Speak Texan in 30 Minutes or Less

By Lou Hudson

In a parody of Berlitz phrasebooks, veteran Lone Star journalist Lou Hudson has spilled the beans on how best to wrap one?s tongue around Texaspeak so that even recovering Yankees can make their way... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892588102
• ISBN13: 9781892588104
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Great Texas Line Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.3" x 0.3" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Howdy!

I bought this book, as well as Texas Speak Advanced Course, & personally, I think this one is WAY better. Before I moved here, I called a realtor & said I was looking at Del Valle, which I pronounced "del-VAH-yeh," which would be, uh, Spanish. She said, "No, this is TEXAS. We say Del VALLEY!" (HA!) So, I really got a kick out of the "correct" pronunciations of the town names, not to mention the "rules" regarding proper cowboy boot and/or hat wear. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because: I have lived in the South my entire life, & some of the terms defined in this book are NOT uniquely Texan. (gasp!) "Y'all," for example. EVERY Southern person from ditch diggers to Ph.D.'s says "y'all." Likewise with "fixin' to," among others. I also think "heighty" is the phonetic spelling of "howdy," & I think that because I SAY it all the time. ;) Overall, though, I thought this book was a pure-D HOOT, I tell you what, & have bought several copies to give away at Christmas.

Hilarious examination of speaking Texian

The native Texan author explains to the world why his Lone Star cohorts speak the way they do, and he does a marvelous job hitting all the right buttons.