"Gom" is a corruption of "Gaum", which was a middle-English word that means stain or blemish. So many Appalachian words that seem strange to outsiders are just more authentic ways of speaking. We still use words and phrases that other places abandoned decades or even centuries ago.

Wow, this reminds me of the days as a young child listening to my dad. He was born in 1930 in the hills of Tenessee. He had quite a few "hillbilly" (as I called them) phrases he used. In the mid-1960s he moved into administration and was told by his mentor that he had to lose the southern accent and phrases, or he would never be respected as an educated individual. So he sought speech therapy/coaching and learned to speak as an "educated" individual (mind you, he had a BS degree in agronomy and a minor in chemistry, and later earned an MBA). He is now age 90.5 and over the last few years has reverted back to his southern hills talk. More power to him!

My Grandma used a lot of the words and phrases you talk about in these fantastic videos. Funny thing is she grew up in a little village originally settled by French people during the French Indian war, and it's on the Lake Erie shore. My favorite thing she said was, airish. Git your jacket on, it's airish.

17:00, when my children were young I taught them that when grandma says "you might want to...." they had to interpret that as "you MUST do...." She was just so gentle and polite, never forceful in speech.

"I don't care" is one we use a lot, and "might". We also say Have you eaten yet? - Geat yet? Do you want to? - yaunt to? Directly - drecly Having to - haftin ta I'm sure there's plenty more I could think of 😉 Thank you for posting these videos 👍 Have a blessed day☺️

My mom was from Huntsville TN. Moved to Cincinnati OH as a teen maybe. Growing up, all of my friends would comment on her southern accent and how she talked. I always told them my mom doesn't have an accent! I did know some her sayings were different. Then I moved out on my own & didn't talk to her for several months. Once I talked to her again I realized my friends were right. She did have an accent!

You are a jewel! I grew up in southern West Virginia desperately wanting out of appalachia. I made it to Lexington Kentucky, then Illinois for five years and back. I used to try and cover up my accent. I can still drop in and out of the Tom Brokaw midwest non-accent whenever I want. But I rarely do anymore. When I moved to Illinois, I learned it was really an advantage. People underestimated me, and I had a way of quickly showing them I was purty smart. I was a systems engineer and usually the most knowledgeable on the issues in the room. After it dawned on them I was a smart guy, it was -- "I just love your accent. Where are you from?" Guess what? A huge portion of people in the midwest are there because there ancestors like mine came across the mountains through the Cumberland Gap. We all have more in common than we do differences. I could go on forever, but you say can it all much better. You are one of the most articulate, understable, and relatable people I've heard. I've met a lot of impressive people -- senators, governors, mayors, CEOs and VPs of Fortune 500 companies-- but you have made a bigger impression on me. We are so much smarter than people that make fun of others because they are different. Sorry for rambling, but I'll close with one little story. We moved to Illinois when my son was going into the fourth grade. He loved to sing more than anything. We always listened to music and sang in the car. He joined the Glee Club at school. He was so excited! After a few weeks, he quit. When I asked why, he said it was because the other kids made fun of his "country accent." All of Illinois other than Chicago is farm country. The height of fashion are work boots, Carthart and fleece. I told him to tell those kids to "kiss your country ass." He did. Teacher called. It all worked out, and I was proud of him. Mommy always told me, "if you don't want people to walk all over you, don't be a doormat." You are wonderful, New Fan

"Had ought to....." I've heard that all my life.

A lot of what Appalachians consider unique to them are in fact remnants of older English or quaint and endearing local idioms that took hold. As an Australian born in England, with a life long passion for linguistics I can clearly see how many of the phrases we now consider special or specific to Appalachia originated. I have spent perhaps 6 months now, studying Appalachia for my own enjoyment, especially watching "Soft White Underbelly" episodes which show very real (almost too real) examples of Appalachians, along with other documentary info dealing with accent, language and culture. I think I developed a special place in my heart for mountain folk due to listening to certain old songs, Harlen County mining type tunes etc. I live near Sydney Australia, had running water and electricity my whole like, never had to kill a pig or walk barefoot to school, but I saw a 70+ year old woman on Soft White Underbelly, who utterly made me whole life look like easy street. After all her hardship, she still kills squirrels for food, still drives, had five kids (one died car accident) and when you look at the deep furrows on her brow you wonder how the actual hell she can still be utterly happy and so deeply in love with Appalachia. This is the video I speak of, I urge anyone who has a heart to watch this wonderful woman: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKuqa6yJvLXImWw.html&ab_channel=SoftWhiteUnderbelly In any case, while I contend that I can with ease explain a great many origins Appalacian words based on fairly rudimentary linguistic research, there are some things which jump up and grab me by the throat! One such word is SIGOGGLIN. It should be obvious to English speakers if they say this word a few times, that it means pretty much what you might think it should, but ONLY if you allow yourself to loose yourself in the moment :) I do not want to spoon-feed anyone, so if you do not know what this great Appalachian word means Mr Google will help. I do thought, believe this is one of the most endearing words that ever came out of the mountains, because it is almost totally transparent in terms of its real meaning in modern English, yet is endearing and speaks volumes as to the heart of mountain people. In Australia, we do not have many "special" lexical geographic delights, not like the creole of the islands in the US etc. We do however have slang or phrases that are uber specific at times. For example on the Central Coast of NSW, the word "Parra" was a contraction of "Parramatta" (a suburb of Sydney) and used by us (locals) to disparage anyone from Sydney visiting our town. I mention this because SIGOGGLIN is, in a similar vein a very localized invention, however with vastly more beauty and scope. Today on the Central Coast, no one would have a clue if I called someone a "Parra", that term was essentially 1970-1980, I bet a king's ransom however that SIGOGGLIN will still be used until the last person in Appalachia turns the lights out and locks the gate.

I was not fortunate enough to be born in Appalachia, but my Dad was born in eastern Tennessee in the hollars. I have wonderful memories of visiting my Granny and other kinfolk, sleeping on a pallet of homemade quilts, breakfast of country ham, fresh brown eggs, milk gravy and cathead biscuits. I identified with my Dad's folks more than my Moms [she was raised in central Kentucky]. Because my parents had limited "schooling", they pronounced words "funny" and city folk couldn't understand. I too spoke that way, you know, "fir" instead of far, "weryagoin" instead of "where are you going", and "bofe a em" instead of "both of them"....you get the idea how I talked. My city teachers would correct me, when I called a "street a road", and when I said "nuther en" instead of "another one"....I couldn't pronounce words that started with " R's" , they would sound more like "W's", like, "wagon sounded like raggon", and "wood sounded like rood"......so, I was given "Speech Therapy" for two years in the 3rd and 4th grades, which corrected my pronounciation of words WHEN in the presence of Teachers, BUT, when I would go home, I would talk the RIGHT way, the way I learned by my parents. I am now 70 years old, and I have longed all my life to live in the hollars of Appalachia, but my life did not take that path. I visit in areas there, and I feel "fit in" with the people and their lifestyle, more than the life, I have lived and am living. I have created my life with "things" my Granny had done, I make quilts, can foods, dehydrate other foods, make sausage, listen to old timey Gospel music and Bluegrass, make cracklin cornbread in iron skillets, garden, attend a Baptist Church, buy chocolate drops, horehound candy, and bake jam cake at Christmas. So, when peole ask me if I come from Appalachia, I say, YES, my roots go back to 1700,s, and I am proud to say so. Blind Pig & The AcornAppalachian Life 50m · Check out my latest video and see if you're familiar with the language usages I share-and don't forget to subscribe to my channel and help me celebrate Appalachi… See More Unusual Grammar and Phrases in Appalachia

My husband used to say he clumed a tree ? My in-laws said cooter shell for a cars glove compartment, step ins for women's panties, drawers for men's underwear, and pocket book for a man's wallet. Much of their saying's are like Appalachian grammer. I'm from Michigan, but moved to N.C. to marry the love of my life many years ago. I learned a totally different vocabulary after moving to N.C., and I've lost most of my accent. People think I was born and raised here 🤗 Love it! Have a blessed day 🙏

I grew up in East Tennessee. The first year my husband and I were married (he was born and raised in Washington state), I made the very natural comment in late fall, “I hope how soon Christmas comes.” He stopped and stared at me and asked, “What did you say?” I repeated it thinking he hadn’t heard me. It took a few repetitions for me to realize that he had never heard that expression before. Nearly 44 years later, he still laughs about the first time he heard me say that. It is still a very natural comment to me.

In 1952 or 53 we had a new English teacher at our high school. Kingston. Tenn. and definitely East Tenn. I don't remember where she came from but she certainly didn't "speak our language". If someone used a word or words such as you'uns or over yonder she would stop and correct the person. After about 2 weeks and at the end of a very trying class with us, she said." when you all come back to class on Monday there are three words I want you to leave completely out of your vocabulary and never bring them to this class again. And here they are. Before leaving the room abruptly, she went to the board and wrote: UPPAIR< DOWNNAIR< and BACKKAIR.

A lot of us have mentioned "fixin to", but I also had relatives who said "commencin' to" interchangeably. I am kind of sad I didn't grow up in Appalachia, so I don't have the accent or use the words and phrases, but my mom's family lived in Pike County, KY, so I heard all of it growing up. Love it.

I’m born in Kentucky raised some in Ohio, the school worked hard on me getting my country talk outta me , I got F in English ,kids called me SHAKE AND BAKE ,THEYD CORNER ME TO SAY ITS SHAKE AND BAKE AND I HELPED ,,,,,,REMEMBER THAT COMERCIAL☺️I LOVE ALL THESE VIDEOS AND THINKING ABOUT ALL MY COUNTRY GRAMMAR, I TALK COUNTRY AND I LOVE IT

Your videos are charming. I am a hillbilly who is also a linguist. I like your unapologetic approach to our beloved expressions. You are right about "modals". They express conditions either mental or physical. "Might could or should" is a modern translation of Scottish "micht cud" which is very old and often disputed. These expressions like: have to, must, need to, should, ought to, could, and might are in descending order of necessity or possibility. I never heard direct counsel from elders as a child. Like you say, we soften the intent in a phrase such as - might could, for example which is a double modal verb. All these expressions, which I once thought found there provenance in ignorance, are really vestiges of our forefathers from Scotland, England, and Ireland. Thus, there is no shame in any of them. Brava to you! And yes, I had family "so fer up a holler had to pipe in sunshine". I admire your work. Celebrate diversity!

A couple that are used quite often around here are, "ought not to" and "dudn't", Once I had to stay over at work with a group from Boston, Ma. for several hours. Around eight o'clock I walked on the plane and asked them if the liked much. They just looked at each other and asked, "like what?". I asked again if they liked much being through with the job, and if they did I'd go get everyone something to eat. They all cracked up and apologized saying they did "lack" quite a bit being through. They're hard to understand too.

I have said these things all my life. I worked for a company years ago and it was based out of Massachusetts, home office there ....anyhow officials from there use to come to our offices down here in north Carolina mountains, they told us we needed to get the hillbilly south out of our mouth! That statement did not set well with me and I found a different job soon after that...I'm very proud of my scotts Irish, southern Appalachia heritage.....thanks tipper for sharing this! God bless 🙏

I love listening to you. I grew up in West Virginia. Some of those phrases were familiar to me and some weren't. But I do understand what you said about a kinder, gentler way of offering suggestions. One of my grandmother's came from Tennessee and she used more of the phrases you brought up. Just listening to you makes me feel at home, and I thank you for that.

I'm not from Appalachia, however, my Dad would always say "They hadn't better had!" whenever he heard someone was doing or had done something they shouldn't have been doing or done. Born and raised in NH. Thanks for the stories and knowledge. I really appreciate your channel. All my love and prayers for you and yours, always 💙

Sounds like a beautiful place to be. Bless you so much for sharing your wisdom.

Sounds normal to me,,, some old phrases I heard from my grandparents. which I never hear now are a poke (paper bag) , a yard broom (rake), a hose pipe (water hose) and my other granny would tell us that our necks were cayrny (dirty) with granny beads....

‘Well’ I’ll swanee’, expressing surprise .. and ‘I do declare’, meaning it’s the truth. Grandpa Tom Freeman used to say, ‘well, I’ll be John Brown!’, to show surprise. He also said, ‘he wouldn’t give you air if you were in a jug’ .. and my very favorite, as we watched the Hee Haw tv show, laughing at the jokes and enjoying the country music .. when the show ended, ‘he laughed and exclaimed, ‘Boy, that was good ‘till the last drop!’, referring to the old Maxwell House commercial. You’re making me sentimental here at Christmas time, Tipper.

I'm from Australia, and think it's wonderful that people are documenting languages that may eventually disappear. Even here we have parts of the language that gradually disappear and it's a shame. Good times to you.

How about "drecly" ? Sometimes "right drecly". To me it means I'll get to it real soon

Oh my goodness. I am 74 years old and when you started saying the old sayings I got goose bumps. My mom and grandma (McCain) were from Trion, Ga and I grew up hearing these phrases. Boy did your video bring back memories I had long forgotten. Plus a few switchins from a willow branch. God bless you.

My Nan was my maternal grandmother & she was my window into Appalachia. She would say "get up a ginnit" which was "get up against it". Also, she called bed covers "kivers". My favorite was she called mayflies "galley nappers". Many others I can't remember.

I lived in Louisville for 27 years and my in-laws were from Glasgow. When I moved back north I was talking to a coworker about a restaurant and asked him, 'was it any count?' He had no idea what I had asked....seemed clear to me.

Friend of mine had a father in law, near Cuba, Mo., that spoke Ozark/Appalachia dialect. I was talkin to him and I knew he had a drinking problem. The last time I seen him was a year or so before and he was as drunk as a skunk. So I was speaking to him as he was sitting in his car drinking a coke. I asked him "not drinkin beer"? He said "No, I don't drink no more". I said, "Oh you quit"? He said, "I Been Quit for a while". "Been Quit". That is one of those terms. Maybe a hold over from Appalachia.

I was raised in the south and a lot of those sayings and unusual grammar are used all the way down here in central Florida. Just by us natives. When I first moved in this house I had a guy come out to check my ac unit. He stayed out there quite a while, came back and said, "ma'am, I'm sorry but that thing's just plum wallered out."

Fascinating Tipper. I love finding this content, never too late to learn of other cultures especially in the USA. I have a friend in Charlotte. Wonderful accent. 🥰🇬🇧

Still loving your channel. I thought of an old friend of mine who has passed away now. If he was talking about something that was really nasty. He would say, why that ain't fit for a green fly to land on. 🤣

My brother left southeast Kentucky when he was 19. He lived in northern Ohio. He never lost his mountain accent. He lived there until age 57, he passed away and we brought him back to our family cemetery.

I say/have said every single one of these forms, and I hear them all the time. The part about the gentle personality traits of Appalachians in reference to the word "might" is so interesting. I have heard my mamaw say something like, " You might ought to try soaking that stain in vinegar." It comes off as not being so pushy and more of a gentle suggestion. So fascinating. I love our dialect.

I’m from West Virginia and lived in Texas for the last 32 years. Some of the things I would say made people make fun of me but I didn’t mind. Some things I would say were “pert near”, the way I would pronounce Restaurant, most would say it with 2-3 syllables where I would say it fast like Rest runt. Another thing I would say often is “Is that not the” before saying “the dumbest thing you ever heard or Is that not awesome? Growing up, older family members would add letters to words such as chimney, they would add an L calling it chimley. There were probably others but I can’t think of them right now. I’ve since moved back to West Virginia and have started picking up the accent again.

I grew up in rural West Virginia, so far up a holler that they had to pipe in sunshine. The only word that sorta embarrassed me was the word "wasper" for wasp. I was at work talking to co-workers (fellow West Virginians) and said something about a wasper, a buddy laughed and said they are wasp, and wasper was just an hillbilly name. I don't think I've use wasper since, that being said, I have used and will continue to use most of the phrases you have spoke of.

Being as my Mom was raised in central Florida but left for the city life of Miami at seventeen. She wanted to be a city girl but we've all heard that familiar saying, "You can take the girl out of the country, but ya can't take the country out of the girl." And unknowingly the language was passed on to her children without them even havin' a clue. In my twenties, I was corrected a few times for my speech by a guy who's mother was an English teacher. I never realized up until that point of how I pronounced certain words. For example the word straw and bra I pronounced as if they were spelled strawl and brawl. And still say it like that today. Oh yeah, and Mom used to pronounce washing machine as warshin machine.

My husband (from Georgia) says "I'll Suwanee" or "I'll swan". He has also said "Take off like Mooters goose". I have no idea what that means, neither does he. A friend of ours from Kentucky says "Take shed of it". That means to get rid of it. Like you, I really like accents, and love hearing different phrases and grammar.

Beautiful Appalachian mountains and beautiful Appalachian people. ❤️

I always thought might could was a very gentle way of giving advice yes I love it.

My guess is that anytime you add an "a" in front of a verb, it's a direct holdover from Irish Gaelic, which I studied at Cal for a year and half -- then later did my Masters degree in Irish history at Trinity College Dublin. In Irish, the present tense if formed by adding "ag" in front of the verb The "ag" is basically the equivalent of "-ing" in English. So, in Irish Gaelic, the word for "run" is "rith"-- and running is "ag rith." BUT -- you don't pronounce he "g" -- (or the "t" - but that's another story...) So it's pronounced "uh-rih." I've always thought that the "a-going" is a direct holdover from the Scotch-Irish roots of Applalachian English. It has literally trapped an Irish-Gaelic construction in its dialect!

My mom was from Sneedville Tennessee she said things like, " Way Lord" meaning oh my gosh , "Well pon my word soul and honor" "Lord have Mercy " "Well I wish tell me never " every Sunday on the way to church my grandmother would always tell me to always "act pretty " when I got to church :)

I haven't heard braggity since my grandpa passed in 1966. So many of uses /phrases I had no idea where they came from,but I recognize most of them. Kinda like going home. It is amazing how far some of these expressions have traveled.

I never get tired of watching these videos. Thanks for producing these videos. I can see how devoted you are and passionate about sharing the Appalachian way of life! 😊🇨🇦

"used to could" do something, e.g., "You used to could buy a loaf of bread for 35 cents." "fixin' to" do something -- which I define as "commencing to begin to start to do something."

I'm from McDowell County WV, and this video just made me realize I add a's into my speech all the time. I hadn't heard of "been a being" but I use something like "I've been a standing here for 15 minutes" all the time.

A phrase I've heard all my life and still use today is "might as well to". This turns a few heads when I say it but it's everyday language for me. Another one is "might as well as not". Since I have found your channel, I realize how much of this talk I do. This makes me smile! Thanks for all your advice and the memories you share.

"Here while back..." wow that takes me back. Grew up in rural North Florida and I heard this. I've heard most of these sayings. My ancestors came to my hometown area down from GA and SC, and before that from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and that whole mid-Atlantic area as they migrated from the old countries.

I've done genealogy research for years. After reading books by Lee Smith, I wondered if I had roots in the Appalachian mountains because my grandparents and parents spoke like folks in your area. I can't find anything. However, after watching this, I realized that not all but most of those words and phrases were common with people in Marshall. Dekalb and Etowah Counties in Alabama. Most likely they were used over most of North Alabama. I enjoyed "this here video"...😂 No matter how people speak, I find it endearing. It is a part of who they are. "That is clear near to the truth as I can come. " That is a statement I've heard in my early life.

“Fixin’ to” is one my mom uses. I’m fixin to go to the store. Another is “like to”. I like to never got done with my chores.

My Granny was a hoot when it came to euphemisms ! I' ll never forget when I was a very young boy , and I'd do something to get her aggravated , she would say " I'll put you on a stump and shoot ya off " lol . Or if my Papaw did something after she would tell him not to and it wound up going badly , she'd say " well that's your calf to lick" .

I could listen to you talk all day - and understand every word you're sayin. My Mama and Daddy are from Kentucky and listenin to you is like bein at home!

I grew up on the edge of the Appalachian Mountains and I understand all of this. I grew up hearing this stuff. Makes sense to me.

It's great to hear those phrases. I grew up on the west cost, lived in the midwest Then lived in South Carolina and North Carolina, in the base of the mountain and in the mountains. Yes, I did pick up the accent and I never did not understand what was being said. I had a lot of friends and many times I was told that they didn't believe I had lived there for such a short time. I have to say, in the Appalachians, I did meet some of the nicest people and some I knew didn't have a mean bone in em'. Thank You for putting a smile on my face.

One I don't use often, but will use if folks understand is yonder. Some understand. Most don't

One of my favorites from Pap was the phrase “lick yer calf over”!

An awful lot of the folks around here in Southern Indiana (Clark, Jefferson, and Scott Counties) are just a few generations from rural Kentucky. Seems like the Ammunition plant in Charlestown sparked an exodus from KY. My grandparents moved here from the Nolin area (Wax and Cub Run) in the 40's, but I still consider myself a transplant. We never went down there much, Grandma was my connection to KY. She was born in 1911, 4'10" tall, raised 13 kids, outlived 2 husbands, 5 kids, and 1 grandson. Lost one leg at 80, lived on the family farm until she was 92, and died at 98. She worked at something every day of her life - gardening, canning, sewing her own shirts and double knit pants from homemade patterns made from paper bags, quilting, cleaning, always something! I watched her, I imitated her, I worked with her, I learned from her. She was my best friend as a child and a kindred soul all my adult life! The sad thing is that, around here, so few of my generation (I'm 48) and younger were interested in that part of their heritage growing up, and it's mostly lost. You don't really get it down in your bones by just asking Grandpa for a few stories when you're in your 50's if you're transplants like many of us are here. You've got to walk it, breathe it, smell it. So, while she was not Appalachian, most of your language was the same as what I learned from Grandma growing up. And the ways. Hospitality. Food. Story telling. Quilting. Putting by. Growing. Family. It's the same. And I feel SO blessed that I got to absorb that from her! I'm rich because of it! A few of Grandma's words/sayings: "pert nyeart" (pretty near to = almost), "might not" = almost, "hind part fo'mus" (hind part foremost = backwards), "smart" = a woman wasn't lazy and could cook and clean very well, "A whistling woman and a crowing hen will soon raise the devil out of his den." "A woman can throw more out the window with a teaspoon than a man can bring in the front door in a wheelbarrow." Thank you so much for your channel ♥️

When we're getting ready to leap, we said get a run and go, too. And other people say " if you don't mind" but we say, "if you don't care ". And branch lettuce for making killed lettuce

All four - yes. I don’t use the phases but rings true in my ears.

A neighbor used to tell her little yappy spoiled dog if it didn’t stop she was going to fram fire out of it! She also put registration in her glove department in her car. She was Piedmont NC.

In reference to a shoplifter hiding merchandise in her coat, Andy Griffith on his show said "Little old ladies ought never to clank."

Some of the things I remember my Granny Reese (maternal) saying, "I swan" and "Great land a oceans!" My Grandma Lilly (Paternal) would say, "I'll get your goat." and "libel" as in, "You keep teasing that dog and you're libel to get bit." But my favorite word from my daddy's kin will always be 'Wrongsidouters' it means 'wrong side outwards' as in, "Girl your shirts wrongsidouters again." I heard that a lot when I was little.😄

Here in my area we'd say "took a running shot" instead of a running go. "I had to take a running shot to get up the mountain with all that snow on." It always seems to be in relation to something challenging. Which taking a running shot is a challenge, especially with the old smooth bore muskets frontiersmen used here in this part of the world.

My family says Here While Back. Listening to you reminds me of any get together with my family.

Up here in Kamloops BC Canada, we would say "you might want to water the plants before they die". I love watching your videos and learning about Appalachia and your life growing up. My daughter came to me one day and called me "MEMA" I told her I was to young to be a southern grandma we laughed and every once in awhile she'll call me "MEMA or Mayma" funny kid.

When I was a kid, we moved to California. I remember going to school one day and all the other kids were talking about wearing jeans. I had no clue as to what they were talking about. When I got home I asked daddy what jeans were. He had to explain to me that jeans were britches. I think that was also around the same time I learned that out there drawers did not mean underwear.

My papaw would always say "A man might could" when he had an ideal about something that would solve a problem we had run across when working on something. He was born in 1930 in Coker Creek Tn had all kinds of old sayings and wisdom to pass along.

I have either said all these or had relatives that said them! We would say "scooch" without the 'r' though. "Scooch over. Make room ".

Being raised in W.Va. my grandmother would say when someone was teasing, " You're pesterin' the Joe-daddlins outa me!" or paisley printed fabric she called " Joe-mucceldy-dun".

I'm obsessed with your channel, I can't seem to get enough. Your voice is so calming and relaxing to me. Love It !!!

Great video and bring back memories of my mom, her sisters and my grandfolk. My cousins and I still use several words and phrases we grew up from our folks. Thank you for sharing this video.

You used to hear this,in the west too..Many of the early Western pioneers came from the southern regions and many of the customs and speech,were carried out west with them..I grew up around a lot of elderly people who spoke like this..Seems though,that every generation looses it more and more...I get a kick outa videos of people from that region and they have translation at the bottom..I understand everything they are saying.LOL

It seems like there is always.something new to learn. ❤️

I have a dear friend from northeast Mississippi who says “fisin’ to” when he’s about to do something. We tease (make light of) him but I love colloquial speech.

So funny to hear some of it, but I’ve heard it back here in Nevada. I’ve got a friend who plays Mountain music 🎼 bluegrass some call it. I like how nice you are, it’s refreshing see your beautiful personality, just truthfulness without bragging. So needed, I get this idea that you take responsibility for your actions. Sounds silly, but it’s all I care about, character. So much everywhere, honor, pride, character keeps coming back. I’m loving hearing you talk about language and different accents.

I love your channel!! I am from the coast not the mountains but we say the same things that you mention in this video.

I'm from Paulding County, GA. It used to be rural, but now is more of a western suburb of Atlanta. I say most of those, but at least heard my grandparents say all of them.

I haven't heart the phrase "I don't care to," meaning I will or would like to, but I'm glad to finally hear a comment about "mess and gom." My granny used that all the time and although I knew what it meant, I thought it was something she made up. She also used the word "quair" for "queer," meaning strange, not gay. Also, you may have commented on the phrase, "He takes after, " meaning resembles in either looks or mannerisms or both. I love your videos and watch them regularly. Please keep them up. We need to retain our mountain heritage. Thank you.

My ex husband was from Harlan, Ky. and when we first got married he asked for a poke, I had no ideal what he wanted , it was a brown paper bag, lol

A lot of the phrases and terms you talk about I've heard and used all my life. And like you, I never thought about it being unusual or different.

It's amazing to me how much you look like your girls

That use of "one" is something I have always done without thinking. It's corn starch or arrowroot, one.

I have to write emails a lot in professional setting and I will interject the old language and have to go back and correct it...what cracked me up is the use of "one" that is often what I have to edit out of my writing. When I read it after finishing it jumps out at me and I know most recipients would not get the context or understand what I was saying.

For us make light is to not take stuff seriously. What matt was doing is joshing. "Matt stop joshing the girls."

You know when you talk like that but don't realize it and this video brings it to your attention

My husband's mother was from central North Carolina and his father's family were tobacco farmers there as well. My mother-in-law had a strong family heritage from England and she had all these great sayings sprinkled in her everyday talk like: "Stuff that in your pipe and smoke it." "I hear tell" "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." "It's like the blind leading the blind.," "Beggars can't be choosers." "I wouldn't touch that with a ten-foot pole." "Robbing Peter to pay Paul." "That went over like a ton of bricks." I know these are not grammatical distinctions, but I hear these sayings on British television to this day and in BBC's Masterpiece series. So interesting to me!

Yes, I agree🌸 When I say “might could” I’m telling you I’m not sure, but it might work.. When I say “might should” I’m telling you I know it will work. You’re right, it’s a soft way of saying you know something without coming off as arrogant. 🌸 I just love your channel. 🌸🌸🌸

Oh my goodness my family must be Appalachian a few generations back! We use the same phrases in our daily language... all the way to Colorado!

my family always said i dont give a hoot and a hollower , and dont be afeared

You are so pretty. I find your countenance, voice and gentleness extremely becoming. I love your channel.

Might, could, should, ought and so on are called modal verbs. When you're talking about "might", the official term in linguistics is double modal. Sometimes you hear triple modal, for when there are three, or multiple modal to mean more than one so you don't limit yourself to talking about just double or just triple modals. According to some quick research I did out of curiosity during my historical linguistics course this summer, Scottish speakers use double modals. One of my professors this semester mentioned that some West African languages use double modals. She said there's not enough evidence to be sure how Southern English got multiple modals.

None of this is common to me as I live in Quebec Canada. BUT this is so very interesting!!!

I am laughing so hard, because I use a lot of these here in New Mexico. Appalachian at heart? Mebbe so!

So funny because I live in Georgia but say all of these phrases. My mother is from the Blue Ridge mountains and maybe that's where she got them. I spent a lot of time with her parents when I was growing up. I didn't realize I said these things until I started teaching. I worked with a lady from New Jersey and one from New York. I would say things and they would ask me what I meant. I didn't even realize I was speaking "southern". lol

I like listening to you explanations of things so much because sometimes what you say sounds more Appalachian than the phrase your explaining. Like run and jump to get up there…sounds like…run -n- jump to get a bear. Most every where else they would say the road had ruts…I’m like you I say the road was rutted out. I love your channel❤️👍to me might coulda is might try…might oughta is this works sometimes for me…might shoulda is this always works for me.

I don't know Gaelic or its relation to the addition of "a" to verbs, but it's in Beowulf and persists in Southern English. And don't forget that great Mediaeval song, "Sumer is a-cumin in, loud sing cukoo."

I'm familiar with all the grammar usages you mentioned, and I was raised in eastern NC and live now in central NC.

Lordy I'm from Texas. My daddy was from Arkansas. There must be some Appalachia in my family somewhere. I talk like the way you discussed. It sounds completely normal to me. I have no idea why but I do. My family teased me. When in college I was a English major. I tried to sound proper. But it wasn't me. I think you're right. It seems better to say might ault to. Then to tell someone directly how to do something. I ain't tryin to boss em around just tryin to help. Love your video.

You reminded me of some of the things my Granddaddy used to say (might could..which I still say sometimes, or drectly...I'll be there directly (in just a little bit). I grew up in NC (part of the time in the mountains). "Fixin' to" has been a part of my speech for years. When I went to Graduate School in TX, my friends teased me about the way I talked and would say, "Come on, Jane, talk for us." When I said, "I was fixing' to do something" they just died. When we lived in the NC mountains, my friends would say, "What y'uns doing tonight?" and when my sister and I picked up saying "Y'uns" instead of "y'all", I thought my Mom was going to die: "We don't say 'Y'uns!" Say, "Y'all" instead. It's true: y'all means you or your family group; now, if you mean a BIG group like a class or a group of friends, you say, "Are all y'all coming?" Meaning is everyone included? I'm so glad I found your channel. Did you study language in College? Where did you go to school? I'm interested. I went to Gardner-Webb and later to Converse in Spartanburg, SC. Thanks!

One of my favorites is “have a bird”. For example - If mom saw that she would have a bird.