Common on now...down here in the South (of New Jersey), I hear all kinds
of Philly slang that I don't even understand.
Actually, I don't understand the naleart and the explosive hair for
real.
Where I come from, we have
our own special wildlife (sortoflike Oz land), you know, the goriller on
the ruf and the lobsta in the pot.
Bill Saidel
'76B
On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>
> --- Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote:
> > I was exposed to the word in the Windy City. They use it as a plual
> > for "you." It's like "you all" contracted to "y'all" here in the
> > south. I looove the variations in our language.
>
> Dan sez -
>
> Here in New Joisey it's more like 'yuz' than 'youse'.... Like, 'Yuz got
> some nice nail art taday, Candi, and your hair is SOOOOO big!'
>
>
> =====
> Dan DiBiase
> Dayton, NJ
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