More or Less to Say

In the American South, we sometimes find the expression “Country Cooking” spelled “Kountry Cookin,” which is more or less to say, Really horrible food served here. In the Spanish South, we sometimes find the expression “Te Quiero” (“I love you”) spelled Te Kiero, which is more or less to say, I luv you.

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Charlie Geer is the author of the novel “Outbound: The Curious Secession of Latter-Day Charleston.” His work has appeared in Tin House, The Sun, Bloomsbury Magazine, and The Southern Review.