I reckon I use a few words that sound strange to non-Southerners. Just now I noticed that I used "irk" in my last post. It's just a word that means something is irritating to me. Some times I use the word "yonder" as in "I left it over yonder." That means it is a little further away than just over there. You may not notice it on the web, but the word that I spell "hollow" can be pronounced two different ways. As an adjective (hollow tree), I pronounce it just as it is spelled. But as a noun (The creek runs through the hollow.), it is pronounced "holler." That was the way it was said in Eastern Kentucky when I was a kid. In the Nashville area, the word "carry" has a broader meaning. If they say "I will carry you to town." It doesn't mean piggyback. Someone can carry you to town in a car or even on the bus. You might also notice the word "tote" used instead of carry. To tote something, requires effort. You tote a suitcase, but you carry a pocket knife. The knife doesn't require any effort. And right up there at the top of this overly long paragraph, you may have noticed "reckon" which can mean think, believe, guess, etc. If you reckon something, you have thought about it. Or as we say in the South, you have studied about it. "Studied" implies that you have given it more than just a casual thought. And I have to mention "you all," which in the south, is plural of you. It is never used as singular, so if you see it that way, it was written by someone who was trying to sound southern. Well, I've had my say, so I reckon I'll just amble into the front room and sit a spell.
Howard