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Poll: only 2 choices?

moongirl — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:03:46 GMT

I have always said'' pocketbook''. I wonder who else says this....? I feel sure it must be a regional thing~ Just sharing my choice.

moongirl

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millieshops — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:23:13 GMT

My mother did. Central Pennsylvania.

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stevieb — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:55:22 GMT

Growing up, it was usually pocketbook, which morphed into purse, and then into handbag or bag.

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KJPA — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:44:47 GMT

Yes, I thought it was odd too. In Illinois I grew up with the term "purse" I think. Then in Central PA I notice people say "pocketbook." I personally use the term "bag" so I would choose "handbag" if "bag" is not available option as an option.

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tough_kitty — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:03:42 GMT

The first time I heard of this word was on this board! I had to look it up. LOL. I'm in California, but not "raised and born" in the US.

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RainyDayGal — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:06:11 GMT

""Pocketbook"" just always sounds so odd to me. I don't know anyone that calls it that. It will always be a ""purse"" to me.

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LilacTree — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:06:20 GMT

On 10/14/2014 stevieb said:
Growing up, it was usually pocketbook, which morphed into purse, and then into handbag or bag.

Exactly the same for me, word for word.

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BOYINTX — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:08:37 GMT

pocketbook IN tX

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AugustPeridot — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:09:31 GMT

Still say pocketbook here in VA.

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ChynnaBlue — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:14:37 GMT

I think of it more as a generational thing more than a regional thing. My grandmothers said 'pocketbook' and my dad still says 'billfold' instead of 'wallet', but I don't know anyone of my generation (Gen X) or under who says either pocketbook or billfold.

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ChynnaBlue — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:15:30 GMT

On 10/14/2014 BOYINTX said:
pocketbook IN tX

I've never heard it used in Austin.

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BOYINTX — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:18:24 GMT

On 10/14/2014 ChynnaBlue said:
On 10/14/2014 BOYINTX said:
pocketbook IN tX

I've never heard it used in Austin.

oh an Austin girl.....were you born in Austin ? I am in Dallas

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BOYINTX — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:21:00 GMT

girl the weather is wonderful here . We were over in your city 3 weeks ago and enjoyed ourselves.

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ChynnaBlue — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 19:22:24 GMT

On 10/14/2014 BOYINTX said:
On 10/14/2014 ChynnaBlue said:
On 10/14/2014 BOYINTX said:
pocketbook IN tX

I've never heard it used in Austin.

oh an Austin girl.....were you born in Austin ? I am in Dallas

Nope, I was born in southern CA, grew up near San Francisco and moved to Austin in the 90s. I need to visit Dallas for fun sometime! I've only been a few times for conventions where I was mostly trapped in the convention hotel without time to look around and experience Dallas.

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moongirl — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:10:51 GMT

ChynnaBlue... I always grew up saying billfold, but my son always seems to say ''I can't find my wallet.'' Guess he gets that from his peers. I am going to pay close attention when my daughter who is 28 comes home, to see what she calls it. I am from SC.

MOONGIRL

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Tinkerbell3 — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:12:07 GMT

THat's what I say, too!

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stevieb — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:38:31 GMT

Always heard the term billfold but most around here, me included, use the word wallet.

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colliegirls — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:47:24 GMT

My Mother, Aunts, and Grandmother called it a pocketbook in Pgh, Pa. I call it a purse.

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Texasmouse — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 01:56:51 GMT

Here in San Antonio I hear ""purse"" and ""wallet"".

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faeriemoon — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 01:58:54 GMT

Pocketbook here.