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How ta tawk rite

Published on Nov 18, 2015

How to talk in New Orleans

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

How ta tawk rite

NOLA speak

GNAW LYNN'S

NEW-AH-LINS

NEVER SAY "ER" OR "ING"

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ER = UH

TRAILUH, DRIVUH, BORDUH
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ING = IN'

SWIMMIN', LOOKIN', WALKIN'
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WHERE Y'AT?

-AWRITE

berl

erl

catlick

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dUH, dat, dem, dere, dese, dis

the, that, them, there, these, this

go cup

food

po-boy

dressed or nuttinonit?
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mynez

Mayonaisse 

erstas

Oysters

praline

prah-line
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ernge

BAT'TROOM

turlet

wrench

ya hands in da ZINK

YAT

native NOLA
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