[Publib] regionalisms

[Robert L. Balliot]

Greetings,

 

I grew up in western North Carolina.  As a result of isolation, it is my
understanding

that there are over 300 words specific to the dialect of the mountains.

I remember having relatives visit from the west coast and having to act as a
translator.

 

When I visit home and return, I often notice that I will end my sentences
with "thar"

and "here".  When I worked in coastal North Carolina it seemed to me that
the

accent was much closer to English that the Scots-Irish of western North
Carolina.

 

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Robert L. Balliot

1-401-421-5763

Skype: RBalliot

Bristol, Rhode Island

http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Shaw, Matthew M
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:03 AM
To: MWilliams at kearneygov.org; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] regionalisms

 

I grew up in northeastern North Carolina and folks there didn't say soda or
pop. They said "drink." For example, "I want a drink and a candy bar." Drink
mean a soft drink, not alcohol.

 

The strangest localism was "onliest." I have only ever heard it there.
Onliest translates as "only." For example, "Be careful with that! It's the
onliest one I got."

 

Matt Shaw

Forsyth County Public Library

660 West Fifth Street 

Winston-Salem, NC 27101

(336) 703-2978

 

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