Appalachian English: Why We Say 展arsh Rag & 鏑ow Tar

[Sysop]

Interesting article.

Appalachian English: Why We Say “Warsh Rag” & “Low Tar” | Appalachian Magazine

 

[Wagtail]

"Low Tar" is going to need an explanation please.

Loiter?

 

[mddorange]

"Low Tar" is going to need an explanation please.

Loiter?

It means that the air in the tire is low. :duh:

 

[wngsprd]

I had a good friend that grew up in Hatteras Village, isolated back then on the Outer Banks of NC before it was so developed and touristy. He and other locals had the same Elizabethan pronunciations. Took some getting used to at first. Was very pleasant to listen to.

I've noticed many folks, even TV news people call Washington DC, Warshington.

 

[stuckmotor]

I've known people to ad an r to the word question. "querstion"

 

[bunyip]

English are notorious for adding or dropping the 'H'.
Names like Arold Erbert Umphrey followed by Hann Hangela Hindiana etc etc.
Those little squares of towelling material we call face washers and a thong goes on your foot.
Prison language was unique too, a swy took me a while to work out.

 

[stuckmotor]

Bunyip,
Don't leave us hanging. What's swy?

 

[/pine]

A low tar is not as bad as a flat tar....

 

[John Fitzgerald]

People who have roots here in the Arkansas Ozarks, and have remained in rural areas, speak much the same as people from Appalachia.

flat tar, war plawers, warshing machine, ha'int, far a burnin......

 

[bunyip]

Swy, 2oz packet of tobacco, origin, no idea.