Yep, I've heard all of those here at one time or the other. I say Santa Claus but have heard Santy and Claws for Claus I have heard sody and sody pop but no so much as when I was younger. I have heard Kin-da-garden I have heard you guys but not yous guys And yes, "I ain't got no..." Seems to me there was song with that lyric too! Was that song by Ike and Tina Turner perhaps? They were St. Louisans. We are a crossroads, middle of the US so we had influence by every major group who came from the East, North, and South. I am sure our heritage, our language, our traditions, and our families reflect this smelting pot of variety that has moved through this "Gateway to the West". If you look at our families, many of us are wonderful mixtures of several nationalities. We are a fun group! Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "jeanb" <jeanb@tranquility.net> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 7:30 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Re: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-D Digest V03 #428 > I'm really enjoying the St. Louis talk. Being from California and not > having an accent (I always thought it was unfair that we didn't), I had > Texas and Eastern relatives who when we were kids, thought they all talked > "funny." > > Then, I married a guy from St. Louis and had to hear: > > Santy Clause (Santa Clause) > orinch sody (orange soda) > Kindygarten (kindergarten) > > but haven't seen any of you mention: > > "yous guys" or "ain't got" > Did he get those somewhere else?? Ha ha > > Believe me after 30 years I still can't get him to drop any of it. > > Jean in Columbia > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To ask for a lookup or volunteer to do acts of genealogical kindess, visit Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://www.RAOGK.org. > >