Favorite Regional Words or Phrases

[Anonymous]

Now I realize when I first posted it, it might not have been clear. This person I knew from upstate NY would say "So didn't I!" when he MEANT to say "So did I!"

so I would have conversations like this, "I loved that pizza." "So didn't I!"


"I could go for some ice cream" "So couldn't I!"

[Anonymous]

Regarding pronunciations...

I grew up as a military brat (moved all over the place). I remember when we lived in Seattle and I was doing a report in the 8th grade, I spoke about 'ROO-sevelt'. Everyone burst out laughing, including the teacher, at my pronunciation. Everyone said it's pronounced, 'ROW-sevelt'. For the rest of the school year, kids would bring that up to me as being so so foreign.

[Anonymous]

My husband is from Michigan, and very educated but I have to laugh inside when he trots out these little gems:

My parents are at the HOE-tel.
Where's my Umber-ella?
I was at the LIE-berry.
My nephew likes Amber-crombie and Finch stuff.
Personally, I prefer Tommy Hil-finger.

It's like he has some speech/hearing issue but only with certain words. He knows it's wrong, but he can't short circuit that wiring in his brain to say it right.

[Anonymous]

Can't believe no one has mentioned

real-a-tor
nuke-u-lar

My all time pet peeves!

[Anonymous]

Tn Poster here..

Completely forgot Pitch a fit!! I use this all the time!

Also, Back home they say, "I am so ill " They are not sick they are mad. I said this once and the response was , "Well, I hope you feel better."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm from New England and I've never heard anyone use bubbler for water fountain? I've also never heard creeme or frappe.

I am from MA and used the bubbler and drank frappes all the time

I grew up there, not lived there, if it makes a difference

Also called liquer stores packie "Can we stop by the packie to pick up some beer?"

I'm the New England poster quoted above and just wanted to clarify that I grew up in New England as well, just not Boston (even though I lived there a while). My point was only that where I grew up in NE, I had never heard the terms bubbler or frappe used. I think there are just a lot of differences within NE. Now...packie? Yup, we used that all the time. And we used to drive to MA since your packies were open later

[Anonymous]

I have a friend from RI and she can't seem to pronounce "frustrated" - she says "flustrated" - like she has combined flustered and frustrated and made up her own word. I always wondered about that...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a friend from RI and she can't seem to pronounce "frustrated" - she says "flustrated" - like she has combined flustered and frustrated and made up her own word. I always wondered about that...

this should be a new thread! It reminds me of this guy I dated who used to say things were 'imbesonic' (combining imbecilic and...supersonic?)

[Anonymous]

hahaha, that is hilarious. I never knew if my friend's was something they say in RI or just her. She also said "flustration" - I never had the nerve to ask about it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband is from Michigan, and very educated but I have to laugh inside when he trots out these little gems:

My parents are at the HOE-tel.
Where's my Umber-ella?
I was at the LIE-berry.
My nephew likes Amber-crombie and Finch stuff.
Personally, I prefer Tommy Hil-finger.

It's like he has some speech/hearing issue but only with certain words. He knows it's wrong, but he can't short circuit that wiring in his brain to say it right.

I thought my dad was the only person on earth who called it an umber-ella. He had a speech and hearing evaluation as a child, and they said his hearing was so acute that he heard extra sounds in words that the rest of us couldn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon, to be specific) and always said pop rather than soda. When we briefly lived in New Mexico, I was very surprised to hear everything called Coke.

My very favorite regional word is one I've only ever known one person to use - my very first boss called two-liter bottles of pop/soda/Coke a "boss" of said beverage. She claimed it was a Maine thing, but other Mainers I know haven't heard it before.

Ahh, I love you - I'm from Washington and Oregon too, and am feeling left out reading this thread, because I can't think of a single thing that we pronounce oddly! The only think I could think of is the irritating way many people call the state "Or-ee-gone".

[Anonymous]

In California, the put "the" in front of everything, most noteably highways. It's "the 405" "the 10" the "110". (F*ck the 405, btw). Here, we would never say "the 495"! Other examples: the OC and the Sunset Strip (would you ever say "the Dupont Circle"?)

[Anonymous]

My husband's from central NY state. Definitely can't break the "acrosst" habit.

Also he and MIL say "down cellar" instead of "in the basement."

My friend lived in NC for awhile and got a bang out of "might could." Is John coming to the party? He might could, he's not sure yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm from New England and I've never heard anyone use bubbler for water fountain? I've also never heard creeme or frappe.

I am from MA and used the bubbler and drank frappes all the time

I grew up there, not lived there, if it makes a difference

Also called liquer stores packie "Can we stop by the packie to pick up some beer?"

I'm the New England poster quoted above and just wanted to clarify that I grew up in New England as well, just not Boston (even though I lived there a while). My point was only that where I grew up in NE, I had never heard the terms bubbler or frappe used. I think there are just a lot of differences within NE. Now...packie? Yup, we used that all the time. And we used to drive to MA since your packies were open later

NP - but I'm guessing you're from CT? Or RI? That's a split between Yankee vs. Red Sox territory. I think that's how we should describe New England. Go to NH. It has liquor stores on the highway and "wicked" good frappes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In California, the put "the" in front of everything, most noteably highways. It's "the 405" "the 10" the "110". (F*ck the 405, btw). Here, we would never say "the 495"! Other examples: the OC and the Sunset Strip (would you ever say "the Dupont Circle"?)

"THE Beltway" "THE Outer Loop" "The Key Bridge" "THE GW Pkwy" "THE National Mall"

So it isn't just Californians, silly.