It’s a Southern way of cursing politely and not taking the Lord’s name in vain (Jesus Christ!) They thought I was being impertinent when it was simply an automatic response.Įvery Southern girl in the history of the universe has been told this by her mother and grandmothers when she first starts to date and is having “relationship issues.” In other words, make yourself scarce ‘cause they’ll miss you. I can’t tell you the number of teachers and professors I had at Lawrenceville or Columbia who corrected me on this usage.
We really aren’t trying to be obsequious. Not only Southern children-but adults as well-use the preface ma’am or sir when speaking to someone older or in authority. Truth be told, nothing is more bitchy than “Bless her heart.” It’s our way of excusing what’s going to come out of our sassy Southern mouths. “Bless her heart,” Susan is dumber than a box of rocks. When a Southerner hears this expression, she knows what’s coming next…and it’s not going to be nice. While everyone knows what y’all means (Southerners are not taught that “you” can be plural), there are other expressions and idiosyncrasies that our northern, mid-western, and western friends might find difficult to fully understand. It’s true that we routinely speak in similes, metaphors, and hyperbole, which are sometimes difficult to understand, but I’m going to try to clear up some of this nonsense. These days you'll find her on Bravo's Real Housewives of New York, but Tinsley Mortimer is very much a southern gal at heart-which is why we decided she'd be the perfect person to school us on the art of southern expressions.
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