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Old 04-27-2012, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
we called it a sliding board.

several sayings down here have made me wonder at times...

hosepipe. it's just a hose

call out the dogs-i had to ask, apparently that means throw a party.


and of course the worst of all-'fixing to'. bizarre use of words imo.
My husband (OK native) confused me the first time he offered to "put up" the groceries. I said I wasn't aware they needed a place to sleep. Then I realized that was Oklahomese for "put away."

"Might oughta" also amuses me.
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