Southern Speak
Perhaps it is precocious of me to say it, but I believe a great many southerners speak as if they are uneducated.My husband and his family are among those many. His mother speaks so poorly that rednecks refer to her as a hillbilly. I do not know the difference and perhaps it is because I am a northerner and have never been exposed to it very little. I have never cut off the lights, I am never fixin to do something, and I have no idea where yonder is. Before we moved to Rocky Mount, my husband and I lived in Goldsboro, where most his immediate family was less than a mile away. My mother-in-law, Brenda, who does not drive, would call me and ask me to carry her over yonder quite often. These trips were always stressful and she would give me directions by landmarks, even though she knew that I had no idea where these landmarks were loc
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Mee Maw, Rocky Mount, Southern Speak, Manager Winn-Dixie, Amazingly English, Regional Manager, manager winn-dixie, husband family,
Approximate Word count = 578
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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