Appalachian Vocabulary Test 79
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do! Spraddle Spread Square dab Squinch …
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Swarped
My Father’s Day post about Pap swarping the car over into the briars brought more than a few comments and…
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Where?
I received this email a few weeks ago: I wonder if you and/or your readers know or use any…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 29
We like s’es in Appalachia. That statement sounds silly doesn’t it? What I mean is we like to add an…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 78
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do. Sara Jones Save back Saw…
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Big In Appalachia
A couple of weeks ago I received the email below from Blind Pig reader Shelia. Hey there Tipper, I enjoy…
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Transmitting Nuggets Of Appalachian Heritage
Remember my post about the old saying Grab and Growl? If you missed it you can read it here. A…
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Snake Doctor – Snake Feeder
One day last week one of the girls spotted this dragonfly on the new wheel chair ramp The Deer Hunter…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 28
Using adverbs without the correct ly suffix is common in Appalachia. A few examples: If I’m not bad fooled I believe his…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 77
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do! Run: for a…
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Waspers
wasp noun See also jasper. A variant singular forms wasper, wasp. 1942 Hall Phonetics 27 wasp, 79 wasper. B variant…
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Green Up
A few months ago I received the following email: Dear Ms. Pressley – I have enjoyed browsing your blog because…
