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Soda or pop?
I used to play hockey with guys who called their jersey a sweater. I think that came from way-back-when in Canada when hockey was created. I guess they played on frozen rivers and since Canada is like the coldest place in the world they probably wore sweaters to keep warm. Just a theory.
I agree Candygirl, I'm not gonna single anyone out but why add an 'S' to the end of a word other than to make it plural? And what is that when people ad an 'ed' to the end of a word? (I'm not trying to wound like Seinfeld, really.) I hear people say things like, "The grass growed through the cracks in the driveway.". "I ate too much and now my stomach is blowed up." My friends and I used to play games in our conversations. Sometimes we would see how many times we could use incorrect english/grammar in a sentence. Sometimes we had to use some form of the f-word in anything we said. Ahh.....the good old days. Daddy sold the farm and they've killed my trees. K-man
And let's be honest - 99% of the time, "piety" follows "filial" so you guys must have exhausted the topic!
My favorite example: children should get into their parents' bed to warm it up and to let the bedbugs sate themselves. Natasha aka candygirl :: MSCL.com
Look, if this is weird for you, being tutored? I don't mind helping you a little longer. You could have sex with me if you really want to help...I guess that's a "no"?
Dat Ignut Yat!It's bin a long tom since I was in da fine siddy of Noo Awlins, but I still got dis book about how dey talk dere.
Excerpts from "New Orleans Talkin' A Guide to Yat, Creole And Some Cajun" by Justin G.T. Lemotte III.
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
-- Clarence Darrow I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. -- Mark Twain
Re: Soda or pop?Down South, it's soda or Coke, sneakers, and ATM. If you say soda, you will get Coke. You have to ask for Pepsi. One of the worst marketing decisions in history was to change the formula for Coke. My family and many others in my neighborhood stocked up on the good stuff. We were so glad the company came to its senses and brought the original formula back. DrPepper is also big here, too. And, nothing beats a rum and Coke after a hard day at work. TomSpeed
Patty: If Rayanne's not seeing you, and we're not seeing you, who is seeing you? Graham: And how much of you? Angela: Dad! Graham: Oh, I'm sorry! I asked a question about your life, didn't I? Woah, what came over me? http://www.last.fm/user/TomSpeed/
Re: ATM Fix Everything!that pretty sums up where i live. pop = soda book bag i have no idea what Rojek means tho. "...and I said ' oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling'"
Okay, here we go… I’m just a country boy from Montana, so I’m not fumilya with all yous big city talk.
Soda is always called Pop, unless you are ordering a Whiskey coke, in which case you only mix with coke. Pepsi is for kids, and diet anything should never be used as a mixer. Shirley Temple = 7 UP and grenadine Roy Rogers = Coke and Grenadine, I’ve been some places around the country that have this reversed. Shirley Temples are pink therefore they are associated with a girl, case closed. Other drink differences: Colorado Bulldog = white Russian with coke, and a Camel Hump is called by it’s real name a “Cowboy Cock Sucker”, and if your drink tastes like fruit, pass it on down to the old lady and get yourself a beer. Tennis shoes: any shoe you exercise in Shoes: what you wear everyday Boots: designated by hiking or working Root: rymes with foot not boot Hoody: a hooded sweatshirt Truck: Anything with 4 wheel drive and a low range gearbox Car: Everything else By the way, only women drive Escalades and Chevy Avalanches around here, Suburbans are iffy. They are usually doctors’ wives taking their kids to soccer practice and trucks without 4 wheel drive make no sense to us, they are about as useful as ti** on a bull. Cussing: only your mom asks you not to curse ATM or Cash Machine Davenport: What my Grandmother always called the couch? I have a hearing problem so I often get and “How’s it going?” “What’s going on?” mixed up, so often it’s going “nut’n or not much” and “pretty good or not bad” is what’s going on. I usually guess; I figure I have a 50/50 chance. It often throws people for a loop when I get it wrong. By the way if someone asks you a question in a greeting like this you are expected to answer before coming back with another question. “yous guys”: a group of people you know “Hey, what yous guys doin?” I don't use this, but I know people who do. I’m a hockey player and have been to alot (a lot is really one word) of camps in Western Canada so here are some differences: I say Jerseys, they say sweaters (by the way they really used to be sweaters before jersey material was invented, they were made of wool or cotton, with a shoelace to tighten the collar) I say center, they say centre I say Breezers (the padded shorts), they say short pants I say Inline Hockey Pants, they call them Cooperalls Lid: your helmet "To come to your senses, you must first go out of your mind." - Alan Watts
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I drove through Montana a couple of years ago and (apart from it being the most beautiful state I've visited) I noticed the 'Root' one. Weird. On the way we went through Spokane (being from the UK we would pronounce that 'Spoh-kayne') and couldn't figure out why every time we heard it mentioned by others it was 'Spoooo-keeeen'. Mr. S (from Northern Ireland) was foxed by supermarket etiquette in the USA. Being from the UK we (and I'm not proud of this) have a tendency to not talk to people who are behind cash registers unless absolutely necessary. First walmart we go into, I'm busy unpacking the stuff onto the belt so Mr. S has to deal with the pleasantries. it goes like this: Assistant: 'Hi, how are you today?' Mr. S: 'errr, OK.' [bemused expression] *big pause* Assistant: 'Hi, how are you today?' [slightly louder] Mr. S: 'I'm fine, thanks'. So he and the cashier are now looking at each other weirdly, and I have to butt in with 'Fine thanks. How are you?'. After we left I explained that it's the done thing in the US (in my experience) that the assistant asks you how you are and you ALWAYS have to reply (despite how you might actually be feeling) 'Fine thanks. How are you?' to which they reply 'Fine thanks' possibly with the addition of some other pleasantry and then you get on with your lives. He was like 'Okaaaaaay....' but then got into it. I can tell you, going back to the UK after a month in the US, everyone feels SO rude. --------------------------------------------- http://www.urban-hills.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------- LOL! Yup, We do have that custom here. I remember in High School. People always asked each other, "How are you doing?" This was simply meant as a greeting. They didn't honestly want to know how you were doing. If you paused to tell them how you were doing, they were already past you and down the hall. Weird, but true. Best, Lance Man P.S. Starbug, I hope you have a better day and your boss lays off you for a while.
I've noticed that depending on your location the "How's it going?" greeting may or may require a response. Here we answer about 90% of the time, but other places don't expect you to anwer at all.
Another thing I thought of is that since we are such a rural state, distances are measure in the time it takes you to get there, not in miles. For instance, Spokane (Spo-can), is about 5 hours from here. I have absolutely no idea how many miles it is. Only thing that is important is how much of my day it is going to take to get there. "To come to your senses, you must first go out of your mind." - Alan Watts
Totally! Even when I lived in LA, if you ask how far away something is, they will tell you, "It should take about 40 minutes, but if there's traffic it will take about an hour and a half. If you go at rush hour it will take more than two hours." Very precise! Another acceptable response to "how's it going?" is just "hey" (but with proper inflection). Seriously. Natasha aka candygirl :: MSCL.com
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