I’ve had my copy of the new Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English for a couple of months. I was so…
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Appalachian Dialect
A comment on my recent video about making Apple Bread reminded me of something Pap and Granny always said. I…
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases.…
A commenter recently pointed out that I said stumped my toe instead of stubbed my toe. After reading the comment…
granddaddy noun2 (also granddaddy grey-beard) The daddy long-legs spider.1957 Combs Lg Sthn High: Word List 46 granddaddy grey-beard, harvest-man =…
Over the years of writing, and more recently creating videos, about the language of Appalachia I’ve had folks share words,…
every adjective, adverb variant form ever, esp in compounds everbody, everone, etc.1929 (in 1952 Mathes Tall Tales 108) He says…
bow up verb phrase1 Same as bow out.1956 Hall Coll. Big Bend NC Aunt Martha Packett brought Oliver into the…
See that small little thing on my computer screen in the photo above? Its what we call a no seeum.…
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases.…