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| Blog Name: |
Talk LIke a Texan |
| Url: |
http://www.talklikeatexan.com |
| Language: |
English |
| Topics: |
how texans talk, texas english, texas expressions |
| Description: |
Want to know why Texans talk that way? Want to know whent o say "y'all"? What do all those colorful Texas sayings really mean? Texas customs, language, and humor with a just little tiny bit of Texas history and geography. How to pronounce Texas place names. Even some videos of Texas wildlife. |
| Popularity: |
3 Followers |
You Don’t LIve in Trees
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 truth is lots of us live in cities and always have:
Fixin’ to Do Something
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 teachers.” He broug
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