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Appalachian Vocabulary Test
November 3, 2008May 19, 2018 Appalachian Dialect, Heritage
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I recently came across some old vocabulary quizzes from an Appalachian Course I took in college, and thought it would…
Speak like an Appalachian II
August 17, 2008May 18, 2018 Appalachian Dialect, Heritage
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I just finished reading Our Southern Highlanders written by Horace Kephart in 1913. The book documents the lifestyle of the…
Chitter & Chatter Like to Gom
June 1, 2008June 4, 2018 Appalachian Dialect, Chatter and Chitter
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One evening last week I looked out the window to check on the girls-what did I see? A mud fight…
Speak like an Appalachian
April 13, 2008May 2, 2018 Appalachian Dialect, Heritage
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Native Appalachians have a distinct accent. Many of the words used in the Appalachian culture are brought over with the…
Play the Name Game
April 7, 2008May 15, 2018 Appalachian Dialect, Blog, Heritage
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Names can be funny. Who hasn’t felt sorry for the guy in high school named Harry Pitts (hope that wasn’t…