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#1 Postby GalvestonDuck » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:34 am

Carrying this over from another thread...per Mary's request. :wink:

I could go on and on about this stuff. :)

Pop vs. soda vs. Coke?

Icebox vs. fridge?

Ice chest vs. cooler?

Tissue vs. Kleenex?

Basement vs. cellar?

Couch vs. sofa?

Creek vs. crick?

Over there vs. yonder?

constantly vs. steady?

getting ready to vs. fixin' to?

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY)

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)

dinner vs. supper

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan)

call the cops/police vs. call the law

Not to mention how we pronounce things differently all over the US (and abroad) -

"puh-leese" vs. "POH-leese"
"conner" vs. "corner"
"corter" vs. "quarter"

and spelling?

theater vs. theatre
color vs. colour


I should stop now before I use an entire thread page. :D
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#2 Postby therock1811 » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:37 am

LOL Naaahhhh...you couldn't...LOL
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#3 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:40 am

:lol:
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#4 Postby Stephanie » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:45 am

I'll bite -

Pop vs. soda vs. Coke?

Icebox vs. fridge?

Ice chest vs. cooler?

Tissue vs. Kleenex?

Basement vs. cellar?

Couch vs. sofa?

Creek vs. crick?

Over there vs. yonder?

constantly vs. steady?

getting ready to vs. fixin' to?

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY)

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)

dinner vs. supper

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan)

call the cops/police vs. call the law
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#5 Postby Miss Mary » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:46 am

LOL at Shawn. Looks like you nailed some good ones there. Laughed at looking at TV instead of watching TV!

We here in Cincinnati say - please - instead of pardon me, or could you repeat that? We just say one simple word, please. Doesn't quite work well when on vacation. The clerk will say please what? LOL

I was raised to call a green pepper a mango. Don't ask me where that got started in Cincinnati. But a green pepper looks nothing like a real mango!!!

I'll try to think up some more.

Mary
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#6 Postby GalvestonDuck » Wed Aug 18, 2004 11:49 am

Oh yeah, I say green pepper down here (which is what they were in KY). But everyone else says bell pepper. Obvious -- since down here, they have so many darned spicy peppers and many of them are green! :)
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#7 Postby Lindaloo » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:05 pm

Glove box vs Glove compartment. (This is in your automobile.

I say both.
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#8 Postby NWIASpotter » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:11 pm

pop vs. soda vs. Coke? POP

Icebox vs. fridge? FRIDGE

Ice chest vs. cooler? COOLER

Tissue vs. Kleenex? either

Basement vs. cellar? BASEMENT

Couch vs. sofa? either

Creek vs. crick? either, mostly creek

Over there vs. yonder? OVER THERE

constantly vs. steady? CONSTANTLY

getting ready to vs. fixin' to? GETTIN READY

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY) either

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense) URINATE if either

dinner vs. supper doesnt matter

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan) WATCH

call the cops/police vs. call the law COPS
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#9 Postby OklahomaWeather » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:14 pm

I moved to Oklahoma from Minnesota, and I think the weirdest thing I've heard was that when you are getting your picture taken, they call it "getting your picture made."
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#10 Postby Lindaloo » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:15 pm

Pop vs. soda vs. Coke?
Coke

Icebox vs. fridge?
refrigerator

Ice chest vs. cooler?
ice chest **cough,cough**

Tissue vs. Kleenex?
Kleenex

Basement vs. cellar?
Don't have one

Couch vs. sofa?
couch

Creek vs. crick?
creek

Over there vs. yonder?
both

constantly vs. steady?
both

getting ready to vs. fixin' to?
both

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY)
carry a suitcase

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)
gotta go to the bathroom

dinner vs. supper
supper

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan)
Watch TV

call the cops/police vs. call the law
both plus going to "call 5-0" this is to aggravate the cops. :D
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Re: Regional terms

#11 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:32 pm

Pop vs. soda vs. Coke? Either way

Icebox vs. fridge? Fridge

Ice chest vs. cooler? Ice Chest

Tissue vs. Kleenex? Kleenex

Basement vs. cellar? Neither

Couch vs. sofa? Either

Creek vs. crick? Creek

Over there vs. yonder? Both

constantly vs. steady? Both

getting ready to vs. fixin' to? Both

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY)? Both

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)? Urinate

dinner vs. supper? Both

watch TV vs. look at TV? Both

call the cops/police vs. call the law? Call the cops/police

Not to mention how we pronounce things differently all over the US (and abroad) -

"puh-leese" vs. "POH-leese" - Both
"conner" vs. "corner" - Corner
"corter" vs. "quarter" - Quarter

and spelling?

theater vs. theatre - Both
color vs. colour - Color
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#12 Postby GalvestonDuck » Wed Aug 18, 2004 12:40 pm

Let me clarify -- saying "pack a bag" in some regions means to pick it up and carry it, NOT to put stuff in it. "Would you pack this to school for me?"

I was beginning to wonder about some of you who said "both" on that one.
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#13 Postby furluvcats » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:08 pm

Being a true southernern, I can relate to all the southernisms...but heres a new one for me because of my new region...

When you're going somewhere in Florida, you hop on 95. Meaning I-95, the interstate....in Cali, you're hoping on the 5 or on the 15....every freeway is called "the" whatever road it is....I've noticed that only here....
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#14 Postby furluvcats » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:14 pm

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Carrying this over from another thread...per Mary's request.

I could go on and on about this stuff.

Pop vs. soda vs. Coke? (soda!)

Icebox vs. fridge? (fridge)

Ice chest vs. cooler? (cooler)

Tissue vs. Kleenex? (tissue)

Basement vs. cellar? (basement)

Couch vs. sofa? (sofa or couch) brians mom from IL says davenport....

Creek vs. crick?( definitely a creek!)

Over there vs. yonder? (there) though my great grandmother always said over yonder...

constantly vs. steady? (either)

getting ready to vs. fixin' to? (fixin to!!!)

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY) (carry my bag)

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense) (gotta pee)

dinner vs. supper (dinner is lunchtime, supper is the evening meal, according to my great grandma..I called lunch lunch and dinner dinner)

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan) (watch)

call the cops/police vs. call the law (cops)

Not to mention how we pronounce things differently all over the US (and abroad) -

"puh-leese" vs. "POH-leese"
"conner" vs. "corner"
"corter" vs. "quarter"

and spelling?

theater vs. theatre (theatre)
color vs. colour
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#15 Postby Skywatch_NC » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:35 pm

custard vs. soft serve ice cream

cabinet vs. milkshake

When I lived in NY state for 2 1/2 years the natives there called soft serve ice cream...custard...as in...want to go to the custard stand?...meaning dairy queen. :wink:

Lived in Rhode Island for a year after I was born in Indiana...anyway the natives there called a milkshake...a cabinet. :wink:

Eric 8-)
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#16 Postby Miss Mary » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:36 pm

I realize now I didn't follow directions on this topic. Oops!!! Here's my list with a few added too.
Mary

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Pop vs. soda vs. Coke?
Pop

Icebox vs. fridge?
Fridge (made many prank calls as a kid - "is your fridge running?", before caller ID ya know, the dark ages!)

Ice chest vs. cooler?
cooler

Tissue vs. Kleenex?
kleenex mostly

Basement vs. cellar?
basement

Couch vs. sofa?
couch

Creek vs. crick?
creek (used to be crick, broke myself of that habit long ago)

Over there vs. yonder?
over there

constantly vs. steady?
constantly

getting ready to vs. fixin' to?
getting ready to

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY)
pack a bag (what the ~heck~ are they talkin' about in KY!)

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)
neither, pee or use the bathroom

dinner vs. supper
dinner

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan)
watch TV

call the cops/police vs. call the law
call the cops

Not to mention how we pronounce things differently all over the US (and abroad) -

"puh-leese" vs. "POH-leese"
puhleese
"conner" vs. "corner"
corner
"corter" vs. "quarter"
quarter

Here's a few more:

"water" vs "warter"
water
"wash" vs "warsh"
wash
"toilet" vs "toirlet"
toilet although toirlet slips in there sometimes

and spelling?

theater vs. theatre
theater! (this ain't NYC!)
color vs. colour
color (this ain't England!)
(I really don't use the word ain't that much!)

And that's Miss Mary's list!

Next........
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#17 Postby Yankeegirl » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:04 pm

Pop vs. soda vs. Coke?
PEPSI!

Icebox vs. fridge?
Fridge

Ice chest vs. cooler?
Cooler

Tissue vs. Kleenex?
Tissue

Basement vs. cellar?
Cellar

Couch vs. sofa?
Couch

Creek vs. crick?
Creek

Over there vs. yonder?
Over there

constantly vs. steady?
Constantly

getting ready to vs. fixin' to?
Getting ready to

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY)
Pack my bag

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)
Pee

dinner vs. supper
Supper

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan)
Watch TV

call the cops/police vs. call the law

Call the cops

A few more to add... I am from RI, so I call a milkshake a Cabinet.. "I would like a Coffee Cabinet."

Also, I call the living room a Parlor

Aunt vs. Ant

Bathroom vs. Restroom

and my favorite....

PUT IT UP!! (So Texan!)
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#18 Postby GalvestonDuck » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:07 pm

You guys pack it instead of carrying it? I'm still stumped...could have sworn that was Appalachian lingo. :)
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#19 Postby bfez1 » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:28 pm

Pop vs. soda vs. Coke? I say Coke

Icebox vs. fridge? fridge

Ice chest vs. cooler? ice chest

Tissue vs. Kleenex? Kleenex

Basement vs. cellar? neither

Couch vs. sofa? sofa

Creek vs. crick? neither

Over there vs. yonder? over there

constantly vs. steady? constantly

getting ready to vs. fixin' to? getting ready to

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY) carry a bag

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)
neither

dinner vs. supper dinner

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan) watch tv

call the cops/police vs. call the law call the police

Not to mention how we pronounce things differently all over the US (and abroad) -

"puh-leese" vs. "POH-leese"
"conner" vs. "corner"
"corter" vs. "quarter"

and spelling?

theater vs. theatre
color vs. colour
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#20 Postby therock1811 » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:52 pm

Icebox vs. fridge? fridge

Ice chest vs. cooler? cooler

Tissue vs. Kleenex? tissue

Basement vs. cellar? basement

Couch vs. sofa? couch

Creek vs. crick? creek

Over there vs. yonder? over there

constantly vs. steady? constantly

getting ready to vs. fixin' to? getting ready to

carry a bag vs. pack a bag (pack means carry in E. KY) carry a bag

urinate vs. make water (more E. KY nonsense)
neither

dinner vs. supper dinner

watch TV vs. look at TV (soooo Texan) watch tv

call the cops/police vs. call the law call the police

Not to mention how we pronounce things differently all over the US (and abroad) -

"puh-leese" vs. "POH-leese"- puh-leese
"conner" vs. "corner" - corner
"corter" vs. "quarter" corter

and spelling?

theater vs. theatre theater
color vs. colour color
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