Upper South or South Midlands

Warshing machine

marster

Addition of an extra -r in particular groups

st, sh sounds.

Important

Imagine

Get rid of the fist part of the word (unstressed syllable)

He wants promoted

The baby needs fed

“To be” omitted in catenative structures

He wants (to be) promoted

The baby needs (to be) fed

Everwhat

everwhen

everwhere

everhow

Reversal of whatever, whenever, wherever, however…

A-coming

A-going

A-running

A plus ing verbs: it doesn’t apply to all verbs, but still used in the Upper South.

I saw her a-coming with a poke full of groceries, some mangoes and onions.

Sack

Check

Snack

Anymore

Nowadays, at present times, these days

Mango

Green pepper

Everly

Always

A little jag of

A little amount of

Davenport (desk)

Couch

Bless your heart

feel pity about something

Mato

Tomato

Gap

Mountain passageway