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PonyFan Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Land sakes



Could I get you to tell me whether you use the expression "land sakes" in your daily conversation like the above sentence? Thanks in advance!
  

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PonyFan Could I get you to tell me whether you use the expression "land sakes" in your daily conversation like the above sentence? No. This seems like more old-fashioned folksy or rural dialect.

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  • PonyFan Could I get you to tell me whether you use the expression "land sakes" in your daily conversation like the above sentence?
  • No.
  • This seems like more old-fashioned folksy or rural dialect.
  • I think these characters are deliberately made to speak in such a way.
  • "chowin' our tasty vittles" is in similar vein.
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PonyFanCould I get you to tell me whether you use the expression "land sakes" in your daily conversation like the above sentence?
No. This seems like more old-fashioned folksy or rural dialect. I think these characters are deliberately made to speak in such a way. "chowin' our tasty vittles" is in similar vein.
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PonyFanwhether you use the expression "land sakes" in your daily conversation
I remember it as a child. My great-grandmother used it. They were country folk with farms in the southern US.
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PonyFanCould I get you to tell me whether you use the expression "land sakes" in your daily conversation like the above sentence?
Never. That went out of fashion nearly 80 years ago, I'd guess — before I was born, anyway.

CJ
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