Getting To Grips With Southern Hospitality – The True Meaning Of Southern Phrases

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You might have heard many Southerners use the word “reckon” quite frequently and wonder what it means, exactly. This is not exactly a complex term, it simply replaces many other words that have similar meanings, such as believe, suppose, think, imagine. For example, “Do you reckon Darcy will be coming for dinner?” translates to “Do you think that Darcy will be coming for dinner?” We like that Southerners simplified the many ways that people wonder.

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