# "Southernisms"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southernisms/94089>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 18, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southernisms/94089 "2001-11-18T20:45:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TN\_hippie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southernisms/94089/121 "2001-11-23T18:49:58Z")

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A “live oak” is the common name for a specific variety of oak. Unlike most oaks, this one is an evergreen. You can see where the name might have come from. Oh, and we don’t have 'em in TN, AFAIK. It’s a Deep South thing.

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**Author:** ![45ACP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/e5b9ba/32.png) [@45ACP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/45ACP)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southernisms/94089/122 "2001-11-23T19:01:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Etaoin \*  
> \*\*Teeming Suhthunahs, why Live Oaks? \*\*

It’s another species of oak tree, as opposed to red oak, white oak, post oak, pin oak, etc.

And thanks to **TN\*hippie** for rurnt. You also say this about a dog or child who is spoiled by attention. “His mama has done rurnt him with all that lovin’.”

Another good expression I remembered is one I heard from an old contractor who was removing some tile flooring which had been installed over a levelling course of concrete. I asked him how thick the levelling course was and he replied that it was in there “Thicker than cat fur.”

45ACP

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southernisms/94089/123 "2001-11-23T19:11:11Z")

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[Live Oak](http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/woodhtml/LiveOak.html)

I have two in my back yard - they’re dropping acorns like mad right now. Right into my swimming pool. :sigh:

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southernisms/94089/124 "2001-11-23T19:12:38Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Zyada \*  
> \*\*[Live Oak](http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/woodhtml/LiveOak.html)
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> I have two in my back yard - they’re dropping acorns like mad right now. Right into my swimming pool. :sigh: \*\*

This is how the previous post should look. :rolleyes:

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