The Way They Spoke

[@masonbricke4568]

Mark Twain was a master of such word usage. He had an ear for how the language was spoken, for better or worse, and employed "casual English" quite often.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes.

[@robertjones5487]

I am from the great state of Texas. For your information, we do not have accents......everyone else does. Marry Christmas Goastriders.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

LOL!!! Yes.

[@georgeearls3338]

I had a teacher in grade school that claimed " There ain't no such word as ain't" , but Webster disagreed . Unfortunately Mr. Webster was not our teacher. Merry Christmas.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Right!

[@EthanHoss69]

I’m so glad I found this channel back when Red Dead came out! I’ve always been fascinated by the history of the old west and love learning more about this time frame. Keep ip the good content Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Much appreciated!

[@GOOSE-1334]

Same here

[@raphaelfourage1945]

"Ya got some muneh for me, boah?" Thank you, guys for keeping the spirits of the west alive since 8 years, now. Merry Christmas and Happy new year, y'all. 🎅🤠

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Much appreciated.

[@JasonL77]

I don’t have money, but I have some faith.

[@ChibiPanda8888]

I know a guy who has a plan.

[@paulfewings2688]

Yup... Much To Said About AMERICAN English Speaking.... Blessings To Fellow American Patriots. Amen

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Which we wouldn't have were it not for the British.

[@paulfewings2688]

@@ArizonaGhostriders If, You Speak Proper English Then Folks Should Be Able To Understand Your Meaning Better Because Of 400 million words... Not to mention scientific & technical words. Harper Collins Dictionary. 1988 reprinted 2003. Yup..

[@Plekhanov2000]

If Bill Brazelton gave you a gift, would that make him the Ghost of Christmas Present?

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

LOL! Yes. That's the spirit!

[@timgladden1012]

Merry Christmas folks. All the best to you and your’n.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@hamptoncomics]

Thanks this will help a lot because i’m doing a old west tabletop rpg with my friends and I have to get the lingo down, Merry Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad it helped!

[@margeoconnor166]

Wishing the Arizona Ghostriders the gifts of the season - Peace, Joy, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Thanks for another Saturday morning learning moment!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Ooooo!! Yes. You too!

[@RBEmerson]

Ditto on all of the above, except make mine Pinot Noir! ;)

[@SLOROB55]

Well it ain’t Christmas, but mine would be whisky. Leave the bottle.

[@thegamingoutlaw7349]

I love your festive hat accessories Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I thought so!

[@sleaponit21]

and a MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL FROM HERE IN ENGLAND, .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you and you as well

[@HoodRoI3]

Love this channel! Thank you for the Western history clips you do!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@nblankensh]

Thank you for the reading list. It is very much appreciated!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

No problem 😊

[@ollilehtonen2762]

Interesting video! I remember when I was back in school we got whipped emotionally using the word ain't. As a non-native English speaker I was amazed since you did hear the word in many films, video games and such. They did not bother to tell people that before writing an essay. In Finland they focus too much on the grammar to my money. In addition, merry X-mas to you all!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks for sharing that story of your youth!

[@ollilehtonen2762]

@@ArizonaGhostridersYou are welcome! The tearchers may have not whipped us but they did evaluate the skill in grammar mostly. That's why many grade A students could not pronounce English 😂 I learned the language by playing video games and watching Western movies.

[@joecuppko40uh29]

Merry Christmas to all you riders out there, another good one Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, you too!

[@BJBlaskovichGaming]

Merry Christmas to all in the Arizona Ghostriders community! Thank you very much for this episode, Santee! Not all Texans have accents these days, brether! Too many transplants 😂😂😂 Wishing you all the best for this Christmas season!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

LOL!!! You too!

[@ralphperez4862]

"Ain't That Grand?" Thanks AG. Merry Christmas to you all. Feliz Navidad!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@normangerring4645]

Ho, ho,ho...Merry Christmas from Lincoln Park Michigan.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@greenleader3520]

Merry Christmas Santee I hope all you guys down there have a grand time!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You too!

[@ericruss4189]

Wishing Santee, Dan, and the other Ghostriders a very Merry Christmas. Thanks Santee for a wonderful channel with fantastic information. I am always learning something new. Y'all are the best!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure! Thank you!

[@juliaaldrich3651]

Hey Santee, Can you do an episode on Birthdays in The Old West -DinoFan

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Sure.

[@arthurleino]

Merry Christmas Ghost Riders! My Ancestors came from Finland and settled in the U.P of Michigan. My Uncle Walter always called Oregon the Nort West.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Very cool!

[@theartistformerlyknownaslu3871]

I recommend your channel to my friends who always make fun of my love for history and the old west. Came in the other day and they were watching the one where u interviewed the performers and they were like “man we should go check this stuff out ” lol oh how the tables have turned. Merry Christmas Ghostriders!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Wow, thanks for sharing!

[@vikingshaman3079]

Be it big or small, I always learn something new about the Old West from you guys. Thanks for all the great videos and for making 2020 a little more bearable, hope you all have a great Christmas and a happy new year.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure! Thank you!

[@dr.froghopper6711]

Good one Santee! Merry Christmas buddy and crew!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@raymondrussell500]

Merry Christmas to all the Ghostriders. May the New Year bring joy, Happiness, and many new adventures.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@riot768]

Another great video to start my Saturday morning! :) Merry Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@Isabella_cor12]

Hello santee I don’t know if you remember me but I’m Isabella and I commented on your other videos and you like my comments but I enjoyed this video I hope Arizona ghostriders have a good Christmas 😊

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes! Thank you for watching and commenting and have a good Christmas.

[@AdaM48state]

Well sir that was a fine as cream gravy I ain't not never seent a better one!!! Merry Christmas Santee &Dirty Dan!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks you too

[@grizwoldphantasia5005]

A grammar professor was pontificating on the finer points of grammar, about double negatives, even triple negatives, but no language had double positives. Wise guy in the backs says, "Yeah, right."

[@NGMonocrom]

Merry Christmas, Santee and the rest of the gang. I'll be your huckleberry. (And yes, I know what that expression means.)

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays! Nice.

[@FutureRailProductions]

Merry Christmas to you too, Santee! Thanks for another great episode. If I'm ever part of a reenactment or I dress up for something I'll be sure to slip these words into my character.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Much appreciated.

[@robertbuckey6517]

Another great show, and have a Merry Christmas as well! And as always, I'm gonna nag you for that episode on investing and stock exchanges in the old west!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I know, Robert. Be patient. Some requests take awhile.

[@robertbuckey6517]

@@ArizonaGhostriders No worries! You guys rock, and I know you'll do a great job!

[@harrisonmantooth3647]

And here I was expecting Santee to pull a can of Sardines out of the bag. HEHEHE, nothing like some soup and crackers on a cold, chilly day. 🎅🎄MERRY CHRISTMAS 🛷🎁🎄 Santee, Dirty Dan and, all the rest of the folks that make up Arizona Ghostriders and, all the good folks that love tuning in on Saturday mornings. Stan

[@alvinsanchez967]

Animal crackers in my soup. Shirley Temple - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX_ad4uCmNemmMU

[@harrisonmantooth3647]

@@alvinsanchez967 When I was a youngster, Shirley Temple (Black), was a common sight for my siblings and I especially, on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Her curls never seemed to loose their bounce no matter how much she danced and ran around. I know, there were Hairdressers to look after her.

[@alvinsanchez967]

@@harrisonmantooth3647 For me it was Bowery Street Boys on Saturday mornings and then Abbot & Costello on Sunday mornings.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! You too!

[@davidhruska9643]

Merry Christmas to all! Stay safe.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, you too!

[@michaelpage4199]

Great video. I would like to wish the entire AGR family a blessed and very Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@ryanmedina5090]

I am going to give my daughter a bag of soup for christmas. Thanks for the idea Dirty Dan! Have a very Merry Christmas Santee and all the Arizona Ghostriders.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays! LOL!

[@AnimorphNothlit]

I had no idea how to research for a western story I'm currently writing, with my main inspiration being, of course, Red Dead, and I didn't want to use that as my main source of information. This channel makes it easy for me to get bite sized chunks that inspire me to look further into certain topics, and have gotten me to pay more attention to the little details in my story that I would've otherwise glossed over :)

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! Much appreciated, and good luck with the book.

[@jeffdecker9969]

Hey just wanted to say that yall are awesome... Haha.. Just bought my first single action revolver recently an I cant help but feel yall played a part in it.. Love watching your videos an cant wait to watch more

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad to hear it.

[@keithwoznek3429]

Merry Christmas Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you. You too!

[@marcosaraiva9205]

Hi Santee, great subject you guys have picked! A merry Christmas ghostriders, has always we see ya down on this trail amigo.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, you too!

[@subhashnamey5562]

Thanks Sir for the best video on western twang, which I was waiting to see. So I've enjoyed. There's a few Hollywood actors I enjoy listening to in the old Westerns . Merry Christmas to all of you at Arizona Ghostriders .

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Wow, thanks

[@jmann9964]

Merry Christmas Santee hope u have a good day and keep being a great outlaw

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, you too! That is, if you're an outlaw.

[@jmann9964]

Of course im an outlaw that why I love your channel and videos

[@chriskingsbury728]

Merry Christmas and thanks for the longer video.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you too

[@Heathershusbandbear]

Another great video thanks again Santee and merry Christmas

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@Threewolfs-]

Dan’s got great taste (the hat & red boots) 🥴😜👍🏼❤️🇺🇸🤠, Merry Christmas to all 🎅🏼🤙🏼

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

🤠 You too!

[@brianstrickland8668]

Keep up the good work looking forward to the next video

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! Will do!

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

I live in the NC mountains and I don’t have accent. I kinda have a prospector look going on though, not that of a cowboy. I can really pull off good hillbilly dialect. Merry Christmas to ya Santee & everyone else out there. Let’s put 2020 b’hind us in the dust.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks, Aaron, you too.

[@jameschryst3960]

Merry Christmas to you and your crew! JIM BCC AZ

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@tommyhall350]

Hope you had a good t day an hope you an your family have a great Christmas an happy New year

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! You too!

[@SmallCaliberArmsReview]

I ain't none to fond of that fancy talkin' no how! Great video Santee! Merry Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@younghefner8343]

Howdy Santee happy holidays

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You as well.

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Merry Christmas!👍🏾😀❤️🇺🇸

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You too!

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Arizona Ghost Riders

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You too!

[@franks6857]

And yet another fine video! Merry Christmas🎄 Santee, Have a Great New Year! 🎉🍾... And we'll see ya'll down the trail.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! You too!

[@americanaxetoolco2076]

Very cool! I’m use to the Appalachian language of Western NC and some of it did come west!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Right on

[@danliberty734]

When I moved from Cali to NC, I affected a drawl not to stick out. This episode plum tickled me! Merry Christmas, Ghostriders!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@DARINBAGGSGUNOUTLAW]

Great video Santee interesting stuff you did there thanks for sharing that 👍👊🤠 Enjoy that delicious soup 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 🤠 LATER PARD 🤠 🦅🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🦅

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks 👍 LOL!

[@wadejustanamerican1201]

Merry Christmas to all of you.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You too!

[@WhaToCook]

Santee!!!! Merry Christmas, Season Greetings 🎄🎄 Peace and blessings 🤗🤗 Much love 🥰🥰 Martina 🌺🌺

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@RavenHawkCoins]

Another great video brother. Thank you.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You bet. Hope you are having a SILVER and GOLD holiday. Knowing you as I do, I imagine you are going though the silver right now.

[@PinkertonJM]

A merry christmas and a happy new year for the Arizona Ghostriders in a good health

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you, Danny! Stay well

[@jbmbryant]

Dirty Dan looking particularly resplendent in those red cowboy boots. Haha Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays to you and the Arizona Ghostriders and everyone here!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@victorwaddell6530]

Merry Christmas Santee & Co. !

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@markwatters6875]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all and sundry at Arizona Ghostriders, see y,all in 2021.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@ronaldrobertson2332]

Merry Christmas, y'all!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You Too!

[@pamelabrida945]

HI Santee! May you and your family and everyone at Arizona Ghostriders have a blessed and beautiful Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@banjobillsoldtimemusicshow8071]

Where's dirty dog? Merry Christmas and all da best da New Year has ta offer from da high Cascades in southern Oregon 🎅. Merry Christmas Santee thanks fur all yur hard work on these awesome videos 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! He's at Dan's ranch

[@rhorn8038]

Well ill be darnder the AGR logo keeping a keen eye on the Christmas tree or if you like Tannebaum. Thanks for the greetings and sorry about the spelling...nicely done!!!!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

It works! Thanks.

[@joep4235]

Merry Christmas Cheese, and thanks for all you do !!!! ..... and that includes putting in a clip from THE best version of Scrooge, the 1970 version with Albert Finney !!! ha ha ha ....and yes I have it on dvd, and yes I am off to find it right now :-) "yer, darn tootin i am"

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Heck yeah it is!!! So glad to hear another lover of that movie. Just the best.

[@Hardrada88]

Thank you for these awesome videos. My g-g-grandfather went to America as a young man. He left Ireland and wrote home saying he’s never met so many Irish people out of his own green isle. Same with our Scot cousins I believe. We have no idea of his exploits. He returned minus part of one ear and a chunk out of his jaw as well as some old photos we still have. Spent the rest of his days in Ireland. America it seems, was not for him. I’d have loved to have gone with and seen the sights..and probably die though

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You may have, depending on where you ended up. Out West was pretty tough. We Scot/Irish are a tough breed, so I bet you'd have made it.

[@Hardrada88]

@@ArizonaGhostriders certainly are! I grew up on my grandads farm and they didn’t spare the work. It’s helped with living history though as you kind of have a vague idea of what ranch life may have felt like. We still have his watch - it’s rather fun because it’s a patent lever watch itself but the case is silver from Birmingham. Thanks again for these videos, they’re really fun to watch and very informative.

[@masonbricke4568]

So the secret is out: Santee's favorite dish is soup-in-a-sack! Gotcha. Watch your mailbox for a very squishy package, courtesy of UPS (United Postal Soup).

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Awwww, man!!!

[@FletcherFinance]

Merry Christmas Santee and crew!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@ralphbo]

Merry Christmas to you and yours Santee!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@Conversationswiththecurious]

Loved this!! Merry Christmas

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you! You too!

[@jeffgrier8488]

Thanks a bunch for all the content this year. Merry Christmas to the whole gang!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you too!

[@ScarletRebel96]

Stuck a bow and string in his hat and called it macaroni! Merry Christmas Arizona ghostriders

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Much appreciated.

[@oldminer5387]

Great video Santee, enjoyed the details. thank you. Good to see Dirty Dan. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all of the Arizona Ghostriders and there families.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@Dsdcain]

Merry Christmas Santee. 👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@DragosdeGothia]

Merry Christmas Arizona Ghostriders from a fan in Western Australia!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks and you too!

[@agodamartie877]

Very informative video, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to Santee and the crews

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@Grizzlybike]

Loved it as always. Merry Christmas to the Arizona Ghostriders family!!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@treavy1]

Well ain’t that a cool thing y’all have a merry Christmas and a happy new year it’s you we all like and I like you just the way y’all are make each day a special day by just your being you and the best person y’all ever be is your honest self!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you!

[@juliasaurus-wrecks1995]

Merry Christmas from the never-green side of the Evergreen state! I hope you guys get some snow, because it’s not looking likely where I’m at. Have a happy New Year too, Ghostriders!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! You too!

[@Brombear]

Wishing all at the Arizona Ghostriders a very Merry Christmas, and all the best for the New Year!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@ojjenkins7110]

Merry Christmas Santee Claus and all the Arizona Ghost Riders, even Brazen Bill and T Rex. Happy New Year too.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@jeffdunn7474]

Merry Christmas!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@jamesa.7604]

Merry Christmas, Arizona Ghostriders! May 2021 be an Awesome year for y'all too! I might moseey down younder and say howdy when the beer virus gits squared away!

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Same to you!

[@eggsh33l79]

Oh man I forgot you guys for months what happened while I was gone(ps this is the kid who said that we should get you guys to 10k by the end of the year)

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

You did it, Steven!

[@garrettfromsmokeinthewoods]

Merry Christmas to bill brazelton the ghost of christmas presents....lol

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Yes!

[@Tipi_Dan]

I appreciated your reference to Roughing It. The foundations of American slang were laid early on, predating even the rise of the jive talk introduced by the jazz culture of New Orleans, which was an early, but not primary, contribution. The California Gold Rush era gave rise to, or pushed forward and solidified, many colloquialisms that persist today. It is surprising how common and familiar many of them are. The Roughing It chapter "Buck Fanshaw's Funeral" is a treasure trove of them. Today, additional layers are accruing that have emerged from geek speak and hip hop. We might hope that those contributions will lack the longevity of adoptions made during earlier periods of American history.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Glad someone else has read it. It really is a fascinating account!

[@Tipi_Dan]

@@ArizonaGhostriders Let's talk about Pilgrim and Cavalier hats, their direct connection to the rise of the piloncillo sombrero in colonial Mexico, and its direct connection to the Tom Mix style of hat favored by it's accidental namesake, Tim McCoy (real hero), and Elmer Keith. It is a style unparalleled--- unexceeded. I have been wearing them since the early 1970s, and currently have two--- one in 1920s style, the other appropriate for 19th Century wear. "The Boss of The Plains" was a piece of crap. Those hats you gentlemen are wearing are insufficient to protect from the Arizona sun.

[@canadianryan2359]

Merry Christmas, Santee & Ghostriders gang!🎅🍻 Great vid, thanks.🤠👍

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@thomasallen3818]

Merry Christmas to all of the Ghostriders especially you Santee. For Christmas we could change your name to, Santee Clause. lol And, y’all have a Happy New Year.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

I like that! You too.

[@tyrranicalt-rad6164]

Wow ! I just figured they all spoke like how Santee speaks today !!! 🤣

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Right?!

[@nicholassteel5529]

🎄🎅Merry Christmas Arizona Ghostriders ! ✌️😀🎄🌎

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Happy holidays!

[@twistedkatgaming3445]

I guess it's the thought that counts! Dan's heart was in the right place. 😂

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

LOL!

[@oldwestguy]

Your videos are... well... fine as cream gravy. I ain't ever had any, but I'll trust your word it's good. Merry Christmas Santee to you snd everyone at Arizona Ghostriders.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thank you. You as well.

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Great video, and Merry Christmas to everyone at Arizona Ghost Riders. Thanks for the links, they're great! JT

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Our pleasure!

[@jordanhicks5131]

I'd love a companion video of old west swears! First thing I like to learn when picking up a new language is how to swear, and how to find the bathroom hahaha! Merry Christmas from the Salt River Valley amigo

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Great suggestion! Thanks, man.

[@guidewdman5805]

As a Texan, I can confirm that we do have accents! I found this channel a bit ago and have enjoyed it since then! Thank y'all for the great entertainment and merry Christmas, or whatever y'all celebrate. Also if possible, could y'all make a dressing the part for the "guns for hire" or "mercenary". I haven't seen alot of videos on it.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Thanks! There was no standard "uniform" for hired guns. I did one on Dressing....the Outlaw, which covered a lot of gunmen. NOW, I may do one on Hollywood versions of them.

[@guidewdman5805]

Ok, thanks!