Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> 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.

As many problems as we have here, racist hasn't been one of them so get
OVER yourself on this one Sheldon.

Carol

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