*Edited to add: For those of you fairly new to my blog, the “lads” are my “adopted” children. They traveled here from Birmingham, England (Simon)and Prestwick, Scotland (Grant) and stayed with us for a week while they worked the soccer camp in our town. They are now members of the family. To read more about them, Start Here
Simon wants me to stop saying “y’all”.
He hates that word.
With. A. Passion.
How can you hate the word y’all?
I told him that if I had to stop using the word “y’all” that he had to start using his “th” sound. As in, he had to say “thick” instead of “fick”. (And by the way Michele, you have a dirty mind. I’m proud of ya! I laughed my ass off at your comment last night!)
Our conversation went something like this:
“But I’m a Brummie! That’s who I am! That’s asking me to change my accent.”
“How is that different from you asking me to stop saying y’all?”
“It’s different because y’all is terrible word. Terrible. You have other options for that word. I don’t have other options for my accent. You’re butchering the English language.”
Hmph. I don’t buy it. Not for a second. Isn’t “y’all” as much a part of my accent and colloquial nature as his language quirks? Isn’t replacing a TH sound wif an F just as murderous of the English language as the perfectly acceptable contraction (which is in the dictionary) y’all? I mean, I don’t see variant spellings of “TH” words in the dictionary… What do y’all fink?
On another note:
Si coa
ched Rader’s practice last night since Fishdog is still out of town. Watching him work was amazing. He was so good with the kids, and trust me when I say, that was no easy task. One of the boys wouldn’t stop talking. Or moving. But Si managed to keep him in check. I have to say, I was rather impressed by him. Not that I’m surprised…but it sure was fabulous watching him work.
He typed up a report on all the players and his suggestions for their positions and why. He’s gonna give Fishdog a hand for the next two practices. It’ll be fun to watch.
Here are a few more pics from yesterday:
Bitchin' Fiction: Musings by author Melissa McKenzie / Melissa Francis 
So for us newbies, who are the “lads?” Obviously not your children. Obviously one, at least, is from the UK. Can we have a quick recap?
Shannon
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Shannon, I edited the beginning of the post with a small explanation and put a link for you if you want to read more about them.
Basically, they stayed with us for a week and are now family members. 🙂
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I definitely fink that y’all makes more idiomatic sense, since it IS a contraction, than turning a “th” into an “f”. I doubt that even the OED lists the “f” as a “th” alternative. Sorry Simon (but you’re a cutie, so we’ll forgive you). 🙂
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Hmm…having heard Simon talk over the phone, all I can say is that it’s a miracle the two of you have been able to communicate. LOL.
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Be proud of your y’all.
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does he talk like the Geico Lizard? Because if so, I can’t understand that. I need subtitles for the Geico Lizard. I needed them for the movie “The Commitments” as well. I have Southern Girl ears and it’s like a totally different language to me.
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Stinkydog, I say this b/c I know you(or used to know you)…it sounds like you got a bit of like “valley” like in your Southern Girl Charm…not sure where that came from ‘cuz it ain’t from Arkansas…bye y’all
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Technically, the geicko lizard is a cockney-someone born in the East End of London within the sound of Bow Bells. But the cockney accent is considered ‘the’ accent to have by anyone in the south under the age of 21. (I had a cockney accent for school and a ‘proper’ accent at home.)
Brummies have the worst accent ever (sorry lads and Mel but it’s true)
and ‘fink’-that’s kind of a lapse into the cockney again-I don’t like it much either, where as y’all just cracks me up!
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Brummie may be the worst accent of the lot, but I have a soft spot in my heart for it.
Especially now that I can kind of understand it.
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I thought the geico lizard was aussie….
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I got my Valley speak via Texas. heh.
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