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Originally Posted by slayda
One of my most interesting words (actual usage is mostly a "Southernism" which itself is an untranslatable word) is "reckon" as in giving permission.
Child: "Mama, can I go to the store with you."
Mother: "Yeah, I reckon."
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I'll agree it's a "southernism". So much so that we use it similarly all the way south down here. Another example is as an exclamatory affirmation, such as...
Idiot 1: WOW! That movie "300" was bloody brilliant!
Idiot 2: Yeah, I reckon!
(Note, I am not suggesting that its use is exclusive to idiocy - it was just a convenient example. I would use it so myself)
Cheers,
Marc