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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MIL calls a handbag/purse of any shape and size 'a pocketbook'. Not sure where that comes from.[/quote] Must be a regional thing. I grew up calling it that. I'm from Philly; mom is from New York. She carried a "pocketbook" or a "purse" but never a "handbag."[/quote] I'm from NY and I say "pocketbook" most of the time. I'm in my mid-40s. [/quote] My folks are from northern PA - right at the NY border - and have a lot of -isms. For instance, I live in WARSH-ington DC. My mom also uses a "pocketbook." My ILs are from a suburb of Pittsburgh, and the accent is very strong. The yinzer accent is spectacular, if you haven't heard it. [/quote]
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