He said kruk.

Posted By: sm on 2007-04-19
In Reply to: I have lived here all my life and never - Sue

It is a form of slang with many people here. They replace T with C, H with K, and so forth. I do not know why, they just do. Kind of like the above poster whose housekeeper says skrimp. I hear that all the time. It could filter down from the older generaton on to the new. I am not sure.

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I hate the word ain't. - MT in MT
- I just gotta say... - sm
- even worse (or close) for me is "reckon" - mdlfcrs
- I got a better one than ain't! sm - MSMT
  - I lived in Virginia for a while. - MT in MT
    - I tell my hubby I have to run to the store, - Ashley
      - The first time he said it, I couldn't wait to see it too. nm - MT in MT
    - were not where lol nm - MT in MT
  - Huh? Whah? - Sher
- Try living in the southeast and listen - sm
  - What about the word aksed? AARRGGH! nm - ebonics in the USA
  - Are you sure it was not "texted" - I hate it when the kids - say that. I dont even know if it is a work-just h
    - I dont even know if it is a real word, I just hate it- - LOL -sm
    - Nope. Nexted. He was the "nexted" one in line. - nm
  - Really where you live in the SE - Sue
    - We call that ebonics here in Hotlanta. - rofl
      - My housekeeper lives off Bankhead - Sue
    - Too funny!!! - sm
      - I have lived here all my life and never - Sue
        I hear ya ............sm - MT20+
        I grew up in FL, and my black teachers used a lot of these phrases...sm - vb89
        I cannot tolerate the laziness of those phrases fixin and reckon! - ow!!! Hurts the ears
        So what neck of the woods are you from? - Sue
        There's nothing lazy about 'fixing.' Same thing as 'preparing' or 'getting ready.& - vb89
        ain't nothin' wrong with fixin'. - MSMT
        Not a black or white thing - Lacy
        He said kruk. - sm
        come to think of it, it may have been Cruk no Kruck. See now I am - confused...
        I give, where in rural Georgia - Sue
        Yes you can say ebonic... about 100 SW of Columbus GA - sm
        meant to include ebonics is used and accepted - sm
        You know this thread only perpetuates - Sue
        Sorry you feel that way - sm
        I was not meaning you directly at all - Sue
  - It is horrible to see me "botch" up my own typing.. - nm
- My mom is a retired teacher, so that was something - PAMT~MDM
  - When I was pregnant - trose
- I ain't never heard this complaint before. - NM
  - "It ain't fittin', it just ain't fittin'!" LOL. - maxine
    - "It ain't fittin..." also from another great movie... - Hayseed
      - Are you talking about our stores - Ashley
        Yeah, well we have Hoggly Woggly. What's your point. - La dee freaking da
        I don�t think I pulled your chain, Missie - Ashley
        Well aren't you a pleasant one. - La dee freaking da
        I think by your posting and butting in when was not - Ashley
  - aint that a word? - georgia girl
  - I ain't either! LOL - tnmt
- Remember the ol' ain't rhyme? - Hayseed
  - LOL - MT in MT
    - I despise ain't! My niece says it sometimes and - it drives me nuts! I always correct her (kam)

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