I have felt the need to help the lay person understand what a Redneck is saying when they encounter one in the wild. Having a 9 month old, I have been privy to the “baby-phonics” videos as they are playing in the same room I happen to be in most of the time. I felt the phonetic descriptions could aptly describe White Trash speak as well. I named it Carolina Beach Phonics, because I can think of no other place where Rednecks from Concord, Graham, Lexington, Siler City, Reidsville, Elkin, Pittsboro, and the other citified trailer parks will congregate for a $25 a night beachfront roach Motel and subsequently drink, fight, bleed, and defecate in public places. This ensures continuing stagnated property values on Pleasure Island for years to come.

So let’s get started. First I will give a quote in plain English, then I will (through the miracle of Phonics) show what it sounds like in a bar at Carolina Beach, where the bouncers still carry “slapjacks” incidentally. Extra credit for those who read the phonics portion first and understand what it means.

1. “I told that son of a bitch…” >>>> “Ah tol’at sumbitch”
2. “He was killed recently” >>>>> “Ee dun got kilt”
3. “Mother Fucker” (normal) >>>>>”Muh’er Fuuukir”
4. “Mother Fucker” (with Marlboro) >>> “Murrrfrrrkr”
5. “Hey Boy” >>>>>>> “Hoay bo-uh”
6. “Boat” >>>>>> “buh-oot” (1 syllable)
7. “That truck right there” >>>>> “ ‘at trrk rot-tar”
8. “We sell beef” >>>>> “Wooy say-ul buh-eef”
9. “I think that belongs to you” >>> “Areckon ‘ats yorn”
10. “I frightened him” >>>> “A-dun skeerd eem”

I hope this lesson puts you well on your way to mastering the basic concepts of speaking W.T. STAY TUNED FOR MORE…