Where you be?

[dapmdave]

For the record:

I also wonder why people talk about hog guitars, instead of simply saying mahogany. It must have something to do with me not wanting to be part a 'clique', but I'm afraid that whether I like it or not, I'm already part of a 'clique'.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

Nah. Just can't spell mahogany.

 

[The Guilds of Grot]

I hate "axe"!

 

[fronobulax]

You da man Hans. You wrote da book!

"Where you be?" is slang and not grammatically correct according to those who care.

I'm reminded of several jokes in this vein.

Two ladies are sitting next to each other on a plane. One is a Yankee and the other, a Southern Belle. The Southern Belle turns to the Yankee and asks,

"So where y'all from?"

The Yankee turned her steely gaze to the Southern Belle and replied,

"I am from a place where we do not end our sentences with a preposition."

Silence ensues and the flight continues until a few minutes later when the Southern Belle again
turns to the Yankee and asks,

"So, where y'all from, bitch?"

I use "hog" for the type of wood when I don't have a spelling checker and mahogany is beyond my capabilities.

"Axe" seems like one of those synonyms for musical instruments that you only use in a certain crowd and a crowd of Guild owners is not that crowd, IMO.

 

[griehund]

You da man Hans. You wrote da book!

"Where you be?" is slang and not grammatically correct according to those who care.

I'm reminded of several jokes in this vein.



I use "hog" for the type of wood when I don't have a spelling checker and mahogany is beyond my capabilities.

"Axe" seems like one of those synonyms for musical instruments that you only use in a certain crowd and a crowd of Guild owners is not that crowd, IMO.

If u axe me da hog's da bomb. :biggrin-new:

 

[bluesypicky]

Hello folks,

Not trying to be a wise guy, but I noticed the title of this poll and I was wondering if 'Where you be?' is proper English or proper American English for that matter.

I would probably ask: 'Where are you located?' or 'Where do you live?'
'Where you be?' sounds somewhat odd to me, which is also the reason why I didn't look at the thread when it was posted some time ago.
Just trying to learn something here!

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

Hans,

I know you have been flirting with English for as long, if not longer, than I have, and I must admit that it took me some time to adjust to the humor, as perceived by native English speaking folks, from a second language speaker mindset.
This intentional slang you are referring to, is not grammatically correct, and it's on purpose. It is the equivalent of a Netherlands city boy mimicking a Netherlands country farmer and humoring his expressions.
My late Father was from the deep French Country, and had this "Peasant" accent including the rolling of the "R's", and we (his children), spent a lifetime of teasing, imitating his accent and copying his expressions, for everyone's amusement, including his own. (And we still regularly do, to honor his memory, as he would have wanted us to do).

So I guess, this second degree humor based on language subtleties is easier to catch when the language in question is your native one.
It's a cultural thing I guess.
There are many other aspects of the humor differences across cultures.
For instance in my early months in the US, I couldn't understand why the image of someone getting shot in the rear end for trespassing a property, was irresistibly hilarious to everyone around except me, until I fully realized it was the result of a cultural difference (relating to firearms in this particular example).

"Where you be" is funny to many people, despite the fact that it is grammatically incorrect, because it portrays an attitude, kinda poking fun at literacy and lightening up the subject at hand. (Wow! I'm getting deep here...)

And btw... it's one of the things I love about the blues: The parallel language that defined a whole culture within.
The language is funny, cuz ain't nothing right bout' it, but it says exactly what it meant to say, and only adds to the power of the message, by giving a wink to the "educated" and telling him: "See? I can sound better than you do, and make as much sense, even with the wrong words!" :rugby:

 

[mavuser]

To take bluesypickys point even further, really the only universal language is mathematics, and really, music is matmatics which is why that can also be a universal language. A western world individual like myself cannot understand say, Japanese, and maybe a certain Japanese person doesn't know the English language, but we could probably both somehow agree that 1+1=2. Music just takes it further, in that 2 experienced musicians from opposite sides of the world may not be able to even say as much as "hello" to each other, but could probably play music together for several hours, and with a little patience and creativity sound pretty good (unrehearsed/improv).

 

[bluesypicky]

music is mathematics .

And I always have been fascinated by the correlation, being the sad mathematician that I am. But very true.
Amazing how much of our universe can be explained with Maths....

 

[Default]

And I always have been fascinated by the correlation, being the sad mathematician that I am. But very true.
Amazing how much of our universe can be explained with Maths....

I tell you, there's only two things I want out of life.

Enough money to live comfortably, the love of a good woman and the ability to do basic math.

 

[davismanLV]

I hate "axe"!

I'm with you on that one, Kurt. I just use guitar, or bass, or whatever the specific instrument is. I also spell mahogany out. Not a fan of these abbreviations and nicknames.

@ Frono, reminds me of another version with the Texan kid who ends up at a snotty Eastern Seaboard College. He asks, "Where's the library at?" The response he gets, of course, is, "At this school we don't end our sentences with a preposition!" And so he rephrases, "Where's the library at, a$$hole?"

 

[Bikerdoc]

I'm not particularly crazy about using the term "HOG". That being said, I DO have two of them though...my Guild and my Harley.

@davismanLV: "Where is the library at?" Grammatical redundancy makes me cringe. The preposition adds nothing to the "where". I'm just sayin'. LOL Oh yeah, I be in Ohia.

Peace

 

[bluesypicky]

I be in Ohia.

I am where I'm is.

 

[tjmangum]

I tell you, there's only two things I want out of life.

Enough money to live comfortably, the love of a good woman and the ability to do basic math.

Good one! (visualize a smiley face)

 

[rickrider1948]

Calgary Alberta Canada. Some of you may be embarassed to find out that we are in fact a seperate country and thus outside the USA. Apparently this is not common knowledge in the US.

 

[Los Angeles]

Venice, CA normally. Seattle, WA currently.

 

[Yoko Oh No]

Scituate, Massachusetts... a really nice, small coastal town loaded with talented people. For what it's worth, Major Mudd was from here, as was Major Don West from Lost in Space. How's that for name dropping?

 

[adorshki]

Calgary Alberta Canada. Some of you may be embarassed to find out that we are in fact a seperate country and thus outside the USA. Apparently this is not common knowledge in the US.

Why does your country have 3 names?
And do you know KD Lang?

 

[rampside]

This reminds me of the new program on the History Channel "We're the Fugawis" and the story (joke) on how the tribe went lost they acquired:biggrin-new: their name.

 

[Brad Little]

Hm, missed this when it was new, so better late than never. I'm in "Other," along with lots of folks.
Brad

 

[adorshki]

For that matter just because a place is a separate country doesn't automatically mean it's outside the US.
There's California.
AND Texas.
Vermont too, now that I think about it.

 

[killdeer43]

This reminds me of the new program on the History Channel "We're the Fugawis" and the story (joke) on how the tribe went lost they acquired:biggrin-new: their name.

As in "Where the fugawi?" :anonymous:

Joe