Hmmm...I've lived in St. Louis all my life. Granted, I'm familiar with the "highway fortee-fortee" stuff, and the odd thing we do about "where did you go to school" having nothing to do w/ college. But the Santa stuff, etc., I haven't heard outside of adults talking to the baby. And those with proper education pronounce Missouri as Missouree (not that other way). And I think our other strange bit is not so much "yous guys" as much as "you-all" or "we-all." But I guess what always got me is the way Illinois refers to soda as "pop." I also remember there is someplace else that refers to soda as "Coke" - regardless of the type (such as going out for a soda was going out for a "Coke" but that wasn't what you drank). Does anyone know where I'm talking about? Gina St. Louis ----- Original Message ----- From: jeanb 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.

Our daughters' husband and family, born & raised in St. Louis metro, say yous, sodie or pop (for any sort of soft drink) must serve brats, pasta, & beer. When we lived in Etlanna (Atlanta for the uninformed) Coke was "mother's milk" consumed at all times and places and only the uncouth drank Pepsi, though still called it Coke. Here in St. Louis being and outsider ment not having gone to school, elementary & high especially in a catholic school. If you had that misfortune, you were definitely an outsider, ignored at parties, not invited to most and almost never included in general activities. We have lived in St. Louis twice, Kansas City twice, Atlanta & Los Angeles. Never felt so left out or ignored as the two times here in St. Louis. Have lasting friends everywhere except St. Louis. This is certainly more than I should have said but what-the-hay, did it anyway. Bill Houdek Ballwin, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "GINA DANNA" <CSA26MS@msn.com> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] Re: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-D Digest V03 #428 > Hmmm...I've lived in St. Louis all my life. Granted, I'm familiar with the "highway fortee-fortee" stuff, and the odd thing we do about "where did you go to school" having nothing to do w/ college. But the Santa stuff, etc., I haven't heard outside of adults talking to the baby. And those with proper education pronounce Missouri as Missouree (not that other way). > > And I think our other strange bit is not so much "yous guys" as much as "you-all" or "we-all." > > But I guess what always got me is the way Illinois refers to soda as "pop." I also remember there is someplace else that refers to soda as "Coke" - regardless of the type (such as going out for a soda was going out for a "Coke" but that wasn't what you drank). Does anyone know where I'm talking about? > > Gina > St. Louis > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jeanb > 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. > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > If you haven't visited Dave Lossos' "Genealogy in St. Louis" website (http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/) you might want to take a look. >