On Thu, 7 May 2015 11:44:59 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Thu, 7 May 2015 16:02:48 GMT, l not -l wrote:
>
>> On 6-May-2015, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>
>>> We are fixing to. . .
>> What part of the south were you born in? I have not heard the phrase
>> "fixing to", or more accurately "fixin' to", since I moved from Kentucky 50+
>> years ago - except occasionally, when visiting in the south.
>
>I thought it was just a Texas thing. After 10 years, I still don't
>use it. But I have been known to say "y'all" but never in a
>professional/business setting.

There are no professional/business settings in Texas, especially not
in the wet back beaner illegals part where you live... the closest
you've ever come to a professional/business setting is negotiating
with Jesus Gonzales over an off the books for cash gardening gig.