Have You Ever Heard Bait Used To Describe Food?
A few weeks ago Blind Pig Reader, Mel Hawkins sent me the email below: Tipper: I grew up hearing (&…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 66
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Keen Kernel Kerslunge Knee-deep ——— Keen:…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 25
The word done is the past participle of the word do (do did done). In Appalachia we often use the word…
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Waspers Are Out…Or Were Out
Waspers are out and about…at least they were before Dogwood winter arrived. We have an unusually large mailbox. Granny bought…
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Have You Ever Been Frustrated, Flustered, OR How About Flusterated?
A few weeks ago Don Casada sent me the email below: “I was reading through Volume XV of North…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 65
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Jaggedy Jew down Jim jams Job…
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Appalachian Grammar Lesson 24
In Appalachia we often add the word in to our sentences even when it’s unnecessary. He said he saw the…
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Blowed To Kingdom Come
Last weekend Chatter and I made an emergency trip across the mountain to Franklin. Well it wasn’t really an emergency…
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Hootendashers
Our little hootendashers at about 3 years of age. They had just gotten their first swing set and in typical…
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Working Bee
working, working bee noun A gathering of neighbors to help a family with such activities as house raising or corn…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 64
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test-take it and see how you do. Ideal Ill Ill able Iron glass…
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A Blind Pig Reader Has A Question
Carol Stuart has a question for us: When you do another set of vocabulary words would you please ask…
