Maps that show the linguistic differences in America

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I thought it was really interesting!

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Very interesting and I agree with all the ny terms and pronunciations

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lol it never dawned on me that I say "man-aze"

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I love this! I was dead on Ohioan every time.

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LOL

being a military brat most doesn't apply to me. I say lots of words differently depending on my mood, like pecan and peCAN.

But the Lawyer had me cracking up. My coworker keeps making fun of the way this west Texas hick boy with a REALLY heavy drawl says lawyer.. I keep having to give him dirty looks because the hick has no clue why the word lawyer is so funny.

And Bowie .. I said it like the singer.. but yes I DO know what a bowie knife is and I do say THAT like the revolutionist. Go figure.

and I always will remember the pop vs coke thing. Started to call it "coke" in cali, and kept it up in texas.. drove north one time with the family and was bummed when the waitress said they only had regular and diet for cokes. I said "ah no dr. pepper?" she said of course we got that pop too. I dont want a pop (lollipop) I want a coke, dr. pepper if you have it. Good 5mins of confusion. LOL

and i dont know WHY I call it a round about.. could be just something I heard once, but its ALWAYS been and shall be a roundabout to me but I hear, understand and recognize 'rotary'. No one I know here says 'traffic circle' *shrug*.

and another i dont fit in is the sneaker vs tennis shoes. Sneakers you can run in and are sporty, tennis shoes are for a leisurely stroll, fashion statement and are canvas generally.

Call BS on the sun shower thing too.. we get them a lot and call them what they are.. a sun shower.

cute link tho!

Maps that show the linguistic differences in America

didn't completely agree with me... i've been bi-coastal most of my life.

but it was fun to try to pronounce the words as others do. it felt like a different language, at times

Maps that show the linguistic differences in America

Wow, that's really interesting! I can't believe we're the only place in the country who calls it a hero lol

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Interesting

Apparently long island is the only place that has "heros"

Theres a such thing as a drive through liquor store?!?! We need this! lol

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I'm from the Midwest. I agree with most of it. I say crayfish and man-aze. I call soda now but my family calls it pop. My sister confused a waitress here who had no idea what she was talking about when she asked what kind of pop they had.

Another thing - lollipops are suckers there. I trained my kids to say lollipop but when we visit, they say 'sucker'. It's too funny to hear them switch it up for their audience.

Maps that show the linguistic differences in America

Never heard of "the devil is beating his wife" - where do they say that?

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It amazing that most of the country pronunces
Mary, Merry and Marry the same as in the same word :)

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Sorry but the correct term to address two or more people is "yous guys"

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What do you call a Drive Through Liquor Store

"Genius"

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Posted by Disneygirl

Sorry but the correct term to address two or more people is "yous guys"

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In Louisianna Hero's are called Po Boy's. when I lived in California they were "subs"


::shudders:: at car-mil