Favorite Regional Words or Phrases

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say VEE-hicle too. I never thought about that one. (P.S. VEE-hicle poster, where are you from? Please say Louisiana.)

I am from Louisiana! So funny. Baton Rouge. You?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

I love "yoostakud" (used to could). Heard that one a lot in TN.

Example-

Can you ski?

I dunno... I yoostakud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You're call-out is kind of annoying. In DC (or anywhere else that I'm aware of), you would NEVER refer to the highway number with a "the" in front of it. The 270, the 395, the 66.... never.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You're call-out is kind of annoying. In DC (or anywhere else that I'm aware of), you would NEVER refer to the highway number with a "the" in front of it. The 270, the 395, the 66.... never.

I don't see this as a significant distinction and am annoyed in turn by your largely unfounded generalization ("in California, they put 'the' in front of everything) that merely underlines the superficiality of your familiarity with California.

-Native Angelina

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

You're call-out is kind of annoying. In DC (or anywhere else that I'm aware of), you would NEVER refer to the highway number with a "the" in front of it. The 270, the 395, the 66.... never.

I don't see this as a significant distinction and am annoyed in turn by your largely unfounded generalization ("in California, they put 'the' in front of everything) that merely underlines the superficiality of your familiarity with California.

-Native Angelina

Way to ruin a great fun and light hearted thread, "Angelina."

[Anonymous]

I don't see this as a significant distinction and am annoyed in turn by your largely unfounded generalization ("in California, they put 'the' in front of everything) that merely underlines the superficiality of your familiarity with California.

-Native Angelina

You must be so proud!

[Anonymous]

I think its funny when people that are LA natives say that something "merely underlines the superficiality of your familiarly with California" they mean "I love you, God Bless!" That always cracked me up...its like, so weird!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think its funny when people that are LA natives say that something "merely underlines the superficiality of your familiarly with California" they mean "I love you, God Bless!" That always cracked me up...its like, so weird!

lmao

[Anonymous]

How about, "hang a Louie?" we said that a lot where I grew up on L.I. (often pronounced long guy-land) but I don't recall the last time I heard someone say that.

And of course the famous NY city area statement, "Hey, I'm ______ here." I don't know if people in the NY city area said that before "Midnight Cowboy" ("Hey, I'm walking here") or only adopted it as their own from the movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I don't see this as a significant distinction and am annoyed in turn by your largely unfounded generalization ("in California, they put 'the' in front of everything) that merely underlines the superficiality of your familiarity with California.

-Native Angelina

You must be so proud!

Truly, now that you are below the Mason-Dixon line, perhaps you should have said -- Well bless you heart, but I don't see this as a significant distinction and am annoyed in turn by your largely unfounded generalization ("in California, they put 'the' in front of everything) that merely underlines the superficiality of your familiarity with California.

[Anonymous]

Haven't read through all of these so don't know if another person posted this one but: I grew up on Long Island waiting on line, not in line. With the birth of the Internet, I've had to abandon this phrase (or at least I've tried to). Also, there is a pretty well known highway there called the Belt and I called the Beltway the Belt for the first few years I lived in DC, until I got tired of people looking at me funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think "crik" for "creek" is just plain rural. Like "ruff" for "roof".

I heard an appalachian person refer to clearing the table as "ridding" it. "I have to rid the table, then do xyz." I was given to understand it was a holdover from older English, which makes sense. I bet there are tons of great expressions hanging out in the mountain backcountry. Also, appa-LAH-chin, instead of appa-LAY-chin.

"Redd up" (clean up) is actually Scots-Irish dialect. Used in Pennsylvania and Appalachia, mainly.

[Anonymous]

In LA (Los Angeles, not to be confused with Louisiana with all the Southern posts), everything is about 20 minutes away by car. How far is it? About 20 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Somone PULEEESE tell me where the hell

IN - surance

comes from?!?!?!?

Isn't it supposed to be inSURance? WTF?

[Anonymous]

Packie?!? Wicked pisssa!!