I certainly find the term "magnolia mouth" rather intriguing. Was the way how Scarlett O'Hara spoke in "Gone with the Wind" more prominent than an average person from the South nowadays? Late that afternoon, as Tate pulled up to the shore, the hull crunching softly on sand, she said, "Can we meet somewheres else, 'sides here? " "Hey, Kya, good to see you." Tate greeted her, still sitting at the tiller. "What d'ya think?" "It's besides, not 'sides, and it's polite to greet people before asking a favor." "You say 'sides sometimes," she said, almost smiling. "Yeah, we all got magnolia mouth, being from the North Carolina sticks, but we have to try.