Our Accent! :)

We never consider ourselves to have any sort of accent. Of course, to someone from another country, we'd have an "American" accent, but I mean, here. Actually, according to a language test I did, we have a "Midwestern accent, essentially no accent, perfect for t.v., radio, etc." But while at Daughters of Destiny, we kept some of the girls in stitches over how we pronounce some words, so I thought perhaps it might give you all some amusement too. Below are the list of words, with the explanation of why we say them that way! :)

Pecan: "Pi-can" (emphasis on the "can" part- don't know why we say it that way!)
Tour: "Too-er" (Mama has always said it that way... :)
Syrup: "Seer-up" (all right you people who say it with a "u". It has a Y in it! PRONOUNCE it that way! ;)
Which, While, Whale, What, Whether, etc: "WHich, etc" (We pronounce the H in there, because it is spelled that way. Sort of a blowing sound. There are words that are spelled the way many people say these words, such as: Witch, wile, Wales, watt, weather, etc, but they have very different meanings)
Route: "Rowt" (I'm sorry, but a Root is a part of a plant. :)
Kefir: "Keefur" (Yes, we are hillbilly about this one! No "Ki-furrrr" purring thing for us! ;)
Cumin: "Coomin" (I don't like it when people say Q-min! :)
Creek: "Creak" (I never have, and never will call it a "crick"!)

So I hope you don't find our "accent" too strange. I teased two sisters and told them I pronounce "Walnut" "Wall-noot" with the emphasis on the "noot" part, and they believed me for a few seconds! :P See you later! -Rachel

Describing Rachel :)

All right. Rachel, here are the words that you're friends described you with:

Entertaining

Insightful

Helpful

Artistic

Pretty

Kind

Endearing

Fun

Passionate

Writer

Inspiring

Kind

A writer

Fun

Happy

Lovely

Funny

Cheerful

Honest

Observant

Humorous

Sweet

Helpful

Adventurous

Romantic (the other kind:)

Imaginative

and the Best Oldest Sister!!!:D

-Sarah

"Don't Lollygag!" (That's one too!) (doddling)

Hey~ I don't know about you guys, but one thing I love about different cultures, countries, and people, are the things they say! In my family, we are constantly using various sayings that would sound pretty strange to our own countryman, much less a foreigner. So below, are first, some strange things we say in our family, and then, things that I've heard some English people say in movies- (they caught my fancy)

Jack-bo-diddly: This is something that expresses the same idea as slim pickin's. Basically, when used in a sentence like, "There is Jack-bo-diddly growing out in the garden" that means: "nothing is growing out there." Chiefly used by Mama

Fiddlesticks! : An expression used when something goes wrong, to express irritation-"Blast!" "Wretch!" and "For Pity's sake!" are frequently used in addition.

You Can Teach a Monkey To Behave! : This is used when a young child is misbehaving, and someone says, "Aren't they too young to know what you're saying?" :) A pet-child-training-word in its second generation.

"If I don't see you in the future, I'll see you in the pasture!" : Need I explain? This is an amusing way of saying goodbye- put into use by one of the laundry fairies. (If you do not know who he is, click on the label and read.)

"Don't be a little peacock!": Of course, this is used when reprimanding vain little girls! :)

"Goodness-me-in-the-morning-john-henry!": A conglomeration of words meaning, "Oh my goodness!" same meaning as "Oh my stars and stockings!" or "My sainted Aunt Fanny!"

"For Pete's Sake!": same meaning as "Oh for Heaven's sake!", etc.

"Ding-dong": A term used in affiliation with a foolhardy person. Example: "They were just being a little ding-dong!" (No clue how that started! :)

"He was a little firecracker": a term used to describe a feisty person

Okay! Those were a few of our family's terms. Now the English ones! (I often use a few of these :)

"Put to the blush": Meaning: embarassed, ashamed, etc.

"Fair dinkum dolly":This is used when you are trying to say, "Everything is fine or great!"

"Constitutional": a walk

"Badly done!": A reprimand, very useful! It is general, and does not sound petty like, "You're mean!" or "That was rude!" you can simply say, "Badly done!"

Okay! That's all! Hope it was entertaining! -Rachel and Mama