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Talk Like a Texan

http://www.talklikeatexan.com

Want to know what Texans mean when they use those strange, colorful expressions? Want to know how to pronounce Texas words and place names? Want to know when to say "y'all"? Want to learn to talk like a Texan? Well, come on in.

• Added on: Oct 1st, 2007
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Kathleen Gresham
• Listed in: Humor Culture
• Tags: texan texas accent texas english texas manners texas expressions why texans talk that way

Recent Posts

• You Don’t LIve in Trees

  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 11:39 in texas, trees, houston, texas talk, apartment locator

  Image by telwink via Flickr Texans and others sometimes forget how much the way we talk is shaped by our rural roots. To hear us talk, you might sometimes get the impression that most of us live on ranches or farms, but that is no longer true. The ...

• Fixin’ to Do Something

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 13:40 in pronunciation, definitions, texas english, east texas, acaba de, fixin' to, fixing to

  Image via Wikipedia The area shown in red is East Texas. I’m fixin’ to tell you a little Texas secret: I was brought up not saying “fixin’ to.” My maternal grandfather came from a family of “preachers and teache...

• Having a Stella Dallas Party in Texas

  Posted on Thursday June 25th, 2009 at 11:39 in television, soap opera, definitions, texas manners, stella dallas, stella dallas party, texas hostess

  Image via Wikipedia Hosting and hostessing in Texas is a big, big thing. As the host or hostess you are completely responsible for the welfare and happiness of your guests for the duration. You do not leave people stranded even if it is a public me...

• Dark-Thirty in Texas

  Posted on Wednesday May 13th, 2009 at 16:19 in definitions, texas english, texas talk, texas time telling, telling time in texas, can till can't, dark-thirty

  Even though your eyes adjust as the light declines during twilight, there comes a point when you just cannot see anymore. That’s what we Texans call dark-thirty. Texans who work from can till cain’t and Texans who love outdoor activities ...

• Don’t Tease ‘em, You’ll Make ‘em Mean

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 00:30 in texas, Dogs, leopard, definitions, watchdog, usage, texans, hunting dogs, texas english, texas manners, texas talk, don't tease 'em

  Dogs are a big thing in Texas, especially in the country, where everybody tends to have at least one dog as a watchdog. And often there are two or three, because some are hunting dogs. The first dog I ever had was a solid brown medium-size mutt with ...

• Just Blowin’ and Goin’

  Posted on Monday March 16th, 2009 at 11:56 in definitions, texas english, texas manners, texas expressions, texas talk, blowin' and goin', blowing and going

  Blowin’ and goin’ is an old-fashioned East Texas expression. I wasn’t sure people still used that fine old Texas phrase till Sunday, when two middle-aged couples sitting behind me at the ballet were talking about their various pleas...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

Rob

thank goodness the blog wasn't - Big Hat, No Cattle !!

nice blog, good info, and some humor too!!

Posted: September 30th, 2008 | More Reviews From RobTK | Report This Comment

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