Getting To Grips With Southern Hospitality – The True Meaning Of Southern Phrases

I Might Could

This odd-sounding double modal is how Southerners express their lack of commitment to something. For example, if someone that you are not particularly fond of had to ask you, “Will you be coming to my birthday party?”, you might respond with, “I might could!” This is a far briefer way of saying that you may do something, if you feel like it. Every culture needs a way of saying “maybe”, and “I might could” is quite a humorous one, don’t you think?

I Might Could