Language, values, pastimes, and more!
Earlier this year I planned to write a post about the modern high school track meet experience, but COVID-19 changed that decision for me. School is Missouri has been cancelled for the remainder of the year, and with it, track season. Much has been lost in our daily lives because of this pandemic. To be honest, quarantine is becoming more and more a state of mourning for us, as I’m sure it is for you.
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If you’ve lived in the United States for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed that this nation is HUGE. As I remember hearing in FFA in high school, there are fifty states spread all the way from “the state of Alaska to Puerto Rico, and from the state of Maine to Hawaii.” As of 2019, the United States comprises over three and a half million square miles of land and is populated by over 300 million people.
With a nation spanning this much land and humanity, there are bound to be regional differences. Each part of the country has its own way of life and speech. Sometimes these differences melt into daily life so much that we don’t notice them, but they definitely exist, especially in Southern Missouri. Here are 15 examples of words, phrases, and pronunciations you’ll hear around here that may make visitors think we’re crazy. See how many you recognize!
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Preserving the Present 