“Might could”
As you probably remember, I’m Southern, having grown up in South Carolina and then spending 24 years in Atlanta, Georgia. I am proud of my Southern heritage. However, even after living in New England for over 25 years, I still have some of my Southernese as part of my language. I don’t realize it until someone points it out.
I was on the phone with a friend today and I used the phrase, “might could.” Lisa started laughing and told me she recognized my Southern upbringing. I don’t think I’ve ever thought about that phrase, though I am sure I use it often enough. Yep, we all used that phrase in my family and among my friends.
I also was reminded today of the song Roy Rogers sang, “Don’t Fence Me In.” He’s singing about the West, another unique region of the USA with their own phrases and way of life.
It’s fun to think about these various parts of our beautiful country and the special ways of their people. Growing up I absolutely adored all the Westerns, from Bonanza to Rawhide, so many wonderful shows and movies. In my mind there were always fences for their horses, but when those cowboys rode out in the West they wanted freedom from fences!
We need fences in our civilized world. We have animals, crops, orchards, and people to protect. And fences fill that job.
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And listen to Roy Rogers sing, “Don’t Fence Me In.”
All my best regards,
Debbie Page
CEO, Louis E. Page Inc–Woman-owned business and Family-owned since 1893. (So 131 years ago our family ancestor Louis E. founded the company)
