> By: chuck myguts http://joscafe.com/2005/12/18/are-you-a-yankee-or-a-rebel/comment-page-1#comment-3115 chuck myguts Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:09:35 +0000 http://joscafe.com/2005/12/18/are-you-a-yankee-or-a-rebel/#comment-3115 If you got to take the test, then it's kind of obvious that you ain't from around here. Besides, the most obvious test is how many generations, not years, till you're a true southerner and not a poser. If you got to take the test, then it’s kind of obvious that you ain’t from around here.
Besides, the most obvious test is how many generations, not years, till you’re a true southerner and not a poser.

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