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12-11-2020 09:38 PM
@Oznell wrote:@Xivambala, my hubby is from Chicago area -- lived there, and in Wheaton and Carol Stream.
Can't think of any local sayings he has, but I like some of his pronunciations. He says "roof" with the short "oo" sound, as in "look". I love the Chicago accent, which, ironically, he doesn't really have, although some of his relatives do.
Love the Chicago/Great Lakes pronunciation of "Bob". It's, to my untutored ear, a little like "Bawb". Or "Bahb" would be closer to it..... It has some similarities with the classic Buffalo/ Western New York accent....
@Oznell: I would pronounce these the same as your husband as well. I've traveled all over the country, and find the different accents very interesting. Of course, I don't think I have one, but native Californians, New Yorkers, Bostonians, etc think I do.
12-11-2020 09:44 PM
Central Midwest:
Tennis shoes = any athletic shoe
Ope = oops or sorry
Pop or soda for any soft drink
Jeez = frustration
Hey guys = greeting for anyone
Puppy Chow = chex mix sweet treat
Smores = chocolate, marshmallows graham crackers
Hot dish = casserole
Tailgate = picnic at sporting events
Stop and go lights = traffic lights
12-11-2020 10:11 PM
I'm from NYC, south Jersey & now Bucks county, PA (near the Jersey border).
Hoagies ...for sub sandwiches
Down the shore....Jersey shore. EVERYONE says it in NJ
Yous ...for you all
Jimmies...for sprinkles
12-11-2020 10:12 PM
@Xivambala wrote:I grew up and lived in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs for 65 years. Sadly, the only local saying I can think of is "Da Loop"...Downtown Chicago so named after the "L" or elevated trains around the city.
Now that I am in south Florida, I really don't notice any local sayings.
LOL @Xivambala, SoFl has lots of local sayings but none of them can be related here.
12-11-2020 10:17 PM
@Kinz wrote:The Leaf Peeper gave me a chuckle. I live in MI so we have lots of leaf peepers here too. I had never heard it used...but I will be saying it in the future. 😁
@Kinz ;
I'm also from Michigan and I'm going to remember leaf peeper!
Party Store- not a place for typical "party supplies", but rather a convenience store/buy alcohol, pop, snack food
"Michigan Left", ex: go 1 mile and make a Michigan left. Is a designated u turn in a divided highway.
12-11-2020 10:22 PM
Oh yes....both good ones! My granddaughters are always teasing me about my northern/Canada accent....and I don't even live that far north! LOL!
12-11-2020 10:41 PM
@Lake4 wrote:
@Carmie wrote:
@Lake4 wrote:@CrazyKittyLvr2 , I used to live in Central PA. Some sayings I learned/heard there are as follows:
you-uns (used when addressing more than one person)
Wrett up (clean up)
Berm (shoulder of a road)
Bald-igle (an area and high school named Bald Eagle)
Sigh...I really miss that area and the people there!
I am in south central PA and have heard all of those words.
The one that confuses me is the word berm. Berm is a real word and not unusual. What would people use in it's place?
Some of the sayings others have posted I don't think are too local. I have heard most of them.
I remember when we were in Louisiana. My DH asked a store keeper "what time do yunz close?" The poor guy was so confused..so I countered. " How late are you open?"
The dialiac where I grew up and still reside is really distinctive. I don't speak like a local, but my DH does. We grew up less than a mile apart.
That is so interesting about you and your husband! It was also good of you to translate for him when you were in Louisiana. 😊
I think I lost most of my local dialect because I spoke on the phone to people all Over the US and did a lot of correspondence. I am also a grammar nut.
I love to travel and hear the local sayings and I often read how the English language is evolving. I have an ear for understanding people who speak with strong accents, but for the life of me, I find it difficult to understand some of the people who live in Maine.
When we visit with our RV, we buy lobsters from the locals who have small stands on the sides of the roads...cash only and you have to negotiate. At first I didn't think they were speaking English.
12-11-2020 10:42 PM
12-11-2020 10:44 PM
@wakefield64 wrote:Being from Mass, friendly observation. We never called submarine sandwiches grinders, simply called them “subs”.
In PA, a grinder is a sub that has been toasted in the oven.
12-11-2020 10:50 PM - edited 12-11-2020 10:52 PM
Are these cara-mels or car-mulls?
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