Originally Posted by BellaBoo
In rural south the phrase 'fixing to' is used in place of going to ...
How Long Have You Lived in the South?
1. "I'm about to ..." or "I'm going to ..." [you just got here yesterday.]
2. "I'm fixing to ...": [you've been here 6 months to a year]
3. "I'm fixin' to ...": [you've been here 'round 2 years.]
4. "I'm fittin' to ...": [you've been here 'round about 10 or 20 years and it's been waaaaaaaaaay too long since you've visited home or read a book.]
5. "I'm fin to ...": [you were born here and read occasionally. you wear shoes to work and church only. you wear flip-flops everywhere else that demands footwear.]
6. "I'm finna ...": [you were born here, never read, and don't own a pair of shoes. it's sparkly flip-flops for church and regler fer every other place that hangs a sign sayin' you gotta have shoes on. or you're a politician.]