I love the state of Texas and all the wonderful people and the accent, but I grew up in Virginia and it's not super common, and mostly older folks who say it, but ya'll and fixin' to are both used.
Yep ! Same here . I'm from UK and found Texas ( and the South ) is last bastion of good manners and general kindness to strangers - and that is regardless if they're black or white ! Also for boxing fans Texas was home to George Foreman and late great Cleveland Williams ( RIP ) and Roy Harris of Cut' N Shoot !!
Born and raised in Texas... grew up saying caint (for can't), yella (for yellow), warsh (for wash), seer-ul (for cereal)...and Waterburger (for Whataburger)...something my granny passed down to me...lol😊😊😊
Did a few semesters of high school in Michigan and had to ezplain the "coke" situation after eecieving a coke instead of DP. And always thought it was just a Southern thing til I went out to Tennessee and noticed that we really are our own thang
Callan Tyran my mom gets mad at me cause she does that and she only likes Dr Pepper and she calls them cokes and I grab a coke and it pisses her off I do it on purpose
I lived in Romania for many years and I taught English to Romanians. I always prefaced my classes by telling them I would be teaching them very proper English, but distinctly Texan. There are some Romanians running around there calling people y'all, and fixin' to get ready, and might could cook dinner and then, "do what?"
@@strellasmith777 you made my day. Thank you so much. I have wonderful memories of that time and those fabulous children and their love of learning American English, especially from Texas! Outside of the United States, Texas seems like a mythical place and they had so much fun learning Texas English.
That's hilarious. The only one I don't recall ever hearing was the All Hat and No Cattle, but the rest are spot on. Course, I'm from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, so... I hear this alot, "if it were a snake, it would have bit me!" another phrase is, "Gon' git!" when you tell someone or something to get lost. Gon' git.
Ayyyy 817,972 Funky Town,AggTown to Big B,plus we still say stuff like calling Jordan's "Tennis shoes",a refrigerator is also a "icebox",shooda,cooda,wooda,that dog dont hunt. And many mo
I have never been more confused than when I ordered a diet coke in Texas and they asked me what kind of coke and started naming off completely different sodas.
My grandfather used to have a wooden coin. On this coin were the letters TUIT. He asked me if I knew what it was? I was a kid so of course I said no. He just looked at me and said that's "a round tuit."
We use some of those expressions here in Australia, “I wouldn’t trust someone as far as I could throw them”, “more bark than bite”, and in Melbourne we say, “if you don’t like the weather, ,just wait a few minutes “.
The similarities are striking. Texans and Aussies have much the same attitudes. And if you have either as a friend you should thank your lucky stars. Both will go to the wall for you.
Thanks for the info, I would love to visit Texas one day - seems like an amazing and friendly place and so diverse! Best wishes to Texas (and the USA!) from a Scottish lassie :)
I visited Scotland. The Scottish people loved Texans. Texans loved them. I think it is because both Texans and Scots are very independent and somewhat “separate” from their larger united country/kingdom.
I moved to Uston in 1981 from Upstate NY. Quickly learned its Houston. :) Proud to be Texan ever since up in Georgetown where all y'all might could share a Coke with us!
“I used-ta-could drink a whole 12 pack but now I CAINT****” 😂😂 I don’t know if that’s Texan but my whole family says caint instead of cant 😂 howdy and blessings from Houston partner🤠
Great list! I’m sixth (maybe seventh) generation Texan, and we have four generations of Aggies in the family (but that’s another list for Aggie talk). Here’s a breakdown in my family for “y’all”: Y’all=one person Both’a y’all=two people All’a y’all=three or more people “Both’a y’all go to the store or all’a y’all won’t have nuffin’ to eat! Dr (no period) Pepper is the only soft drink not a coke. Also, because I grew up in Corpus (don’t add Christi unless you’re a d*$m yankee), I like to drink my Dr Pepper at Waterburger, then go across the street to shop at H-E-B for y’all’s Bar-B-Q.
Lived here for 59 years and the og poster was correct: It's always coke. Coke is synonymous with any and all soda. "I'm going to the store to get a coke, what kind do you want?"
Not from Texas, never been to Texas... and yet, that all made sense to me... DUN DUN DUNNN!!! 😉 🤣 I'm from Suffolk, England where we also have "a way with words" including but not limited to... these exact phrases or some kind of variation on them. But they were all understood and made sense to me 👍👍
I'm born and raised in Vegas and I have been saying most of these all my life! 😂 one thing I do notice that I seen in any videos is how often Texans refer to a lot of things as "deals" like "hey can you help me with this deal over here"
I know this 5 years old but should do a part 2 of this. You missed some really common ones like “Riding shotgun.” - Riding passenger next to the driver “Dig in your heels.” - Take a tough stance “To mend fences.” - To make peace with someone you have a disagreement with “Hold your horses.” - Wait a minute. “I’m on the fence about it.” Being undecided When there is heavy traffic saying - “Somebody left the gate open down there.” “Take the bull by the horns” - Face your troubles head on. “I wouldn’t bet the ranch on it.” - Something that probably won't happen “Don’t have a cow!” - Don't over react Calling someone a “Maverick” - They are nonconforming or won't do as everyone else does “Till the cows come home.” - A very long time "Bless your heart" - Polite way we Texans use to insult someone You mentioned "Y'all" but what about "All Y'all" - Y'all referring to a few people and All Y'all referring to a large group of people lol! And last but not least my favorite Saying something is “BS” or "BullShit" - It's nonsense P.S. How could you forget these? "Howdy" - Texans way of saying hello "Over Yonder" - An undetermined distance, usually over where a person is pointing
I'm from Texas phrases I heard "You heard" "Giggem" "Sickem" "Wreckem" "Yonder over there" "Reelem" Whachay talkin about!". This one is much rare to hear "You say" "Do say" Sometimes when I'm surprise I catch myself say "Really!" I don't know if that phrase is exclusive from Texas but they are many more phrases! Dimebag \m/!
How did you leave out the most misunderstood Texas phrase... “bless your heart” Us northerners assume y’all are being sweet when it’s said... I know better now 😒😂
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha Ooooooh I’m Texan and I’ve heard it in nice ways and in well what you mean I’m cracking up!! What’d you do to make ‘em tell you that! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha I’m laughing so hard right now!
It really depends on the context of the situation. If you see someone crying because their bf/gf broke up with them and you’re trying to console them then you could give them a hug and say, bless your heart. You’ll know when it’s meant to be a negative 😉
@@mikenazworth6734 I hate to argue with another Texan over grammar, but y'all is a contraction for you all. "You" being plural as it is used in English grammar, meaning "you and all the rest. As in you, the wife, and the kids and grandma. Y'all! Y'all come for Thanksgiving. If it is not used like that, it's a dead give away that you haven't lived here for very long. I never in my life ever said "All y'all". We say "all of you" never "all y'all". It's only been in recent years since the northern invasion, that I've even heard that expression.
6th generation Texan here. Have never lived anywhere else. 3 times great grandfather was given a parcel of land from Pres. Sam Houston for fighting in the war against Mexico for Texas independence. "All y'all" is plural.
Awesome Dimebag Darrell drawing. Also, some of my Californian friends doesn't understand that some of those phrases used in this video are mainly from Texas. They believe I adapted from certain areas in Los Angeles but I'm over here thinking, "Y'all don't even know what your sayin'". Anyway, proud Texan and proud of my roots!
I’m an elementary school teacher in Dallas and one year I had a little girl in my class who was a refugee from Yemen. She didn’t know a word of English when she came to our school, but I worked with her alongside a language instructor and by the end of the year she could converse pretty well. I knew she would always carry her Texas influence though when I first heard her read the word “cat” “cayat,” and “man,” “mayan.” Her true shining moment though, was when she dropped something on the floor and said, “dadgumit.” I knew my work was done then. 😂
Howdy!!!!! Loved the vídeo. I am a Texan living in Brazil and this really made me feel back home. My students are always asking me to talk about Texas, so you are definitely going to get viewers here. Thanks so much.
I’m a Brit and we say, wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him. But, The rest no....I don’t know what you saying, but I like the way you say it!. 😂
I love the Brit accent. Or should I say accents. There are many, and I love em all. At 70+ years I've spent far too long trying to erase my Texas twang. I now, finally realize I should have embraced it. Gotta love the New Yawk accent, the Joisey way of speaking, the Boston pronunciations. They're all dying, and homogenization is NOT a good thing.
@@tomswinburn1778 aww noooo…the Texas twang is one of the best accents on the planet! And yes New York and Jersey are very distinct too lol. There’s no mistaking them from anywhere else! 😂. accents in general are just brilliant imo, and are a good conversation starter when someone notices you have a different accent👍🏻
Born and raised in Texas and in my family anything can be a "thang". Like "Hand me that thang over there!" While pointing to whatever item I need at that point in time. And whoever I'm talk'n to knows exactly what I mean.
Thanks for these! I grew up in Florida, and I think many of these words and phrases are part of a general Southern dialect, especially the use of "y'all", "Coke", "might could". I've heard, "Wouldn't trust him... throw him" outside of the South as well. However, "Big hat, no cattle" sounds very Texan :-)
I had this Egyptian friend in college. She spoke very good English. One day I asked her what she was "fixin' to do" amd boy when I tell you she had no clue what I was saying to her I mean it. I was shocked because I didn't know what was so confusing about what I said! Yes, I'm guilty of every single one of these sayings lol.
I like Y'all. In Ireland we never say this. We say Yis all, Ye all or Yous. Even a common word like "Hi". We always said just "Hello" or "Howaya". In the 90's we were amused at American tourists greeting us with a loud "Hi". Now "Hi" is commonly used in Ireland whereas it wasn't when I was a kid. I guess TV and interaction changes words.
The weather thing is so true, when i was in drivers ed back in the day, it started out sunny then it rained the rain turned to sleet then to snow all in one hour.
Might could!?! I didn't even realize I say that!!! What!?! Hilarious! Do what??? Yesss I say that all the time. My friends make fun of me for it hahaha! I love this video
Dream Johnson yooo i love y’all Jamaicans man. I’m here in Texas but my dad is from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean😂and he tries so hard at that Jamaican accent. He still just sounds like a country ol’ Texan Spanish boi. When I try to do the Jamaican accent, they say I’m pretty good but sometimes my Texan accent peaks through...sometimes even when I talk in Spanish😂🤣
Omg!! This is SO TRUE!! 🤣🤣 even when you go to a different southern state, each state has its own sayings lol, when I lived in Georgia a few years, every one would look at me crazy sometimes lol!!
I've lived in Texas my entire life and I haven't heard most of these phrases lol. I can tell you that "y'all" is huge here though. I almost never say "you guys" cause it just sounds so unnatural lol.
I say both lol. A couple of those longer phrases I think are old timers things because a couple girls I work with say the weirdest things and I'm like wth lol.
Born and raised in Texas. I hate it when other people come visit here and say "y'all" as a singular phrase!!! It should NEVER be used as singular. It has always been plural! People get that mixed up all the time. Grating!
