Anyone else find themselves blurting Calla-speak after reading this?

[ghost19]

Hailing from Southern Arkansas originally, when I moved to Northern Arkansas, I was very surprised at how much more for lack of a better word "city-fied" everyone sounded. I inherited the nickname "hillbilly" pretty quickly at my new school just on the basis of my moving 300 miles north...now it only comes out when I'm 1)inebriated, 2)really pissed off, or 3)bitching about the Razorbacks during a football game. My wife, being a "flat-lander" from Indiana, thinks its quite hilarious. Strangely enough, my seven year old son snaps off several southern Arkansas drawls when he speaks, which is strange because he was born where we live now.....hick DNA I suppose..lol

[fushingfeef]

I use "mayhaps" quite a bit, to the point where even my wife has started saying it, even though she hasn't read any Stephen King books!

I am very fond of the phrase "we are very well met" but I have yet to use it in practice.

[momone53]

Hi, I'm new here; I found this board because I was looking for other tower junkies. I have been reading a while and this is the first thread I really identified with. I find myself often saying "if it do ya" and I have caught myself referring to my boss as "sai". He doesn't quite know what to make of that.

[tower-obsession]

I have. Quite a few times. I love the expressions from the books.

[J.T. Adams]

Of course we have, thankee sai, antD.

[lenona]

Just finished reading this book. And yes, I have.

[ladymindful]

The language of the Calla is very pleasing to the ears. After reading, yes, it is easy to incorporate the words into your daily discourse. I like the Calla because ofcthe interesting characters that dwell there.

[ladymindful]

After reading the book it is hard not to speak words of the Calla. I think this book is my favorite of all seven. One falls in love with the Calla and the people who inhabit that unique piece of mid-world.

[Stan_Richards_of_Windsor]

I only do it with my best friend cause he can understand. However with normal people I still use "palaver" and "Long Days and Pleasant Nights". Bus Drivers laugh at that, by the way.

[dsurrett]

Calla-speak! Of course not.
Long days and pleasant nights, and thankee sai for the post.