I have spent most of my life on the West Coast and a lot of what I hear from other regions is on TV or in the movies.

I wonder about the expression "son". I have heard it used as similar to "pal, bro, homey, friend" and I have heard it used in a negative way to put people down so that is one I have always wanted to ask about.

Drinks are called different things: soda, pop, etc and sandwiches: hoagies, subs, deli sandwiches, etc.

I can't really think of any others at the moment.

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bags are pokes, sodas are dopes, living in the south, alot of what we say is slang. lol

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Two of my favorites are *you'ns* from the Pittsburgh area, and *yous* from south eastern Pennsylvania. Also, Pennsylvania Dutch end a lot of their sentences with *ain't*. For instance, when it's really warm outside they'll say *It's hot out, ain't?*.

purses are hand bags water fountains are bubblers

I grew up in southern CA and I call soft drinks "pop" and "soda". I will also sometimes just use the term "coke" to refer to soda as well. My grandparents were from OK and used the word "directly"" instead of "In a bit" or "in awhile". Example: I'll be over to your house directly.

I have heard the word "son" used as pal or friend as well but usually only by a black man. My brothers has a black friend who says it alot but he's the only one I've heard around here use it. We hear the word "peep" for friends a lot more. "I need to call my peeps..." My brother is 31 so it's not a teen thing

We have some new neighbors who say "don't cha know" after just about everything! I feel like I am in the movie Fargo LOL I've only heard that phrase i movies with Canadians or places near Canada

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I've heard "please" or "sorry" in place of excuse me when asking someone to repeat themselves, "cut" in place of turn on (cut the light on), pocket book in place of purse,

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Don't cha know is used in Wisconsin.

I guess the biggies here in South Texas are "all y'all" and Ice House (Convenience Store).

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I've heard preggo and peeps, I'm not a chicken or them awful blobs covered in sugar and I'm pregnant not a jar of spaghetti sauce hehehe

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I was brought up to call soda tonic, sprinkles-jimmys, open the light for turn on, pocketbook for purse and paperbag for sac.

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Here in NW Ohio....My mom always said icebox for refrigerator and instead of doing the ironing she would say...skike it off. My husband always makes fun of me because I end sentences with a preposition, such as.....Where is it at? instead of...Where is it?

My 6th grade English teacher used to make us pay a penny everytime we ended a sentence with "at" course at the end of the year we usually had enough saved up and had ice cream heheh

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We've talked about this before and it's such a fun topic!

I'm from New Orleans and some of my family is from Texas (but living here in LA). So I'm all screwed up!

soda or pop = coke (no matter what brand it is) example: "Want a coke?" "Yup!" "What kind?" (most people down her call it a "cold drink" also)

shopping carts in the grocery stores = buggy

over there = yonder

And I've noticed that we always refer to directions as in "up" or "down" river. For instance, if you're heading South on the only highway in our parish, you're going "down the road" (or down river).

This is fun! Good post OP!

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This is neat! I know down here we always say "are yall comin' out to the house", meaning, are yall coming over. Or when it's time to go home we say "I'm going to the house". I have never in my life said soda or pop. It's just all Coke. I know there's alot more but I can't think of them now. I have a feeling that I would find it entertaining to hear people from up North talk! By the way, I'm "fixin" to go to bed!!

Shopping carts are buggies.
Hoagies are subs.
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Moved to NE after college...regional slang that took awhile to get used to: Tag Sale (yard sale) and Package Store (liquor store).

And I had to rid myself of "pop" when referring to soda....

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From NY, and now that my DD goes to college in PA she comes home with 2 new phrases (that I can think of quickly):
one is "My word!" (I also hear Kate from Jon and Kate plus 8 say the same thing.)
And the other is "pardon?" everytime she can't hear and wants someone to repeat themselves (instead of "excuse me?")

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Now that I read this I am remembering some things. About 27 yrs ago I went to Wisconsin and when I heard the term "bubbler" used for a water fountain I thought it was so precious I used the term myself for about 5 yrs then forgot about it.

It is so interesting to hear buggy, handbag, yonder, etc now we can start using other peoples' words and everyone will look at us like we are......really really smart LOL.

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My SO (and other negros) uses " in a minute" and its not always in a minute. there seems to be no associated time length for that.

One time I was home (Ohio) visiting from FL and when I said soda I was told its time to come home its pop.

I still like to use y'all.

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When I was 35 we moved from Wisconsin to Maryland. When I started teaching in Maryland, I confused my students by saying "Go to the blubber to get a drink of water." Noone understood me.

Dude- boy/man, Chick- girl/woman. I use these all the time. Some people laugh but whatever. I also say awesome= very cool, drink= soda (I'll have a large drink). I am from So. California.

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I don't think Arizona has much regional slang but I grew up in Michigan which has some interesting things.
When agreeing with someone in conversation it wouldn't be unusual to hear "Oh yeah, you betcha"
And some would not use the correct tense of a verb. "I just run up the road for a minute" Instead of ran up the road. Or "I set right there" instead of "sat right there."
Also they say pop pretty exclusively. I visited after being away several years and asked for a soda and got club soda.
And my SO couldn't for the life of him understand "Party store".

I'm sure there is more but I haven't visited in over 10 years and the old memory isn't what it used to be, don't ya know.

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I'm in KY though I moved around growing up (Army brat). I use the word reckon in place of guess or suppose quite often. I'm not sure where I picked it up, but I'm just about the only one I ever hear say it. And, I pretty much only use the word yonder when someone comments on my use of the word reckon.

And ballmom, I be fixin to do stuff all the time. Matter of fact, we all be fixin to do stuff around here. (LOL) I'm fixin to go grocery shopping this afternoon.

My mother is from NC and I know they often say cukes instead of cucumbers. Once when I was about 3-4yrs old and we were visiting family there, this old woman told me to get the sweep-stick. I had no idea what she was talking about.... turns out it was a broom. They also called cooked turtle - cooter (which was nasty so I fed it to the dog).

I use to say Coke exclusively, but in recent years I've made more of an effort to use the word soda instead. Same thing with Kleenex (used exclusively) and tissue/facial tissue (more effort to use). And, I still call cotton swabs Qtips, exclusively.

I also say dude & chick, but not too often.

I use irregardless frequently, and I sometimes hear "That's not a word."

But, according to Merriam-Webster....

Irregardless originated in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its fairly widespread use in speech called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that “there is no such word.” There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead.

That's kind of bossy of them to tell me which words to use.

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I think the big thing where I live is the word *wicked*. Even though I hate it, I find myself using *wicked* more than I should. People in different regions of Maine talk differently. Southern Maine (often called the *other* Maine) residents sound much different than those from Downeast and the County. I live in Central Maine, so I guess I must have picked up a little from all the different areas.

My favorite is Fixin'. I'm fixin' supper. I'm fixin' to go to the store. I use it a lot. Well everyone here in South Carolina does.
When I said it to a British friend of mine, he asked... Is supper broken? HAHA!

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What people probably mean is that "irregardless" is not a proper English word. Yes, it is widely used, but it is not proper English becuase of its double negative. I looked it up on dictionary.com and found this:


1. irregardless

an erroneous word that, etymologically, means the exact opposite of what it is used to express, attested in non-standard writing from 1912, probably a blend of irrespective and regardless. Perhaps inspired by the double negative used as an emphatic.



2. ir·re·gard·less Audio Help (ĭr'ĭ-gärd'lĭs) Pronunciation Key
adv. Nonstandard
Regardless.


[Probably blend of irrespective and regardless.]


Usage Note: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir- prefix and -less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.



3. ir·re·gard·less Audio Help /ˌɪrɪˈgɑrdlɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ir-i-gahrd-lis] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adverb Nonstandard. regardless.


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[Origin: 1910–15; ir-2 (prob. after irrespective) + regardless]


—Usage note Irregardless is considered nonstandard because of the two negative elements ir- and -less. It was probably formed on the analogy of such words as irrespective, irrelevant, and irreparable. Those who use it, including on occasion educated speakers, may do so from a desire to add emphasis. Irregardless first appeared in the early 20th century and was perhaps popularized by its use in a comic radio program of the 1930s.
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Thanks natofborg.

I'm fully aware the word is not considered "proper" English, but I choose to use it nonetheless. (Maybe it's the rebel in me. LOL) Since this thread is about slang, I just thought I'd put it out there.

However, Dictionary.com does make an excellent point on my behalf..... "Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel...."

Irregardless whether it's proper English, I intend to keep using the word.

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Go for it! I believe I misunderstood your post. I thought you were asking why people say it is not a word. I did not mean my post as criticism by any means. Goodness knows, my grammar leaves a lot to be desired. If it came across that way, I apologize; I thought I was answering a question, but after re-reading your post, I realize now that I misunderstood it. Sorry.

I still call the median a "neutral ground" which is from New Orleans. I use plenty of "improper English" myself and was glad to learn so many new expressions! It's such a diverse county in which we live! I love it!

Being older than dirt and having spent much of my life in the St. Louis area, I think I've heard or used most of the ones posted. We must be a melting pot of everyone else's word usage.

I know when I was little "sodapop" was often used. Not now. Summers in Little Rock back in the 50's it was "Y'all want a cocacola?" All run together and said fast. In south St. Louis they say "yous". "Are yous done eating?" I still hear that from restaurant wait-staff and then I know they didn't "come up" in north or west St. Louis county.

My husband, Brooklyn born, New Jersey raised, use to drop things off the end of the sentences. Instead of saying, "I'll go with you." he would say "I'll go with." which I always found annoying...lol. I kept waiting for the sentence to end.

here in Ohio...
I drink a pop. some of us warsh our clothes. my grandma always said fridgedare(sp?) for the fridge, zink for the sink, and davenport for the sofa/couch. is it the crick or a creek(water)? she also said hamburg instead of hamburger.
my brother was stationed in OK for 3 years, he changed to drinking soda. also he still to this day says "know what i mean" after every sentence. he never said it before going there. whenever my husband talks about a certain veggie from the garden he says "squarsh" instead of squash. that one drives me bonkers! so you see even in a certain state, people talk differently.

lol.. That reminded me of some other St. Louis talk. Highway 40 is Highway Farty and you hang your clothes in the clarset.

HAHAH This post reminds me... My Mom used to say Wrench for Rinse. I saw a show the other night where a older lady put on her shopping list a "Monkey Wrench" The man going to the store for her said he had one in his tool box.. and she said I'm not talking about that kind of monkey wrench!

HAHAHA

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