Larry W4CSC wrote:


Right....Beaufort, in SC is pronounced B(long)u-Fut

South Carolinians have a similar heritage to British colonies like
Maine. They don't prounounce R either. Bu-fut

Charleston has a special dialect called Geechee. You can also hear it
in Norfolk, Va, (pronounced in Geechee Nofuk, which is where the Navy
sailors got it, not from their sexual discoveries).

My wife, a Navy brat, moved from Mare Island to Charleston Navy Yard in
the 6th grade and her grades went from As to Fs. At the teacher's
conference it became obvious what the problem was. Nobody in the family
understood a word the teacher said. :-)

There are many Charlestonian terms that confuse Yankees. Like:
Noose: What Dan Rather purports to read on TV.
Abode: Noun: A flat piece of wood or Preposition: as in on or within a
boat or ship.
Korea: What UPS and FedX are.
Kyar: A four wheeled vehicle for personal transportation.

These are High Charlestonese terms. Geechee a lot harder to interpret
and Gulla is totally unintelligible. On arrival visitors are encouraged
to buy an English/Charlestonese dictionary.

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