KENTUCKISMS

Fixin' to. Might could. Over yonder. Y'all.

If you grew up in Kentucky, you already talk this way. If you didn't, you've probably been wondering what in the world we're saying.

KENTUCKISMS, Volume 1: How We Talk gathers 167 everyday Kentucky words and sayings: how we greet folks, how we say no without ever saying no, how we fuss, how we brag and how we hand out a little front porch wisdom. Every saying gets its own page with what it means, how it's used, and an example so you can say it like a local.

This is the Family Edition: all the Kentucky talk, with the salty words swapped out. It's clean enough for Grandma, the grandkids and the church bulletin.

Janet Bonham was born and raised in Louisville, with roots in Kentucky older than the state itself. Her career took her to every corner of the Commonwealth, and she was listening all the way. This is the talk she grew up with, and she's sharin' it with y'all.

Kentuckisms comes in four volumes: How We Talk, How We Live, How We Size Folks Up, and Borrowed and Shared.So if you don't see the sayin' you're looking for in the first volume, it will most likely be in one of the others.