In a message dated 12/19/2005 9:35:02 P.M. Central Standard Time, wmyers2005@yahoo.com writes: I can still hear my folks and my grandparents saying all the familiar words yo'all have put on the site. I use a lot and I get a lot of flack from some of my grandkids. But so be it. There is a lot to say fer the way we all talk. I have lived in Warshington fer a good many years and I helped my mom with the warshing every Monday mornin makin sure the cloths were hung out right fer fear of a lickin if we didn't. Wanda My goodness, Wanda .... I do believe that you are confusing Iowa speak with eubonics. Had I spoken as a child, such as you note, my parents would not have given me a lickin', but certainly would have reprimanded me! For the most part, native Iowans speak with a bit of a Scandinavian lilt. Lynnea

I'm 26 and I remember when I first went off to college. Everyone thought I was from Missouri or Arkansas. Of course most of my friends were from northern Iowa & they had accents that sounded like they were from Minnesota or Wisconsin. I was the first time I was ever teased about the way I talked. Wash is still pronounced "Warsh" to me. Orange used to be pronounced "OOH rean gee" Creek is "Crik" (Had to watch Dawson's Crik.) Cement is "Sea-ment" These are just a few to mention. I still use You-ins and for kids under 15, they are "utes" to some people. Over yonder is one that Grandad (Issac E. Martin) always used. I can't think of anymore at the top of my head. Bonafide, educated Redneck, Tracie in Ames, IA :) P.S. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to ALL!!!!! :) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

actually, the girls got the "lickins", the boy's got "whippins"......grown men got "beatins"....and, of course, little kids got "spankins"......mac (no pun intended up there for all those of you with those kinds of minds..... ----- Original Message ----- From: <LDickin628@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 9:48 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] Iowa brouge > > In a message dated 12/19/2005 9:35:02 P.M. Central Standard Time, > wmyers2005@yahoo.com writes: > > I can still hear my folks and my grandparents saying all the familiar words > yo'all have put on the site. I use a lot and I get a lot of flack from some > of my grandkids. But so be it. There is a lot to say fer the way we all talk. > I have lived in Warshington fer a good many years and I helped my mom with > the warshing every Monday mornin makin sure the cloths were hung out right fer > fear of a lickin if we didn't. > Wanda > > > > My goodness, Wanda .... I do believe that you are confusing Iowa speak with > eubonics. Had I spoken as a child, such as you note, my parents would not > have given me a lickin', but certainly would have reprimanded me! For the most > part, native Iowans speak with a bit of a Scandinavian lilt. > Lynnea > > > ==== IADECATU Mailing List ==== > Stacey Dietiker, Momdit@aol.com: Decatur County List Administrator, > Website Coordinator, Decatur County IA Genweb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx