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2009-07-14 3:00 PM
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Boston Beginner - 2009-07-14 1:19 PM

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Jackemy - 2009-07-14 10:40 AM

I think Maine has it's own language.

It doesn't matter if it is a hunting shack or a 5,000sq foot ski house, all our second homes are "camps"

"I'm headn' upta camp"

of course we have "wicked"

"Ayuh"

If you don't live here or your not an original Mainah your "from away". And anyone who lives in Mass is a "flatlander" if we like you and I don't think I can type what we call them if we don't.

"Supper" is like dinner but before.

If your friend is being a jerk or being stupid the he is being a "dick"




Flatlander? 
Then what do you call those from the mid west? 



Foreigners...I got called that when I moved to Maine as a kid from the west coast.  I kid you not.

I do miss supper though.  It confused the hell out of people when I tossed it around after moving away.

Bubblers are also in Boston...

The worst thing that New York has given me is "Not for nothing..." which usually followed by some sort of overly frank statement or backhanded compliment if I'm being kind, or an insult if I'm not. 

I also miss my traffic circles.  Around here, when I actually see one, they're a "roundabout." 

Don't you mean rotaries



Egads, you're right.  That will teach me to try and post coherent thoughts while tuning out in a meeting.

2009-07-14 3:12 PM
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Ridgelake - 2009-07-14 3:47 PM

kns57 - 2009-07-14 2:21 PM

  • Shopping cart (Midwest & East) vs. shopping buggy (South)
  • Billfold (South) vs. wallet
  • Iced tea vs. sweet tea (South)

    • I'm not sure about those southern references.   Growing up in Nashville, I dont think we ever used the phrase shopping buggy.  Billfold and wallet are both used with wallet being more common. 

    And sweet tea is a form of iced tea.  Iced tea is just generic iced tea.  Sweet Tea is just iced tea thats already sweetened. 



    The Southern references are right on. My shopping carts are simply "buggies" and my wallet is my billfold. Tea = sweet tea. If you want tea that hasn't been sweetened, you have to specify unsweet tea or else you will get sweet tea.

    I've lived in SC my entire life except for the 3 months I lived in north carolina.

    A bag is a poke. And if you need the police, you better call the law, although this tends to be more country (rural) than just southern.
    2009-07-14 3:13 PM
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    2009-07-14 4:16 PM
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    I'm from the south and one of my favorites is actually a NY/Long Island thing..

    For the love of Pete.....

    got it from the talk show i listen to...

    and i'm not sure where i got this one one...

    quit dickin the dog... (as in quit screwing around and get going....)
    2009-07-14 4:17 PM
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    couple more from north carolina..

    calling a paper bag a poke

    hose pipe = garden hose

    fish camp = seafood restaurant

    2009-07-14 6:11 PM
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    velcromom - 2009-07-14 10:02 AM

    How about age-differences?  Teenspeak around here is a different language....

    True that!
    Fail!
    Pro!
    Seriously!
    Not.



    Word. 

    2009-07-14 6:19 PM
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    DougRob - 2009-07-14 2:52 PM

    In VA: "Y'all"
    In NC: "All y'all"


    Nah, those are universal. Think fish and fishes.

    Y'all - single person or homogeneous group of people, such as all guys or all girls.
    All Y'all - mixed groups.

    Just like one trout is a fish, one hundred trout are fish and fifty trout and fifty blue gill are fishes.
    2009-07-14 11:13 PM
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    Where I grew up in PA we say "wooder" instead of "water"

    And if we are going to Washington DC, we throw an 'r' in there and say "Warshington DC." Same goes if we have clothes in the "warsher."

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    2009-07-15 8:01 AM
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    When I was in high school we had a kid move in from the Midwest (Nebraska, if I recall) - he called the vacuum cleaner the sweeper. It took me 5 minutes to figure out what he was talking about. Another time, we were talking about what we did the previous night - he said, "Man, I went out in my car and I was cutting cookies everywhere!" In Texas, we call it "donuts."
    2009-07-15 9:22 AM
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    I am convinced it's because they have such a short school year up here...must not have time to teach that little bit o' grammar.
    2009-07-16 10:51 AM
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    In Michigan, we call soda "pop".  Non-michiganders seem to think that's weird.

    I grew up in Washington and it was pop there too.

    Here in Alberta, Canada it's 'pop' also.  I think that's the case in most places in Canada.

     

    2009-07-16 11:03 AM
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    DanielG - 2009-07-14 1:19 PM Bubbler - Wisconsin Fixin' to - Tx Finna - Ga (means the same thing as Fixin' to) Poke - Tn (grocery bag) Might could - Southern, generic Borrow (something) to (someone) - Upper midwest, I've borrowed my stapler to Joan. She'll give it back. Huh? Coke - Soda - Pop http://popvssoda.com:2998/Y'all - becoming more generic but Southern started Yuns or Youse - NY/NJ version of Y'all

    not looking to start a fight here... but Yinz (or Yunz) is a Pittsburgh thing... just sayin'... if others have adopted it, it is only because they see the genius in it...

     

    and btw almost all of western PA uses pop for carbonated beverages... so Michigan isn't alone there. 

     

     

    2009-07-16 11:28 AM
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    Also from NY:

    You stand “on line” instead of “in line”
    You “have a catch” with someone instead of “play catch”.
    “The Train” means the NYC Subway. If you say “the Subway”, you might as well be wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a fanny pack.
    “The City” means Manhattan
    “Upstate” means anywhere North of Yankee Stadium
    “Coffee” means coffee with milk and two packets of sugar. If you want your coffee a different way, you have to ask specifically for it.

    I love “Not for nothing”. I use it all the time. It’s kind of like “I’m just saying”.

    And of course, in Brooklyn, we have, “Fuggetaboutit”, which can mean lots of things, depending on the context:
    “I know!”
    “Don’t worry”
    “You wouldn’t believe it”
    “Get outta here!”
    “Are you kidding?”
    “You’re welcome”

    And, occasionally, but rarely, “Forget about it.”
    2009-07-16 11:32 AM
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    jmk-brooklyn - 2009-07-16 11:28 AM Also from NY: You stand “on line” instead of “in line” You “have a catch” with someone instead of “play catch”. “The Train” means the NYC Subway. If you say “the Subway”, you might as well be wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a fanny pack. “The City” means Manhattan “Upstate” means anywhere North of Yankee Stadium “Coffee” means coffee with milk and two packets of sugar. If you want your coffee a different way, you have to ask specifically for it. I love “Not for nothing”. I use it all the time. It’s kind of like “I’m just saying”. And of course, in Brooklyn, we have, “Fuggetaboutit”, which can mean lots of things, depending on the context: “I know!” “Don’t worry” “You wouldn’t believe it” “Get outta here!” “Are you kidding?” “You’re welcome” And, occasionally, but rarely, “Forget about it.”


    This one really irks me.  I was driving thru upstate NY on one occasion and ordered coffee at a drive-thru.  The guy asks back "regular coffee?".  Yes, regular coffee.  I'm thinking just plain ole coffee.  He hands me the coffee and I drive off.  As soon as I take the first sip, I realized regular coffee does NOT equal just plain ole coffee. 
    2009-07-16 12:08 PM
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    akustix - 2009-07-16 12:03 PM

    not looking to start a fight here... but Yinz (or Yunz) is a Pittsburgh thing... just sayin'... if others have adopted it, it is only because they see the genius in it...



    Doesn't cause a fight at all. That's all Yankee speak and a foreign language to me. I just remembered a handful of people in old Army units who would use various words/phrases and I got to realize approximately where someone was from by some of them
    2009-07-16 12:24 PM
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    In parts of Tennessee and perhaps more places, a "hookup" might mean a "carpool".

    2009-07-16 1:11 PM
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    my parents live in MI, I live in DC

    I have no clue if it's "soda" or "pop" and always say the wrong one in the other's company :-p
    2009-07-16 1:18 PM
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    Boston (MA in general) pronunciations of words and names of places that would be pronunced differently in other regions:

    Word --> Boston pronunciation
    Worcester --> Wooster
    Billerica --> B'rica
    Haverhill --> Hav'rill
    Amherst --> Anerst (silent h)

    Milkshake --> frappe
    The Boston Marathon --> The Marathon
    The MBTA subway system --> The T

    Just to name a few
    2009-07-16 3:15 PM
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    D.K. - 2009-07-14 3:35 PM I think some of us had played this a while ago.  I'm posting here again. 

    http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have



    According to this I have a Boston accent, so I guess I don't have to move. 
    2009-07-16 3:48 PM
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    1. Bubbler is strictly a Wisconsin phrase.  If you heard someone say it in MN, they are not native.

    2.  Smart Minnesotans know the difference between "borrow" and "lend".  I have no idea why people insist on using this, but it is really laziness more than a dialect issue. Drives me crazy!

    I watched Untamed Heart recently, filmed in Minnesota...20 years ago?  Marisa Tomei has the accent and dialect down perfectly.  Much more realistic than Fargo, IMHO.

    AcesFull - 2009-07-14 3:13 PM

    mmrocker13 - 2009-07-14 2:05 PM Since I've moved to MN, I discovered their very bizarre phrases, such as:

    Duck, Duck, Grey Duck (instead of Goose)

    Borrow instead of lend. (As in, "My friend Joe borrowed me his bike to ride")

    Bubbler instead of drinking fountain (although this was more common when I lived in WI)

    Biffy instead of Portapotty

    "Hot Dish" instead of casserole

    Rambler instead of ranch (in terms of houses)

    Rubber binder (or just binder) instead of rubber band

    First time I heard this one, it made me crazy.  Shortly after we moved to MN, we also got an au pair from Poland.  She was confused in general about "borrow" and "lend" since, as she told us, there is only one word for this concept in Polish, not two.  Then she met Minnesotans, who used the word "borrow" to mean "lend," and was COMPLETELY confused, because it was directly contradictory to what we'd told her.  It was another year before I realized that this was normal for Minnesota-speak.  Never did tell the nanny that...

    2009-07-16 9:36 PM
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    KenD - 2009-07-16 11:32 AM

    jmk-brooklyn - 2009-07-16 11:28 AM Also from NY: You stand “on line” instead of “in line” You “have a catch” with someone instead of “play catch”. “The Train” means the NYC Subway. If you say “the Subway”, you might as well be wearing a Hawaiian shirt and a fanny pack. “The City” means Manhattan “Upstate” means anywhere North of Yankee Stadium “Coffee” means coffee with milk and two packets of sugar. If you want your coffee a different way, you have to ask specifically for it. I love “Not for nothing”. I use it all the time. It’s kind of like “I’m just saying”. And of course, in Brooklyn, we have, “Fuggetaboutit”, which can mean lots of things, depending on the context: “I know!” “Don’t worry” “You wouldn’t believe it” “Get outta here!” “Are you kidding?” “You’re welcome” And, occasionally, but rarely, “Forget about it.”


    This one really irks me.  I was driving thru upstate NY on one occasion and ordered coffee at a drive-thru.  The guy asks back "regular coffee?".  Yes, regular coffee.  I'm thinking just plain ole coffee.  He hands me the coffee and I drive off.  As soon as I take the first sip, I realized regular coffee does NOT equal just plain ole coffee. 


    Well, if you didn't want anything in your coffee, you should have asked for it. Duh.


    2009-07-18 5:14 AM
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    Ridgelake - 2009-07-14 3:47 PM

    I'm not sure about those southern references.   Growing up in Nashville, I dont think we ever used the phrase shopping buggy.  Billfold and wallet are both used with wallet being more common. 

    And sweet tea is a form of iced tea torture.  Iced tea is just generic iced tea.  Sweet Tea is just iced tea thats already sweetened. really really gross, and frankly a sin against humanity.



    There, I fixed that for you.
    2009-07-18 6:32 AM
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    I live in south central PA...dutch country if you will...I see Amish and pass horse and buggies.

    Two things that we say that drives others crazy:

    The milk is all.  (as in, the milk is all gone or empty)  strange...I know.

    I'll start dinner awhile.  (as in I'll make dinner while you finish doing whatever you are doing)

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    sipe - 2009-07-18 6:32 AM

    I live in south central PA...dutch country if you will...I see Amish and pass horse and buggies.

    Two things that we say that drives others crazy:

    The milk is all.  (as in, the milk is all gone or empty)  strange...I know.

    I'll start dinner awhile.  (as in I'll make dinner while you finish doing whatever you are doing)

    I had forgotten the "milk is all"!  I grew up in Millersville, but never really picked up on the colloqulioisms.  (i think I needed spell check for that one).

    I knew soemone who sould say "the milk is gone off" meaning it has gone sour or spoiled.   I always imagined an explosion.  I think it was my friend from New Zealand - are we going international here?

    2009-07-19 1:48 PM
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    a few of my favorites

    In MI "yous guys"  as in "Hey where are yous guys from?"
    the Canadian "took" Confuses people
    And in Florida and I assume anywhere that has I high latino populace.  you get a sentance with all english words except 3 spanish ones thrown in.
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