Southern Explanations, Limericks Options

[Larry]

Peggy, you asked for it so here are a couple.


Listen Slower

In the South where the vowels are round
And gentility’s worth we expound
You’ll hear Mom ‘n ‘em say,
“Y’all come back, straight away!”
Northern ears don’t hear words, just a sound!


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Conservation

Way down south where life’s pace is a crawl
Some folks think that we talk with a drawl
But we’re trying to curb
Excess use of a verb
And pronouns when we’re asking, “How Y’all”?



Note: Last line of Conservation was "And some nouns..." which has been edited.

[Maggie]

Hi Larry,

I just love the title "Listen Slower"!!!!! Ha!! Ha!

These made me smile from ear to ear! Great job!!

I have one nit: You used the word "noun" in the following line. To be correct, you should have used the word "pronoun" because "y'all" is a contraction of "you all," and "you" is a "pronoun", not a "noun."



And some nouns when we’re asking, “How Y’all”?


Larry, thanks so much for posting these!!! I got a kick out of them!!!

Peggy