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January 27, 2014

Dadgum! Katy, Bar the Door! Speaking Your Mind in South Carolina

Greenville SC, Language

Dadgum! Katy, Bar the Door! Speaking Your Mind in South Carolina25685fda0
by Deborah Fallows
I went to Greenville listening for what kind of southernisms I might hear. I wasn’t disappointed: the accent is alive and well, classic words and phrases abound, and best of all, the conversations are comfortably padded with folksy, southern expressions. (Read it here.)

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