Larry W4CSC wrote:


Right....Beaufort, in SC is pronounced B(long)u-Fut

South Carolinians have a similar heritage to British colonies like
Maine. They don't prounounce R either. Bu-fut

Charleston has a special dialect called Geechee. You can also hear it
in Norfolk, Va, (pronounced in Geechee Nofuk, which is where the Navy
sailors got it, not from their sexual discoveries).

My wife, a Navy brat, moved from Mare Island to Charleston Navy Yard in
the 6th grade and her grades went from As to Fs. At the teacher's
conference it became obvious what the problem was. Nobody in the family
understood a word the teacher said. :-)

There are many Charlestonian terms that confuse Yankees. Like:
Noose: What Dan Rather purports to read on TV.
Abode: Noun: A flat piece of wood or Preposition: as in on or within a
boat or ship.
Korea: What UPS and FedX are.
Kyar: A four wheeled vehicle for personal transportation.

These are High Charlestonese terms. Geechee a lot harder to interpret
and Gulla is totally unintelligible. On arrival visitors are encouraged
to buy an English/Charlestonese dictionary.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

All right, I'll be the straight man --

Korea: What UPS and FedX are.

Carrier?


--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
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Larry W4CSC wrote:


Right....Beaufort, in SC is pronounced B(long)u-Fut

South Carolinians have a similar heritage to British colonies like
Maine. They don't prounounce R either. Bu-fut

Charleston has a special dialect called Geechee. You can also hear it
in Norfolk, Va, (pronounced in Geechee Nofuk, which is where the Navy
sailors got it, not from their sexual discoveries).

My wife, a Navy brat, moved from Mare Island to Charleston Navy Yard in
the 6th grade and her grades went from As to Fs. At the teacher's
conference it became obvious what the problem was. Nobody in the family
understood a word the teacher said. :-)

There are many Charlestonian terms that confuse Yankees. Like:
Noose: What Dan Rather purports to read on TV.
Abode: Noun: A flat piece of wood or Preposition: as in on or within a
boat or ship.
Korea: What UPS and FedX are.
Kyar: A four wheeled vehicle for personal transportation.

These are High Charlestonese terms. Geechee a lot harder to interpret
and Gulla is totally unintelligible. On arrival visitors are encouraged
to buy an English/Charlestonese dictionary.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

All right, I'll be the straight man --

Korea: What UPS and FedX are.

Carrier?


--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:dLsqb.7234$62.824@lakeread04...


Larry W4CSC wrote:


Right....Beaufort, in SC is pronounced B(long)u-Fut

South Carolinians have a similar heritage to British colonies like
Maine. They don't prounounce R either. Bu-fut

Charleston has a special dialect called Geechee. You can also hear it
in Norfolk, Va, (pronounced in Geechee Nofuk, which is where the Navy
sailors got it, not from their sexual discoveries).

My wife, a Navy brat, moved from Mare Island to Charleston Navy Yard in
the 6th grade and her grades went from As to Fs. At the teacher's
conference it became obvious what the problem was. Nobody in the family
understood a word the teacher said. :-)

There are many Charlestonian terms that confuse Yankees. Like:
Noose: What Dan Rather purports to read on TV.
Abode: Noun: A flat piece of wood or Preposition: as in on or within a
boat or ship.
Korea: What UPS and FedX are.
Kyar: A four wheeled vehicle for personal transportation.

These are High Charlestonese terms. Geechee a lot harder to interpret
and Gulla is totally unintelligible. On arrival visitors are encouraged
to buy an English/Charlestonese dictionary.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

It's also interesting to note that, like it is spelled....boat.....is
a TWO syllable word.....boo-it

If we wanted to say it as a one syllable word, His Majesty would have
had it spelled BOTE.....

While driving through the old city, yesterday, I saw two kids enjoying
another old Chao-stun tradition, a joggling board. This flexible
wooden board, tricky to stand on, is loosely supported on either end
by equally shakey vertical mounts, making staying aboard with your
opponent trying to shake you off great fun.... Many old Chao-stun
houses have joggling boards on their verandas ovahlookin' tha gahdin.

Y'all stop by and have some tea....



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

It's also interesting to note that, like it is spelled....boat.....is
a TWO syllable word.....boo-it

If we wanted to say it as a one syllable word, His Majesty would have
had it spelled BOTE.....

While driving through the old city, yesterday, I saw two kids enjoying
another old Chao-stun tradition, a joggling board. This flexible
wooden board, tricky to stand on, is loosely supported on either end
by equally shakey vertical mounts, making staying aboard with your
opponent trying to shake you off great fun.... Many old Chao-stun
houses have joggling boards on their verandas ovahlookin' tha gahdin.

Y'all stop by and have some tea....



Larry W4CSC

"Very funny, Scotty! Now, BEAM ME MY CLOTHES! KIRK OUT!"

Jim Woodward wrote:
All right, I'll be the straight man --

Korea: What UPS and FedX are.

Carrier?

Close, Courier. The Charleston paper is the Noose and Korea.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Jim Woodward wrote:
All right, I'll be the straight man --

Korea: What UPS and FedX are.

Carrier?

Close, Courier. The Charleston paper is the Noose and Korea.

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Larry W4CSC wrote:


Y'all stop by and have some tea....

BIG difference between Charleston and Savannah. In Charleston they
serve you tea and ask who your daddy is. In Savannah they just ask what
you want to drink. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Larry W4CSC wrote:


Y'all stop by and have some tea....

BIG difference between Charleston and Savannah. In Charleston they
serve you tea and ask who your daddy is. In Savannah they just ask what
you want to drink. :-)

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
...
It's also interesting to note that, like it is spelled....boat.....is
a TWO syllable word.....boo-it

If we wanted to say it as a one syllable word, His Majesty would have
had it spelled BOTE.....

While driving through the old city, yesterday, I saw two kids enjoying
another old Chao-stun tradition, a joggling board. This flexible
wooden board, tricky to stand on, is loosely supported on either end
by equally shakey vertical mounts, making staying aboard with your
opponent trying to shake you off great fun.... Many old Chao-stun
houses have joggling boards on their verandas ovahlookin' tha gahdin.

Y'all stop by and have some tea....



One of the requirements for the boat that turned out to be Fintry was that
we could get her draft to less than seven feet for trips between here and
Florida -- so, a few years from now, we might just do that.

--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


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