South Georgiaisms

[Bill Palmer]

actually, in my first post on this subj I forgot to include the most
puzzling one of all.  Her phrase for having to go to the bathroom, was "I
have to go T-R-E", or "the dog needs to go out and T-R-E".

That one is really a mystery.

Bill

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From: "Barbara Need" <bhneed at GMAIL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: South Georgiaisms


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> Actually, all but bumfuzzled sound familiar, though I don't think I
> use any of these.
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> Barbara
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> Barbara Need
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> (OH/MA/PA/WI/IL/SD/IL)
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> On 25 Aug 2009, at 2:43 PM, Bill Palmer wrote:
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>> Exx:
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>> "Tight as Dick's hatband" for a parsimonious person
>> "Tough as whit-leather"...someone we would call hardnosed=20
>> "Bumfuzzled"...surprised or disconcerted
>> "Pine burr" for what I would call a "pine cone"
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