| As Suzy stammered, my ears perked up. For
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| | informed of the upcoming rodeo event.
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| distraction I called out, "Hey Kathy, put
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| | Unfortunately, telling a high maintenance
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| on another pot of coffee." Suzy spoke
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| | Dressage Equestrian (they are all
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| again. The fact is, gouging my own eyes
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| | high-maintenance), "Ya aint's fer sures
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| out with a ketchup bottle would not have
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| | on that," translates as, "Hello, we are
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| distracted me. A linguistic calamity was
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| | illiterate, so buy our product."
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| eminent.
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| | Following this with no offer to expand
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| The hair on the back of my neck stood up,
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| | your knowledge and assist the customers
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| then it ran from the room. I knew where
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| | says, "We may be illiterate, but that's
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| Suzy was headed. Her speech was like
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| | ok. We also suck. Thank you and have a
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| watching a car accident. It all moved in
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| | nice day."
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| slow motion. Every instinct in me said
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| | Tourists passing through this area have
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| tear the phone from her hand before it's
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| | improperly translated another phrase.
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| too late. But she had to learn to
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| | "What chya doin?" is often misinterpreted
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| properly communicate with customers.
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| | as the rhetorical "What's up?" or "What's
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| Please Lord, I begged, don't let her say
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| | happening?" Sadly, that is not its
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| it. Then it happened. Suzy uttered the
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| | meaning. "What chya doin?" literally
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| words, "We'll mam, I ain't fer sures on
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| | translates as, "What are you doing?"
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| that."
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| | Confusion on this matter is based on
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| Across America, English professors
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| | timing.
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| collectively wept. My mind locked. How
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| | "What chya doing?" is often asked when
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| could she have said it again? She had
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| | your activity could not be more blatantly
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| been with our company four months. Still,
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| | obvious. For example: You're spreading
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| there was hope. Okay, Lord, you're pretty
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| | cheese over flat dough topped with tomato
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| funny, I sneered. Seriously, could her
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| | sauce. Mountains of pepperoni are poised
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| next words please be, "If you would not
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| | nearby. A stranger asks, "What chya
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| mind holding for one moment, I will find
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| | doin?" Heads up: They literally have not
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| out the answer for you." Ha! No such
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| | connected the dots. Do not wisecrack,
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| luck.
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| | "Installing solar panels." Before you
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| The gods hate me. After an awkward
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| | know it, you'll be explaining how green
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| silence (while the caller and I shared an
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| | peppers affect your hot water supply.
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| embolism), Suzy proceeded to take the
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| | Here in South Dakota low wages have
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| customer's order. Neither of them was any
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| | brought in large numbers of Customer
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| wiser for the experience. I stepped
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| | Service call centers. Airlines, finance
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| outside to meditate. Would I have to fire
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| | companies, catalog sales, these types of
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| her? I was not fer sures on that?
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| | companies coagulate around Rapid City.
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| You hear many endearing phrases in the
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| | Lately there has been a lot of concern
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| county. I find, 'a doins' quite charming.
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| | over competition from India. Apparently
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| Such as there's a doins at Bubba's
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| | the population of India is highly
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| tonight. Translated this means,
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| | educated and enunciates in a manner more
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| festivities will take place at Bubba's
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| | understandable than that of South
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| residence this evening.
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| | Dakotans. Americans, not having Hindi as
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| 'Pert near' is fun. Linguists translate
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| | the mother tongue, stand little chance.
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| this colorful twist on grammar as
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| | Still, there is a certain irony in
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| meaning, 'almost' not nearby. As in, pert
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| | residents of the Black Hills losing
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| near everybody ceptin that cidiot been
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| | something to Indians. How many groups
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| told bout the rodeo. Meaning, almost
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| | will that statement offend? I ain't fer
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| everyone, except the new city idiot, was
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| | sures on that.
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