| More Winslow Words |
| 14. is-it- a short question used to make sure that someone is telling the truth or that they are serious about a certain topic. e.g. (person #1) "The white man bought me a new pontiac." (person #2) "is-it?" |
| I notice, also, that not only do Winslow people shorten their sentences, but they also shortan words to save time. Amazingly, people who are not native to Winslow still can understand the point of the person who is verbalizing. Here are a few examples: 1. Probably/ probly 2. broken/ broke 3. library/ liberry (this word also fits into the dielect section of the esay) 4. indian/ injun, native, trog, gut, dreg. (Notice the many different shortenings of this perticular word. This is because there was a major over-use of this word and it just took up to many silibles; also, people got tired of it very quickly. 5. alright/ aight. Even the city's name of Winlsow is often shortened to the term, "the 'slow". of course the "th" usually includes the buzzing that is native to this area. |
| Ok, now i will give an example of a normal conversation of three (3) Winslownians. Trav, Omar, and Adam. Trav: Dude, let's go hang. Omar: Aight, where. Trav: Just chill at my place. Down?. Adam: NO! We go t(z)here all kinds, dude! Let's hang somewhere else. Omar: Man-dude! you're always complaining. Trav: Well, we could go creek-it-up. Adam: is-it? Omar: Freakin' A! Ya nigga's know I can't swim. Trav: Look-it, we'll swim and you can fish. Omar: How we gunna get-out (gedowt) there? Adam: Probly take your car. Omar: Mine's broke, all kinds. Trav: Well im-a just drive my car. So just ride-with-me. (jusriwit[z]hme). Plus i gots all kinds of incubus in my ride. Adam: I know. Omar: But Still. Adam: huh? Trav: Why? Adam: DUDE! Omar: I don't-wanna (donewana) creek-it-up, dude! Trav: Well-what-do-ya-wanna-do (welwadayawnado)? ALL: RACKETBALL, DUDE! |
| 15. aw-dude- this exclamation is almost a similie to the past mentioned "man-dude", only this can only be used in a negative form or to show regret such as: "Aw-dude, I can't find my keys." or (person #1) "The new theater has been open for like 3 weeks. Have you gone yet?" (person #2) "Aw-dude! That's tight!" |
| The last definition brings up another topic for an essay. How people in Winslow don't directly answer questions that have been asked unto them. You see, when a person asks another person (from Winslow) a question sometimes the question is anwsered by asking another question. e.g. (person#1) "Wanna go to Denny's?" (person#2) "Dude, how often do we eat there?" |
| Winslow is famous for it's boarder imprisoned similies. Here are a few examples: 1. goodbye/ later, lates, dust, jet, bounce, take-off, imago (with long "i" sound), ect. 2. hungry/ starving, needin' arby's, neesomfoo. 3. hello/ hey, sup, dude!, g!, fag. this section could and does also include item #4 in the last essay on how Winslow people shorten words. |
| Also a strange phenomenon exists in the langauge of Winslow. The percussivness of this dialect is usaully the first thing an "outsider" will notice when they come in contact with a "winslow-ite" or "winslownian" or "winsler" or whatever politically incorrect term one may choose to use. sometimes the impediment of the "th (z)" sound is entirely dumbed down to just a simple "d" sound. this is most relevent with an intoxicated Navtive America. or what's known to the Cauasian residents as a "drunk injun". |