Jann Woodard (jann.woodard@eudoramail.com) wrote: >I love these "grammer postings!" That's what makes the southern people so >unique to the world!! My favorite expressions were the one's my >grandfather used: "Hon, have you et yet?" No sir, I'm not hungry! >"Well, there's some food "over yonder" if you are." Jann, you forgot to add the next line: "We're fixin' to eat d'recly [directly]". Don't know that I've ever heard any other folks besides Southerners use the term "directly" to mean "some vague point in time, probably soon". --Melissa