tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306087450570351277.post7968886708481608629..comments2024-03-27T13:48:55.850-04:00Comments on HOLLER NOTES: Gary Cardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487971272055031915noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306087450570351277.post-34248030136147266702008-05-22T23:43:00.000-04:002008-05-22T23:43:00.000-04:00Gary, having grown up in the rural south,I share m...Gary, having grown up in the rural south,I share much of what you experienced. A farm in south Georgia in the fifties was similar to growing up in these mountains at that time. My first encounter with the strange ideas of those from other parts of the country came when I met a girl in college from north of the Mason - Dixon.<BR>She told me she had expected to see all of us southern girls barefoot and boys barefoot and in overalls. Needless to say, she was pleasantly surprised when she met the sharp southern cadets at GMA and found those of us in her dorm were intelligent young woman who dressed as well as she. She overcame her ignorance and, like many from "off", fell in love with the south.Glenda C. Beallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04778241689968750316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306087450570351277.post-12049673460378717052008-06-15T07:49:00.000-04:002008-06-15T07:49:00.000-04:00I hope you keep on with the blog. To preserve and ...I hope you keep on with the blog. To preserve and celebrate the southern Appalachians is a great and noble endeavor. As time goes by we are loosing the wisdom of folks like your grandmother and you. <BR><BR>I remember being made fun of for my accent, or talked down to because of it, but there have also been times when people simply loved to hear me speak.<BR><BR>I so enjoy your writing and hope you keep posting it on the blog. You contacted me once about blogging-but I didn't know you had actually started or I would have been here checking everyday! If there is anything I could do to assist you I would be glad too. <BR><BR>Can I add your link to my blog? You can email me directly at tipper@blindpigandtheacorn.comTipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306087450570351277.post-1055817772052611802008-09-01T11:08:00.000-04:002008-09-01T11:08:00.000-04:00Alas, the irradication of our Appalachian dialect ...Alas, the irradication of our Appalachian dialect has been relentless. When I grew up my parents, both from WNC, were fanatical in correcting the speech patterns I picked up from my friends at school. They were concerned I would grow up & sound like a "hick". It wasn't until I was older that I appreciated mountain dialect for what it was- a rich lexicon that was not "wrong" but an archaic blend of Elizabethan English & Scots Irish. I don't think my parents should have been concerned. Like many baby boomers from WNC I feel comfortable switching from citation English to mountain dialect as the situation demands. Of course my "citation English" still has a little "southern twang!"Steve Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076817689366222035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2306087450570351277.post-46199689601640855642008-09-11T12:19:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:19:00.000-04:00Yeah, we may win a few over, but my experience has...Yeah, we may win a few over, but my experience has been contrary to that.<BR>I often found myself happy among a group of friends until they found out where I was born and grew up. Their attitude immediately changed. They were often civilized enough to continue to accept me, but I had definitely been "weighed and found wanting." I think Appalachia may be the last oppressed minority.Gary Cardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427484285104753256noreply@blogger.com