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    1. Re: Re(2): Expand Your Vocabulary
    2. Stephen Pierce
    3. 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. >

    09/27/1999 04:06:06