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Where i grew up we called it pop not soda
Where i grew up we called it pop not soda
Where I grew up, we called Pop Soda.
“Soda,” I would say, “can I have twenty bucks and borrow the car, please?” 🙂
The Wolf
I still say pop.
Wolf- But I also say dad
Wolf- But I also say dad
It was a joke. I never called my father “Pop” either. It was always “Dad.”
The Wolf
We say totty. “Pop” wouldn’t go over very well in my house.
Couch or sofa?
Dinner or Supper?
– I say Tomayto, you say Tomaato; I say Potayto, you say Potaato? 😛
– Runners/ Sneakers
– Ketchup/ Tomato sauce
– Rubber/ Eraser
– Blackboard/ Chalkboard
Can’t think of anymore at the mo, but I’ll be back! 🙂
Regional Quirks
When I grew up we called it pop not soda
Everyone in my family says supper but my wife says only older people are supposed to say that.
I say tomato, my husband on the other hand says “tomato”.
soda, couch, supper
tomato or tomato?
BasYisroel94: there is a physical difference between ketchup and tomato sauce.
Another point: nowadays they use white boards.
UK/USA:
Dustbin lorry/ garbage truck
clever/smart
boot/trunk
windscreen/windshield
jumper/sweater
smart/handsome
BasYisroel94: there is a physical difference between ketchup and tomato sauce.
Another point: nowadays they use white boards.
UK/USA:
Dustbin lorry/ garbage truck
clever/smart
boot/trunk
windscreen/windshield
jumper/sweater
smart/handsome
Ketchup and tomato sauce are two different things. If you called ketchup “tomato sauce,” then what did you call real tomato sauce?
it’s ketchup vs. catsup
always here: seems like someone here knows what they are saying.
btw. I say ketchup
If you are from the Northeast:
You don’t stay WITH your parents, you stay BY your parents.
You don’t stand IN line, you stand ON line.
You don’t visit “Floor”ida and drink orange juice, you visit “Flahrida” and drink “ahringe” juice.
If you are from the deep South:
You don’t get ready to have supper, you’re fixin’ to have supper.
You might-could go to the park in an hour…
I say Tomayto, you say Tomaato; I say Potayto, you say Potaato?
Let’s call the whole thing off. 🙂
The Wolf
Mods,
A linguistic map of the US is so bad that it can’t be linked to?
The Wolf
I always found this Chicago-ism to be cute: ‘do you want to go with?’ as opposed to:’ do you want to go with me/us?’ 🙂
Avram in MD:
I never realized it but those first two are so true.
caffee vs. cawfee.
also- people from Oregon pronounce it Ore-gon, others Are-a-gon.
back to the first question,we say soda, yes we drink soda alot.
Here they say “taffy” instead of “lollipop”.
wow! always here – i never knew that that was a chicago thing – but you’re right – the people i know who say it are from chicago!
In Israel SODA means seltzer.
Why in England do they say “…was taken to hospital” as opposed to the way WE say it “…taken to THE hospital”?
Or, on the other hand, why do WE say it the way WE do???
Canadians go to the washroom, never the bathroom. Eh?
other chicago: chicawgo, instead of chicogo
also, way they say roof, orange, pajamas, and gas
“If you are from the Northeast:
You don’t stay WITH your parents, you stay BY your parents.
You don’t stand IN line, you stand ON line.”
Those are New York/Twisted Yiddish things, not Northeast things.
“You don’t visit “Floor”ida and drink orange juice, you visit “Flahrida” and drink “ahringe” juice.”
That’s New York/New Jersey.
A water fountain is a bubblah (bubbler) in New England.
personally i think e/o is jealous of chicago accents!
and in my house, some say soda, some say pop and to make sholom i say sodapop (some times, not usually) 😉
“Fluoride”ah is another one i’ve heard, but that might just be a joke
:0)
Where I grew up we “read a book” called The Outsiders with a guy named Soda Pop. “It even says so on his birth certificate.” ~ Pony Boy Curtis… lol
UK/USA
Trousers/Pants
Pants/underwear
mobile/cellphone
text/sms
teacher/morah
taxi/cab
hire a car/ rent a car
shop/store
BTGuy – good book!
i eat cherries and sit on a chair chair
my relatives and friends from chicago eat cheeries and sit on a cheer
…a “chair chair”? Where are you from? 😉
oops 🙂
Why in England do they say “…was taken to hospital” as opposed to the way WE say it “…taken to THE hospital”?
In England, you go to school, you go to prison, you go to hospital.
In the U.S. you go to school, you go to prison, you go to THE hospital.
Or, on the other hand, why do WE say it the way WE do???
That’s an excellent question.
in Brooklyn they say pump. everyone else says hydrant………
Ah wawk end ah tawk end ah live in Nee Yawk.
Whatever chicagoans say is the real way. The rest of you have the accents and funny words.
Whatever chicagoans say is the real way. The rest of you have the accents and funny words.
Absolutely!
Ah like tuh post on the yeshivaworld cawfee room
Thank you, Goq! I’m still here just mostly lurking…
UK/USA
dummy pacifier
nappies diapers
dustbin garbage can
waistcoat vest
trousers pants
lemonade soda
handbag pocketbook
clips bobby pin
saucepans pots
biscuits cookies
I am English and lived in N.Y for 4 years. It was very frustrating to go shopping till I learnt the correct vocab….
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