TN law requires proof of citizenship and proficiency in English language to obtain driver's license and license plate

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15. Maybe "ain't."

Haven't heard much "woop" but that sort of thing hasn't been the topic of conversation. Also "I seen" instead of "I saw." The past tense of "drag" is "drug" here.

I talked to one man who was very proud that his daughter got into college to major in English. That surprised me since he didn't seem to have much of a grasp. Then he proudly declared that they had tried to teach him to speak properly in school, but he "wadn't havin' nun o' hit. They ain't changin' the way ah talk."

When we first moved here, we almost needed a translator to figure out what some of the locals were saying. Now we're used to it. "Meetcha mid-eenin'" means to meet sometime in the afternoon. We found that out when we arrived at 6:30pm and had missed them by hours.