Give yourself 3 points for terms you use frequently, 2 points for terms you use occasionally, and 1 point for terms you don't use yourself but grew up hearing.
In the comments section of this post:
1) Let us know your score (optional--you don't have to if you don't want to);
2) Leave a new term or phrase typical of this region or the region where you grew up.
My score was 59
ReplyDeleteAnd new word is Declare but it is pronounced dee-clair
My score was 41.
ReplyDeleteAnd new word/phrase is one my oldest child says frequently: Whassup?
My score was nine.
ReplyDeleteA phrase I grew up with and made famous by the epic DuckTales was “blathering blatherskite.” Although the phrase has fallen out of use, it is my desire to bring it to prominence.
My score was 20.
ReplyDeleteOne phrase I've heard growing up but not very often was "what in the sam hill are you doing?". Who in the sam hill is "sam hill" anyway?
My score was 29
ReplyDeleteI'm with Sherry, just who is Sam Hill? My mom always cooked enough to feed Cox's Army. To this day I still don't know who Cox was or how big his army was.
When I was growing up I was always told to sit in the wagon. If I stood in the wagon it would "tump" me out. Every now and then I remember words that I heard as a child. Tump is one of those words.
I got a 36. I had no idea that Dinner and Supper were regional.
ReplyDeleteMy grandparents use a lot of these expressions. Especially "plumb" as in "plumb furious" or "plum tired."
I scored 42.
ReplyDeleteI sure did pack a whallup'!
My score was 29.
ReplyDeleteMy great grandfather used to say "let's geddup" which was later explained to me as "let's go".
My score was 54
ReplyDelete"If the good Lord spare me."
When I was young the term 'going to the dogs' meant a form of act of failure.
ReplyDeleteMy score was 46.
ReplyDeleteMy new phrase is, "They can't see the forest for the trees." My family has always used this to describe an individual carlessly overlooking something.
my score was 41
ReplyDeleteAs in their example of 'like-to', however 'like' is pronounced like 'lack'.