One aspect of Southern language is that we have generally held onto the old idioms of the English language better than many other areas of the English-speaking world. Cosmopolitan, heavily-populated and urban and suburban areas in the US and elsewhere have (in many cases) not only lost all connection to the soil and organic culture but have also discarded many treasures of our language. One of these idioms still used by many rural Southerners is ‘a sight better.’ This is used to compare things and is often preceded with ‘far,’ ‘damn’ or ‘darn.’ It is used to mean that one thing is much better than another.
Example: The local high school football team is a far sight better than they were last year.
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We always use “darn sight better” in our family. Keep up the good work, Michael. Your articles are a darn sight better than most of what’s on the internet.
lol… Thanks kindly, DarthJ.