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Day 21

Southerners can’t be sweet all the time. We try our best to be warm, friendly and charming but sometimes, things just go wrong. Sometimes, we loose our cool, calm, collected exterior and the cup pour-eth over.

What happens when we have a breakdown? We pitch a hissy fit or a conniption fit. These two types of tantrums are not becoming of a lady but sometimes, they happen. The hissy fit is the milder of the two types. Neither are pretty. Doodlebug and I share on today’s tape about the differences.

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Have you ever pitched a hissy or a conniption?

Blessings,

Mimi

” …Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry” James 1:19 NIV Bible

Hey! I’m glad you’re here! This post is part of a 31 Day writing challenge hosted by The Nester. During the month of October, I’m writing on Southern A Way of Life. I will be back to my ‘regular’ posts in November. Consider pushing that follow button to the right for all my latest posts. Thanks y’all!

Day 20

“The most beautiful voice in the world is that of an educated Southern woman.”

Winston Churchill

The first time I met my in-laws, my boyfriend (now husband) and I arrived at their house very tired after traveling 15 hours straight from Mississippi to Illinois. My father-in-law, upon meeting me, stated, “I’m really disappointed.” I was taken aback by it and didn’t quite know what to think. After a pause, he said that I didn’t have an accent. He expected and wanted to hear a different dialect than the one I have.

Dialects are the broad term that encompasses the syntax, morphology and semantic properties of an area’s language. For example, a dialect could employ the use of double negatives, a certain word choice to refer to an item like I talked about on Day 6 of this series or perhaps what influences helped form the dialect. An accent is how words are pronounced and is one component of a person’s dialect.

Dialects in the South are numerous and vary by locale, race, socioeconomic background and influence from a person’s exposure to others who speak differently. Doodlebug and I make an attempt at trying to make sense of it all on the video. However, if you’re really curious about dialects, I found these great articles here and here that I think you’ll find very interesting.

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What is your favorite dialect?

Blessings,

Mimi

“When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.” Acts 2:6 NIV Bible