The House vs. Home
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:49 pm
This one has always intrigued me: My Tennessee family members (and others) almost never use the word "home" ... they prefer "the house"; as in "I'm fixin to go to the house" ... instead of "I'm fixin to go home". What is even more interesting is that this is mostly a male thing (the females usually say "home") ... it seems almost as if the guys feel sissyfied (is that a word?) to mention "home". I have even heard guys make statements like "Back around the house ... blah, blah, blah ..." (instead of "Back home ... blah, blah, blah"). Now I occasionally hear such in Texas ... but I suspect they are from Tennessee.
Anyone notice this particular behavior in other parts of the country?
Lee
Anyone notice this particular behavior in other parts of the country?
Lee