I got another one that I haven't heard anyone mention yet. How about "Arsh Tater" for Irish Potato which only means a white potato as far as I understood. My father still calls them that pretty often. P. Mitchell -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Pierce <stephen.pierce@worldnet.att.net> To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com <TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 5:57 AM Subject: Re: Re(2): Expand Your Vocabulary >To quote Billy Bob Thornton from the movie Sling Blade... " I like the way >you talk. Uh Huh!" > >> Steeyet - for "still yet" >> Purt nyur - for "pretty near" >> Rosnyur - for "roasting ear" (of corn) >> Ain't got nary'un - for "don't have any" >> Haint - for "haunt" or ghost >> Tar for "tire" >> Far for "fire" >> Fair to middlin' >> A right smart - any large amount, great distance, etc., as down the road a >> right smart or a right smart of beans. >> Fur for "for" - a "fur piece" is not animal skin, it is a significant >> distance to travel. >> > > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe. >Send a message to TNUNION-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe > >