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Whistlin' Dixie
R. Alex Whitlock
Yankee or Dixie:
86% (Dixie). Did you have any Confederate ancestors?
Most likely. Both sides of my family have routes that run pretty deep in their respective states (Texas and Virginia).
Since Mom and Dad are both wonderfully healthy, my brother and I have never thought about calling dibs on our inheritance with one major exception. On our back porch is a print of a painting of Robert E. Lee and his generals. I used to think it was the coolest thing ever and told Mom that I wanted that some day. It turned out that my brother did the exact same thing, except that I got dibs first.
On the whole, though, I'm reluctant to call myself pro-south. In some ways I'm quite the opposite. I don't have a whole lot of romantic imagery regarding the Old South and the War Between the States. I'm also, relatively speaking and particularly for a southerner, somewhat hostile to the Confederate battle flag.
But as far as language goes, it's pretty clear. "Y'all" is a word.
Like
Adrianne, I didn't realize that "feeder" was largely a Houston term. It's what I've always used. In fact, once upon a time I thought "Frontage Road" was like MLK Blvd... there seemed to be one in every town!
[via Owen "One-third Yankee" Courreges]
Observations
"69% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!"
I had the same reaction for feeder/frontage, except that mine was tied to our regular trips to see relatives in Dallas: "This must be the longest road ever..."
I'm not one-third yankee. The test is FLAWED I tell you, FLAWED!
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