On 2/25/06, Neil L. Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One can use this to guage a yankee's assimilation into "southern culture" > I have noticed many a yankee's horror when they unwittingly use it and have > its use brought to their attention. > Especially after swearing an oath they they will NEVER use "fixin to" in a > sentence!
It is a strange thing indeed. As a native of the Philadelphia area and having grown up there, I never suspected such things as "fixin (to)" would seep into my vernacular. My wife, who is from the mountains of NC, takes great glee in my Southernification, although my combination of of "yous," "fixin'," and pronunciations like "wooder" (water) sometimes give her pause. MPF P.S. Crazy Fire was tasty, but too busy at 12pm. -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
