Interviewer:  Ways of saying it?
456:  {NW} Well passed away.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay.
456:  Expired.
Interviewer:  What about any crude ways of saying that?
456:  {NW} Well kick the bucket. {NW}
Interviewer:  And um, you say well oh he's been dead a week and nobody's figured out yet what he died. {NS}
456:  Well, wouldn't be very good English to say what he died of. Don't know nobody's been able to figure out what killed him.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm
456:  Or what caused his {NS} him to lose his life.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm And um And places where people are buried is called a?
456:  {NS} A cemetery.
Interviewer:  Any other names for that?
456:  Graveyard.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And uh what they put the body in
456:  {NW} A coffin.
Interviewer:  Or
456:  Or in in the ground
Interviewer:  Or in #1 Would you call a #
456:  #2 {X} #
Interviewer:  Coffin now or the fancy metal thing, you call that a coffin? Is there any other name for that?
456:  I suppose so but we usually say coffin.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And you say he was a an import- #1 man #
456:  #2 Well you say oh # He used to say a box
Interviewer:  Okay
456:  Put him in a box #1 but #
Interviewer:  #2 Uh-huh #
456:  Think coffin sounds nicer than a box.
Interviewer:  Uh-huh Say uh the ceremony at the cemetery is called a
456:  A funeral service.
Interviewer:  And um if people are dressed in black you say that they are in
456:  Mourning.
Interviewer:  And um On an average sort of day someone asks you how you're feeling you'd say
456:  I feel fine.
Interviewer:  And um the disease symptom or when- people when they're getting older um and their-their joints start giving them trouble, they say they've got
456:  Rheumatism or arthritis.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um This is a disease that uh people used to get and and children would die from it. They'd um get a really bad sore throat and they'd choke up.
456:  Diphtheria.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay And a disease that makes your skin and eyeballs turn yellow
456:  Um yellow jaundice, is that?
Interviewer:  Mm-kay
456:  Is that what you're thinking about?
Interviewer:  Do you ever hear that called anything else?
456:  Uh yes I have but I don't remember
Interviewer:  {D: Janders?} Did you ever hear that?
456:  {D: Janders} {C: pronunciation}
Interviewer:  Uh-huh.
456:  Or jaundice.
Interviewer:  Okay. And um could you have a pain down here and you had to have an operation you'd say you
456:  Appendicitis
Interviewer:  Any old-fashioned name for that?
456:  I don't know
Interviewer:  What about um say if someone ate something that didn't agree with them and it came back up you'd say they had to
456:  He had to Oh vomit or throw up.
Interviewer:  #1 Which one doesn't #
456:  #2 Doesn't sound very good either one of them. #
Interviewer:  They both sound pretty bad? {NW} Does one of those terms sound nicer than the other?
456:  Oh I don't know. I don't think there's much difference.
Interviewer:  What about a really crude term?
456:  Upchuck #1 Mm-kay #
Interviewer:  #2 {NW} # And um if a person vomited you'd say he was sick #1 where? #
456:  #2 Mm-hmm # To his stomach
Interviewer:  And um say if a boy was spending a lot of a time with a girl he kept going over to her house and everything you'd say he was
456:  Dating her.
Interviewer:  Okay. Anything people used to say?
456:  Going steady. Or I don't know going steady goes back a right good way
Interviewer:  Uh-huh.
456:  A long time ago they used to say court
Interviewer:  Okay.
456:  He was courting her.
Interviewer:  And um he would be her
456:  Boyfriend, gentleman friend.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  Or
Interviewer:  And she would be his
456:  Sweetheart.
Interviewer:  And um
456:  A girl.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. And if the boy came home with lipstick on his color his little brother would say that he had been doing what?
456:  I'd say he'd been necking #1 I guess #
Interviewer:  #2 Okay. #
456:  {NW}
Interviewer:  And uh if when the girl stops letting the boy come over to see her, he'd say she
456:  Who knows? Quit dating.
Interviewer:  Okay. And say um he asked her to marry him but she
456:  She refused.
Interviewer:  Any other expressions?
456:  Turned him down.
Interviewer:  Okay. And say they were engaged and all of a sudden she
456:  They were engaged and all of a sudden she broke it off.
Interviewer:  Okay.
456:  Called it off.
Interviewer:  Say at the wedding the boy that stands up with the groom is called a
456:  The best man.
Interviewer:  And the woman that stands up with the bride
456:  Is the maid of honor or the matron of honor.
Interviewer:  Okay. And uh After a wedding or at least a long time ago they used to sometimes um fire off rifles and ring cowbells and make a lot of noise. Do you know what that was #1 called? #
456:  #2 Celebrate #
Interviewer:  Uh-huh. Did you ever hear the term serenade or shivaree?
456:  Oh serenade you mean after people got married?
Interviewer:  Uh-huh
456:  Mm-hmm. Serenade is a word that's more familiar to me. {NW}
Interviewer:  What does serenade mean?
456:  Well they used to uh go to the house and outside you know sing and
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  And uh tease them.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  {NS} Maybe play instruments like guitars and whatnot, ukuleles.
Interviewer:  Was this um
456:  We call it serenading.
Interviewer:  Was this to the um couple after they got married?
456:  Mm-hmm.
Interviewer:  And um Say if if there was trouble at a party you might say the police came and they and arrested the they didn't arrest just one or two they arrested the
456:  Well, we'd just say the crowd.
Interviewer:  Okay. Or the
456:  Or the group
Interviewer:  Okay. Um but maybe they arrested everybody there you'd say they arrested the
456:  Well you'd say the entire group I suppose.
Interviewer:  #1 Okay. #
456:  #2 The whole party. #
Interviewer:  And um say if you were down um say if you were like going to Miami last weekend you'd say last week I was I went #1 What? #
456:  #2 To #
Interviewer:  Hmm?
456:  Just went to Miami.
Interviewer:  Would you use the word um down or over or up any of those words help?
456:  Well it is south. And you might say down but I wouldn't I'd just say I went to Miami.
Interviewer:  Uh-huh. What about say you were talking about Panama City?
456:  I'd just say the same thing.
Interviewer:  #1 Okay. #
456:  #2 Up # or down I don't think is necessary.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. And uh
456:  Or if you're in the north you could say I went down south that would be different or we'd say here we went up north.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. But just for the cities around here you wouldn't? You don't think you'd use #1 it? #
456:  #2 Mm-mm, I don't think I would. #
Interviewer:  When um young people go out in the evening and move around on the floor to music you call that uh
456:  They would do what to music?
Interviewer:  Move around on the floor.
456:  Oh dance.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay What different um types of dances did there used to be?
456:  {NW} Different kinds. Way back was the Virginia reel there was the what they call a hoedown
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  And barn dances {NW} and the round dance common ballroom dancing
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. What was the hoedown?
456:  A hoedown was a I think it was a country dance you know they just I guess it's because a hoe is an instrument that has to do with the country you know.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm
456:  Usually think of the country when you think of a hoe. {NS} It's just the expression hoedown
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm
456:  country dance.
Interviewer:  Was it sort of a wild dance? Were they pretty active?
456:  Well I imagine they were active but I wouldn't think it'd be a uh a bad kind of dance.
Interviewer:  Yeah. Um.
456:  It was just a good country fun
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  Time.
Interviewer:  Say um if children get out of school at four o'clock you'd say at four oh clock school does what?
456:  Closes or uh school is out. We usually school is out at four oh clock.
Interviewer:  And um after vacation children might ask when does school
456:  When does school close uh-huh.
Interviewer:  #1 Or #
456:  #2 Think of #
Interviewer:  When it um. You say the day after Labor Day is when school After vacation Then you want to know when does school
456:  When school opens again?
Interviewer:  Okay. Um. And if if say a boy left home to go to school and didn't show up to school that day you'd say that he
456:  He He went to school but he didn't I mean he left home to go to school. He played hooky.
Interviewer:  Okay. And um You say after high school you go on to
456:  College.
Interviewer:  And after kindergarten you go into
456:  To elementary school.
Interviewer:  But which class or which grade?
456:  Well first grade.
Interviewer:  Uh-huh. And um you say years ago children sat on benches but now they sit at
456:  Desks.
Interviewer:  And each child has his own
456:  Has his own desk.
Interviewer:  And uh if you wanted to check out a book you'd go to the
456:  Library.
Interviewer:  And to mail a letter
456:  Post office or the box, post uh, mailbox.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay And you stay overnight in a strange town at a
456:  Motel or hotel.
Interviewer:  #1 And you #
456:  #2 Or an inn. #
Interviewer:  And a play or movie you'd go to a {NS}
456:  Theater.
Interviewer:  And um if you were real sick you might have to go into the
456:  Infirmary or hospital.
Interviewer:  And the woman that'd look after you would be a
456:  Nurse.
Interviewer:  And to catch a train you'd go to the
456:  Depot.
Interviewer:  Or #1 you might #
456:  #2 Station. # Railroad station.
Interviewer:  And um Say if um if there's a vacant lot at the corner and you go across it instead of going around it um you'd #1 say you were walking #
456:  #2 You just # cut across
Interviewer:  Uh-huh. Um or say if there's a if your house is on a corner and uh say your house is on a corner {NS} like um like this is your house then the house over here
456:  It would be across the corner.
Interviewer:  Uh-huh. Any expression you #1 can think of #
456:  #2 Well # catty corner
Interviewer:  #1 is the #
Interviewer:  #2 Okay #
456:  word that's used sometimes.
Interviewer:  Uh-huh. How do you, would you
456:  I don't know how you spell it. {NW}
Interviewer:  Would you use that word catty corner talking about cutting across a lot?
456:  #1 You could uh-huh. #
Interviewer:  #2 The same lot? # And um you said before they had buses in town they used to have the things that run on tracks and have a wire overhead
456:  A wire overhead?
Interviewer:  Yeah. Sort of a bus, before they had buses they used to have these vehicles that would run on rails and had a wire overhead.
456:  Uh you're not talking about a train? Talking about a stage coach?
Interviewer:  Did you ever hear of street cars #1 or electric cars? #
456:  #2 Oh street cars yes # electric cars.
Interviewer:  Did you have those around here?
456:  No we didn't have any here.
Interviewer:  #1 And um #
456:  #2 We weren't # big enough for that.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm You might tell the the bus driver this corner is where I want
456:  To get off.
Interviewer:  And um you say here in um in Gulf county Port Saint Joe is the So where they have the courthouse you'd say it's the
456:  Uh the county seat {C: Fix this}
Interviewer:  Okay. {C: Fix this} #1 And um #
456:  #2 I was # trying to think of something else.
Interviewer:  No that's that's what I was thinking of um If you were uh an F-B-I agent you'd be working for the federal
456:  government.
Interviewer:  And um the police in the town are supposed to maintain
456:  Order.
Interviewer:  #1 Or you might #
456:  #2 Peace #
Interviewer:  A fuller expression that you might say
456:  Law?
Interviewer:  Okay.
456:  Hmm?
Interviewer:  The whole expression you might say they're supposed to maintain law
456:  and order.
Interviewer:  Say the whole thing.
456:  Law and order.
Interviewer:  Okay. And um the fight in this country between the north and the south
456:  Uh-huh Referring to the Civil War?
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. Any other names for that?
456:  Mm-hmm. {NS}
Interviewer:  Or did y'all only just call it Civil War? {NS}
456:  Just think of it as Civil War.
Interviewer:  {NS} And say before they had the um electric chair murderers were
456:  They were uh I actually don't know if you say they were hanged I've seen it written that way. Also seen it written hung.
Interviewer:  #1 Which sounds #
456:  #2 I don't know which # is correct
Interviewer:  Which sounds more {NS} familiar?
456:  {D: Well} I don't know I think hung sounds better but I'm not sure.
Interviewer:  Uh-huh. They said a man went out and what himself
456:  Um hung himself or hanged himself I don't know
Interviewer:  Okay.
456:  I don't know which is best. {X}
Interviewer:  And uh these are some names of some states and some cities. {NW} The biggest city in this country is in what state
456:  Um Uh New York.
Interviewer:  Okay. And um Baltimore is in {NS}
456:  Maryland.
Interviewer:  And what are some of the states in the south?
456:  {NW} Well, Georgia, {NS} Alabama, Florida, Texas {NS} Louisiana, Tennessee, {NS} West Virginia I think is considered a southern state. I don't think Virginia is. Think West Virginia is.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. {NS} What about um the state just above Tennessee?
456:  It's Kentucky.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm And over from that is? To the west of that is? {NS}
456:  I don't know what's just west of it. {NS} Louisiana?
Interviewer:  Okay. And um {NS} say um Raleigh is the capital of
456:  Um North Carolina
Interviewer:  And then just beneath that is
456:  South Carolina
Interviewer:  And um the show me state is starts with an M
456:  I don't know.
Interviewer:  {X} Mis-
456:  Huh?
Interviewer:  It starts with an M.
456:  I don't know.
Interviewer:  What about um you said Little Rock is the capital of
456:  Arkansas
Interviewer:  Okay and um Jackson is the capital of
456:  Mississippi. I didn't name I didn't mention Mississippi a while ago.
Interviewer:  What about um do you remember the {NS} the state that {X} just before the Civil War um there was the something compromise where they decided that one state would slave and the other would be free?
456:  Um
Interviewer:  The Mis- Or what's another state in that area? That starts with an M? Mis-
456:  Missouri?
Interviewer:  Huh?
456:  Missouri?
Interviewer:  Okay what's-what's the biggest um city in Missouri?
456:  I don't know I can't think right now.
Interviewer:  It'd be St.-
456:  St. Louis.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um Tulsa is in
456:  Oklahoma.
Interviewer:  And Boston is in
456:  Massachusetts.
Interviewer:  And the states from Main to Connecticut are called the
456:  The um Mm
Interviewer:  The new- The states up in that area is called the new-
456:  New England?
Interviewer:  Okay. And um the biggest city in Maryland
456:  Oh is it Baltimore?
Interviewer:  #1 Mm-kay #
456:  #2 I'm not sure #
Interviewer:  And the capital of the United States is
456:  Washington of course
Interviewer:  Washington what?
456:  D-C
Interviewer:  And um the old historical seaport in South Carolina? It's Char-
456:  Charl- Charleston.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And uh city up in Illinois the big city.
456:  Chicago.
Interviewer:  And uh what are some of the big cities in Alabama?
456:  Well {NW} We've got {X} Birmingham, Mobile
Interviewer:  Okay.
456:  Bout the largest I think.
Interviewer:  What about um the city up in the mountains in North Carolina? It'd be Ash-
456:  Asheville?
Interviewer:  #1 And uh #
456:  #2 But is that # Is that a real large city?
Interviewer:  #1 I don't think that-that it is #
456:  #2 I never thought of it as being specially large uh-huh. #
Interviewer:  What are um Some of the- Some of the bigger cities in Tennessee
456:  Well Nashville I suppose, Knoxville
Interviewer:  Where they have um Lookout Mountain?
456:  Mm-hmm. Chattanooga.
Interviewer:  And the city up in west Tennessee?
456:  I don't know. Memphis.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um some of the cities in Georgia?
456:  Atlanta is the largest. Savannah. {NW} Macon, or well
Interviewer:  The- city um where Fort Benning is near?
456:  Mm. I don't know just where Fort Benning is.
Interviewer:  Or the name of the person who discovered America?
456:  Columbus.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. #1 And uh #
456:  #2 Well that's not # so large. {D: It's just I would say attracts a lot of visitors}
Interviewer:  #1 Next #
456:  #2 Columbus is not real big #
Interviewer:  After Macon and Atlanta to them though
456:  Mm-hmm.
Interviewer:  Unless
456:  Yeah well I know Macon's not very big. But Atlanta {NS}
Interviewer:  That's the biggest in Georgia. Um
456:  Where are you from?
Interviewer:  Atlanta.
456:  Are you?
Interviewer:  Well actually Conyers but I say Atlanta. Um the biggest city in southern Ohio?
456:  {NS} Must be Cincinnati {NW} because I know that's right on the border when we stayed in Kentucky and
Interviewer:  Uh-huh.
456:  And at night and when it sets down in the daytime.
Interviewer:  Where were you in Kentucky?
456:  At uh We stayed in Franklin Tennessee {NW} the first night and we stayed while we were at the assembly. At uh Covington Kentucky
Interviewer:  Franklin is right near Nashville, isn't it?
456:  Mm-hmm It's right close to Nashville well we stopped in Nashville and visited the {X} chapel there.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  And then we went by the um Ole Opera House, Grand Ole Opera House
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  And um it wasn't- it was just a few miles
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  To Covington. Ten, about ten miles I think.
Interviewer:  And um So the-the two biggest cities in-in Louisiana?
456:  Well, New Orleans I suppose is one of them.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm.
456:  I don't know much about Louisiana.
Interviewer:  And the-the capital of Louisiana?
456:  {NS} I don't know. I can't think of it right now.
Interviewer:  Starts with a B. Bat-
456:  Baton Rouge.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay.
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Interviewer:  Oh this tape's gonna run out in just a few more minutes.
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456:  {NW}
Interviewer:  Um Where they hold the Kentucky Derby is? {C: background noise}
456:  Oh um I don't know.
Interviewer:  Starts with an L. The biggest city in Kentucky.
456:  I don't know about that.
Interviewer:  #1 It's Lou- #
456:  #2 It's not- # {X} Louisville. Yeah we, we went to Louisville. Why I wasn't even thinking about it.
Interviewer:  And um the country um Belfast is in northern
456:  Ireland.
Interviewer:  And Paris is in
456:  France
Interviewer:  And Moscow is
456:  Russia.
Interviewer:  And um say if um if someone asks you to go with them and you're not sure you want to you might say um I'm not-I don't know what I want to go or not I don't know.
456:  Well I'd probably say let me think about it a while #1 {NW} #
Interviewer:  #2 Okay so I don't know #
456:  I don't know whether I would like to or not.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um If you want someone to go with you you might say I won't go what he goes. #1 I won't go #
456:  #2 Unless. #
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um Say I had a choice of two things at first I was going to do this but then I decided I'd do that in what of this?
456:  In preference.
Interviewer:  Or ins-ins-
456:  Instead.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay.
456:  Just instead.
Interviewer:  Say if two people become um members of church you say they
456:  Joined.
Interviewer:  And you go to church to pray to
456:  God.
Interviewer:  And the preacher preaches a
456:  Sermon.
Interviewer:  And the choir and the organist provide the
456:  Music.
Interviewer:  And if you really liked the music you'd say the music was just
456:  Great.
Interviewer:  Or just
456:  Enjoyable.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um the enemy of God is called the
456:  Devil.
Interviewer:  Any other names for him?
456:  Satan.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. What would you tell children was gonna come get 'em? If they didn't behave?
456:  Well we aren't supposed to tell 'em that. They used to say the bad man.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um what do people sometimes think they see around a graveyard at night?
456:  {NW} I don't know but they think they see ghost.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. Any other names for that?
456:  Um {NS} I've heard the term H-A-I-N-T haint.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. And um say there's a house in the neighborhood that everyone's scared to go in
456:  Call it haunted
Interviewer:  Huh?
456:  Say it's haunted.
Interviewer:  Okay. Do you ever hear hainted?
456:  Well yeah.
Interviewer:  And um you might tell someone um you better put a sweater on it's it's not real cold outside but #1 it's getting #
456:  #2 But # it's chilly
Interviewer:  Okay. And um say if you had the choice of two things you might say I'd what do this than that thing?
456:  I would pre-prefer to do this or I would rather do this.
Interviewer:  Okay. And um do you ever use the expression right smart? Talking about a right smart of land or a right smart of
456:  Hmm.
Interviewer:  Have you heard that expression around here? Say it rained right smart or {NS}
456:  Well I've heard it but not very much
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. {NS} How-how would people say it?
456:  {NW} {D: I don't know} Rained right smart. But now I'd think many people would use it
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm And um if someone asked you can you really do that you'd say I what can I
456:  I'd just say yes.
Interviewer:  Okay. And um say if someone says something kind of shocking and you sort of resented 'em saying it you might say why the very
456:  the very idea.
Interviewer:  Okay. And um when a friend of yours says good morning what might you ask them then? You're asking about his health you might ask
456:  How are you?
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And when you're introduced to a stranger what might you ask him?
456:  How do you do?
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um Say if a group of people was leaving your house after a visit you might tell them I I hope
456:  You'll come again
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um what do you say- how do you greet someone around december twenty-fifth?
456:  Well, merry christmas.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. Any other greetings?
456:  Well, happy christmas.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay.
456:  Happy holiday
Interviewer:  Do you ever hear the expression christmas gift?
456:  Yes.
Interviewer:  To say to people?
456:  Mm-hmm.
Interviewer:  How would that be used?
456:  Well just Instead of saying hello we'd just say christmas gift.
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. You'd just say that any time during the christmas season or
456:  You could if you wanted to. Usually um right close to the-the day
Interviewer:  Mm-hmm. What around what um about um the first of January?
456:  I wouldn't think you'd say it then.
Interviewer:  Or what-what would you say then? You'd say happy
456:  Happy new year.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. {NS} And um you might say I have to go downtown to do some
456:  Shopping.
Interviewer:  And say if you just bought something you'd say the storekeeper took out a piece of paper and
456:  Wrapped.
Interviewer:  Okay and when I got home I
456:  Unwrapped.
Interviewer:  Okay. And if you ever sell something for less than you paid for it you'd be selling it at a
456:  Loss.
Interviewer:  And um say if you buy something but don't have the money for it you'd say well I like it but it what too much?
456:  Cost too much.
Interviewer:  And um when it's time to pay the bill say on the first of the month you say the bill is
456:  Due.
Interviewer:  And if you're going to a club you have to pay your
456:  Dues or pledge.
Interviewer:  #1 And um #
456:  #2 Usually dues # to a club I guess.
Interviewer:  Say if you don't have any money you might go to a friend and try to
456:  Borrow.
Interviewer:  And um you'd say in the thirties money was
456:  Scarce.
Interviewer:  And um you'd say you ran down the springboard and what
456:  Dived.
Interviewer:  Huh?
456:  Dived.
Interviewer:  And you'd say several children have already what
456:  Dived.
Interviewer:  And you'd say that I was too scared to
456:  I was too scared to dive.
Interviewer:  And um when you dive and you hit the water flat you call that a
456:  {NW} I can't remember something about a belly uh.
Interviewer:  Did you ever heard belly buster?
456:  Yeah belly buster.
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um say a child puts his head on the ground and then turns a
456:  Um stands on his head?
Interviewer:  Or turns well you'd say he turns a
456:  {X}
Interviewer:  Mm-kay. And um you say he dived into the water and he what across
456:  Swam.
Interviewer:  And you'd say I have
456:  I have swum.
Interviewer:  And children like to
456:  Swim.
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