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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3032006, member: 44132"]Just a preparatory of "a's" for ya'll from north of the Mason-Dixon:</p><p><br /></p><p>a-A prefix added to the present participle to make it purtier, e.g. "Abe's a-workin in <a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#backer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#backer" rel="nofollow">backer</a> t'day; Ma's a-talkin to you, son!" (see also <i><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agwine" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agwine" rel="nofollow">agwine</a>, <a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agonna" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agonna" rel="nofollow">agonna</a>; acoming, aworking</i>, etc.)</p><p>Afore <i>prep.</i> Just as good as "before" in some parts.</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#citify" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#citify" rel="nofollow">From citified</a> English <i>aggravate</i> meaning "make worse": My dawg jes won't point and dats so aggervatin.</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agonna" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agonna" rel="nofollow">agonna</a>"</p><p>Ahere <i>adv.</i> In this direction, as in, "Yall come ahere; I got sumpn a show yuh."</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/drgw003.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/drgw003.html" rel="nofollow">on this topic.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#city" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#city" rel="nofollow">City-slicker</a>jargon "there" which arrived through normal channels. Not to be confused with what you breathe, <a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#err" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#err" rel="nofollow">err</a>.</p><p>Air up <i>v.</i> Put air in, "I stopped at d'fillin station to air up my tars."</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#nary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#nary" rel="nofollow"><i>nairy</i></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#awl" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#awl" rel="nofollow"><i>awl</i></a>.)</p><p>Allus <i>adv.</i> Always. "Does Roscoe allus keep six pickups on cinderblocks in his back yahd?"</p><p>Allow <i>v.</i> To concede, grant, suppose, figure, expect. examples: "I allus allowed as how he'd hafta git mared."</p><p>Anglun <i>n.</i> The country that gave us Anglish.</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#count" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#count" rel="nofollow">No 'count.</a></p><p>Are, R <i>n.</i> 60 minutes: "Hit took me 3 ares (Rs) just to git my gumption up anuff to even talk to Lulu Belle."</p><p>Arsh tater <i>n.</i> The opposite of 'sweet tater', you know, the white ones. (Short for "Irish potatoe".)</p><p>As how <i>conj.</i> That: "Ahl allow as how Luke's got dem coon dogs of his sos'n dey's afixin tuh win duh field trahls come Sundy a week. (Thanks to Ed Brown, Jr.)"</p><p>Atter <i>p.</i> After</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#mighty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#mighty" rel="nofollow"><i>mighty</i></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#damyankee" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#damyankee" rel="nofollow">Damyankees</a> spell it "all".[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3032006, member: 44132"]Just a preparatory of "a's" for ya'll from north of the Mason-Dixon: a-A prefix added to the present participle to make it purtier, e.g. "Abe's a-workin in [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#backer']backer[/URL] t'day; Ma's a-talkin to you, son!" (see also [I][URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agwine']agwine[/URL], [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agonna']agonna[/URL]; acoming, aworking[/I], etc.) Afore [I]prep.[/I] Just as good as "before" in some parts. [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#citify']From citified[/URL] English [I]aggravate[/I] meaning "make worse": My dawg jes won't point and dats so aggervatin. [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#agonna']agonna[/URL]" Ahere [I]adv.[/I] In this direction, as in, "Yall come ahere; I got sumpn a show yuh." [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/drgw003.html']on this topic.[/URL] [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#city']City-slicker[/URL]jargon "there" which arrived through normal channels. Not to be confused with what you breathe, [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#err']err[/URL]. Air up [I]v.[/I] Put air in, "I stopped at d'fillin station to air up my tars." [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#nary'][I]nairy[/I][/URL]. [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#awl'][I]awl[/I][/URL].) Allus [I]adv.[/I] Always. "Does Roscoe allus keep six pickups on cinderblocks in his back yahd?" Allow [I]v.[/I] To concede, grant, suppose, figure, expect. examples: "I allus allowed as how he'd hafta git mared." Anglun [I]n.[/I] The country that gave us Anglish. [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#count']No 'count.[/URL] Are, R [I]n.[/I] 60 minutes: "Hit took me 3 ares (Rs) just to git my gumption up anuff to even talk to Lulu Belle." Arsh tater [I]n.[/I] The opposite of 'sweet tater', you know, the white ones. (Short for "Irish potatoe".) As how [I]conj.[/I] That: "Ahl allow as how Luke's got dem coon dogs of his sos'n dey's afixin tuh win duh field trahls come Sundy a week. (Thanks to Ed Brown, Jr.)" Atter [I]p.[/I] After [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#mighty'][I]mighty[/I][/URL]. [URL='https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html#damyankee']Damyankees[/URL] spell it "all".[/QUOTE]
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