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by VivaNOLA on January 16th, 2007
I speak fluent Texan and "Out a stretch" is further than "over yonder". "Over yonder" seems to mean anything just beyond the topological line of sight - that is, any area occluded by a geographical feature like a hill, or other large feature like a farm.
"Out a stretch" seems to mean "further that you would typically go to buy a gallon of milk and a carton of smokes at the local Quickee Mart".
by Anonymous on January 16th, 2007
Over yonder is definitely closer than out a stretch, depending on if there are any modifiers or not (example: Right over yonder or way over yonder - in this case way over yonder may be a further distance away than out a stretch).
by justme32 loves the weekends on January 16th, 2007
Im not from Texas but I say over yonder. They are about the same distance.
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Good answer. When Dad said "out a stretch", he meant like down the road 20 miles or more. He never said that, but from listening to his conversations, I deducted that he meant way on down the road or distance. When he or anyone else I grew up with said "over yonder" it was like just around the corner, from rock throwing distance out to 10 or 12 miles. But also, "over there" is not as far as "over yonder". AHHH! The English language.
by hemiman on May 22nd, 2007