lana-in-fl
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I came across this, and thought it was fascinating. There are several food-related questions, so I thought you might find it as interesting as I do.http://spark-1590165977.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com/jkatz/SurveyMaps/
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Partially FRC - Dialect Survey
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heather_in_sf
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This is fascinating....
steve2-in-la
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New Orleans has Drive-Thru Daiquiri Stands ... Another reason I LOVE that town!
http://stuffcajunpeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/12-drive-through-daiquiri-shops/
http://stuffcajunpeoplelike.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/12-drive-through-daiquiri-shops/
melissa-dallas
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Yep! Beer Barns are an equivalent also here.
melissa-dallas
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About the only one I don't do that is our dialect is ask "where are you at?"
My Mom taught English and that one drives me insane.
My Mom taught English and that one drives me insane.
One that is prevalent here that I just don't get is...
"So don't I." I think it's used to agree with something, but it sounds backwards to me.
I found a bunch of their results faulty. Carbonated drinks in these parts are called "tonic". Places to get a drink in a public place is a "bubbler". A Chinese fire drill is when a car pulls over to the side of road and everyone changes seats.
Someone who changes lanes rapidly is just a "Massachusetts driver"!
We saw drive thru liquor stores on our trip through VA and NC.
"So don't I." I think it's used to agree with something, but it sounds backwards to me.
I found a bunch of their results faulty. Carbonated drinks in these parts are called "tonic". Places to get a drink in a public place is a "bubbler". A Chinese fire drill is when a car pulls over to the side of road and everyone changes seats.
Someone who changes lanes rapidly is just a "Massachusetts driver"!
We saw drive thru liquor stores on our trip through VA and NC.
melissa-dallas
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Mine was pretty much spot-on. Texas dialect is changing though since we've had so many
"Yankees" move here in big waves.
"Yankees" move here in big waves.
melissa-dallas
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There is an interesting article in the new Texas Monthly about the demise of Texas German
steve2-in-la
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That's just so . . . 1984.
heather_in_sf
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LOL
melissa-dallas
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Back in the Eighties when there was a huge influx of Northerners
there used to be a very popular bumper sticker in these parts. Remember the I "heart" New York stuff? The bumper sticker said "Love New York? Take I-30 East".
there used to be a very popular bumper sticker in these parts. Remember the I "heart" New York stuff? The bumper sticker said "Love New York? Take I-30 East".
melissa-dallas
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We didn't have open container laws here until I was an adult.
Used to be no big deal to sip a beer on your way home. We probably still wouldn't have them if it were not for the threat of losing highway funding.
Used to be no big deal to sip a beer on your way home. We probably still wouldn't have them if it were not for the threat of losing highway funding.
So interesting. I've always been a nut about languages and grammar. There are a few items here
that I thought were going unnoticed:
expecially
and people are now pronouncing STR as SHTR quite commonly, starting with Jay Leno.
And although some US idiosyncrasies have crossed the border, I can't even relate to many of these items.
An ekshtreme example: we still don't have drive-thru liquor stores.
that I thought were going unnoticed:
expecially
and people are now pronouncing STR as SHTR quite commonly, starting with Jay Leno.
And although some US idiosyncrasies have crossed the border, I can't even relate to many of these items.
An ekshtreme example: we still don't have drive-thru liquor stores.