Giddee Up, Folks

Its Texas Time

US Major Regions

This is where Im from

The Texas Accent

It is sometimes called the Cowboy Acce
nt.
To other Americans, it can sound very w
eird.
Here is a perception of how its seen in t
he media (x)

The Change in Suffixes

People in Texas like to change the suffixes
of words. Here are two of the biggest exa
mples.
The suffix ing becomes in
The suffix r becomes uh
(Maybe Texans and Koreans are related)

I was walkin bett-uh than before.

Change in Prefixes
People in Texas also like to change to pu
t the word a in front of verbs that end
with in (-ing).

He was a walkin bett-uh than before.

Vocabulary

Yall
Howdy
Dont be a stranger
N

Yall
This is a contraction. It means You all. It is a p
lural form of the word you

YOU

ALL

YALL

Howdy!
How do you do?
It is a short word meaning How do you do?
However in Texas, it simply is just a greeting.
We use it instead of Hello or Hi

Dont be a stranger
Do yall know what a stranger is?
This is how we say good bye in Texas.
If you come to visit me you cannot be a strang
er. So the idea is to tell the person to come vis
it you often.

N
N (in)
This word means and, than, then, in dependin
g on where you put it in the context.
For example:
I swim better n him.
I was a thinkin the Texas accent is bett-uh n all t
he oth-uhs.

The Texas Comparative

(Subject) IS (Attribute)-ER N (a) (Object) (n/at/on) (Place or Time Phrase).

The weather is hotter n a pot on the stove.

He is stupider n a cat at the pound.
He is taller n corn at harvest.

Practice with a Neighbor!

Howdy yall! My name is _____. Im a stu
dent at KyungHwa Girls High school. Thi
s weekend I was a studyin for my exam
s. I think Kyunghwa is bett-uh n all the o
ther schools in the world!
Make up your own!

Dont be a Stranger
J942m124@ku.edu
Always remember the good-byes, but nev
er forget the Howdys.
Deep in the heart of TexasThe official song of Texas