Please Tell Me ...

snowbird

When I use the colloquial expression, "this here," does it irritate you?
My mother talked - and others down here still do - that way.
She worked like a dog to see to it that her 12 children received an education. We did.
Mother deceased in 2005. One of my sisters and I like to use that expression as a bittersweet reminder of her and our victory over poverty and despair.
However, when I use it on here, it rankles a prominent poster.
If others feel that way, please let me know.
I will discontinue it forthwith!
Syl
undercover

Don't bother me none...
But I'm from the lil ole South as well, so I grew up with it and use it from time to time
Nathan Natas

It is a colorful regionalism to which I take no offense.
Don't we have bigger fish to fry?
tec

Truthfully? I don't even notice it until someone mentions it. If it was a question of grammar and being uneducated, I would never be petty enough to point it out. If it's done on purpose, then I just grin. Of course, now that I know why you do it, I like it.
Tammy
minimus

I AIN'T OFFENDED .
snowbird

I AIN'T OFFENDED .
palmtree67

This here palmtree doesn't mind it a bit.
tec

I AIN'T OFFENDED .
And that would be the pull on the pigtail... with the consequent jab to the ribs...
Tammy
minimus

My pappy loves teasin' cousins.
snowbird

Looks like you're losing, Minimus.
Syl