Southernisms
Flat as a
flitter: Very,
very flat.
Grandbabies: Grandchildren
Grits:
Grits are ground corn. Why
not call it cornmeal, you ask? Well,
cornmeal is more finely ground.
-g’s:
Droppin’
g’s at the end of words ending in
‘ing’ We do have the
tendency to bite off the ends of most words--almost as if it takes too much
effort to say the whole thing.
Honey
child (or Honey chile): Sure,
that's how it sounds. Except for the 'honey'. It usually ends up
sounding more like "hon'y chile".Icing (it's never frosting--it's
icing. I always howl when I watch Feminine Air and Becky says "frosting on
the cake")
No
bigger than a minute:
Small
Sweet
milk:
Milk that ain't buttermilk. No,
we don't put sugar in our milk. :D
Sugar
tit: For
babies to make them stop cryin’.
Tea
(never hot, always sweet)
Take
you a nap:
Go have a nap.
Y'all
(or ya'll): Used when talking to more than one person.