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A Treasury of Southern Folklore: Stories, Ballads, Traditions, and Folkways of the People of the South (1949) Cash, W. J. The Mind of the South (1941) Cobb, James C. Away Down South : A History of Southern Identity (2005) Fischer, D. H. Albion's seed: Four British folkways in America Oxford University Press 1989
Bless your heart" is a phrase common to the Southern United States. [1] [2] The phrase has multiple meanings and is used to express genuine sympathy but sometimes as an insult that conveys condescension, derision, or contempt. It may also be spoken as a precursor to an insult to mitigate its severity.
One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people. Turkish Proverb [5] One year's seeding makes seven years weeding; Only fools and horses work; Open confession is good for the soul. Opportunity never knocks twice at any man's door; Other times other manners. Out of sight, out of mind
Short quotes from famous songs “All you need is love.” — The Beatles, “All You Need Is Love” “The future is no place to place your better days.” — Dave Matthews Band, “Cry Freedom”
Some people are meaner than a striped snake (pronounced stripe-ed) or meaner than a wet cat in a tote sack. Put me in a tote sack and I’d be ill as a hornet. View this post on Instagram
Use these family quotes to show love when you're thankful for family, including short quotes, ... 85 family quotes to share with the people you love most. Kait Hanson. June 25, 2024 at 4:45 PM ...
Older Southern American English is a diverse set of English dialects of the Southern United States spoken most widely up until the American Civil War of the 1860s, gradually transforming among its White speakers—possibly first due to postwar economy-driven migrations—up until the mid-20th century. [1]
In short, "Dixie" made the case, more strongly than any previous minstrel tune had, that African Americans ought to be enslaved. [14] This was accomplished through the song's protagonist, who, speaking in an exaggerated black dialect , implies that despite his freedom, he is homesick for the slave plantation he was born on.