Sassy, Sweet & Silly Southernisms

Southerners have a way with words! Who needs simple and direct when you can color every conversation with southern style. There seems to be a southern saying for every occasion. Some are inspiring and uplifting while others have that biting tongue-in-cheek humor Southerners adore.

Who needs simple and direct when you can color every conversation with southern style? There seems to be a southern saying for every occasion. Some are inspiring and uplifting while others have that biting tongue-in-cheek humor Southerners adore, and Bless Your Heart & Mind Your Mama brings together the best phrasin' south of the Mason Dixon. So sit back on yer bohunkus and dig into a collection of Southernisms that'll make you slap a knee and call your mama.

About the contributor(s):

Polly Powers Stramm is a veteran journalist who has written and/or co-authored eight books. She is also a longtime newspaper reporter whose column "Polly's People" appears in the Savannah Morning News.