Let's play "Yawl It Up." This is, in effect, a spelling game.
We grab our Arkansas accents and apply them liberally to an annoying word, making it a better word. Then we figure out how to spell it.
Extra credit for attacking words that we are sick of. Examples, from Jan. 10:
• "Corn teen" from "quarantine."
• "Cayenne '95" or "cayenne 9 to 5" from "KN95."
Reader Cody Lorge tosses these suggestions into the basket:
• "Fi-uz-her" from "Pfizer," as in "Fi uz her, I'd get the vaccine."
• "Vinnie later" from "ventilator," as in "I'm busy, I'll call Vinny later."
• "See de sea" from "CDC," as in, "I'd like to see de sea this summer on my beach trip."
Pro tip: If you're having trouble spelling what your Arkansas accent sounds like, remember that:
1) There are several bonafide Arkansas accents;
2) Readers will enjoy sounding it out, right or wrong;
3) This is just for fun.
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