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200. Everyone thinks THEIR family is crazy, but mine really is, but...

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Fri Sep 18, 2020, 12:19 PM

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thanks for the "Pittsburgh Dad" info. Do you know off hand where I can watch it?
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East Coast word usage versus West Coast... [View all] AmyStrange Sep 2020 OP

I am from the east coast. Other than "see saw" I don't use any of the terms you attribute Squinch Sep 2020 #1

So, you call them rubber bands... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #3

To throw more wood on the fire... Guilded Lilly Sep 2020 #17

Ha, ha, ha, I like that. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #21

Definitely a yinzerism. n/t cloudbase Sep 2020 #132

I'm the same as Squinch. Where are you from on the east coast? smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #64

I'm from New England, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #88

I live in Boston, and there are some words/phrases here that are strange to me as smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #90

I know what you mean... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #91

That's one generational difference right there... malthaussen Sep 2020 #115

I'm beginning to see that you're right... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #118

Oh, Pitsburgh is full of interesting dialect... malthaussen Sep 2020 #122

Is the Pennsylvania Turnpike still called that? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #124

Yep, that's usage all over the state. malthaussen Sep 2020 #126

I have more colorful terms for it. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #223

I'll bet...He, he, he AmyStrange Sep 2020 #224

And "h" is pronounced "haitch." tblue37 Sep 2020 #152

Guilty! n/t AmyStrange Sep 2020 #160

That's a Pennsylvania Dutch thing! tblue37 Sep 2020 #162

And an Ayotte Family thing also... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #163

For a primer on the Pittsburgh vocabulary (and accent)... malthaussen Sep 2020 #199

Everyone thinks THEIR family is crazy, but mine really is, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #200

You Tube, he has a million videoes. n/t malthaussen Sep 2020 #207

Thanks AmyStrange Sep 2020 #208

Same here Sanity Claws Sep 2020 #8

Yeah, I'm an old fart, 64. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #13

I grew up in KY and it was a teeter-totter nt yellowdogintexas Sep 2020 #191

Here on the East Coast... uberblonde Sep 2020 #2

Exactly. Maybe Canada? soothsayer Sep 2020 #4

Could be Canada, because... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #11

Ah. What did they call bandages? soothsayer Sep 2020 #12

That's a good question... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #15

Ha! Makes sense. soothsayer Sep 2020 #18

Well, they do call band-aids, band aids, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #20

Technically... Band-Aids are bandages. Not an East coast thing, thought maybe Canada would go plaste soothsayer Sep 2020 #39

Guaranteed sterile UNTIL opened... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #49

I've read a lot and in print I've seen many references to bandages as "sticking plaster". abqtommy Sep 2020 #37

That's a new one on me, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #51

You're entirely welcome. Yet I understand every word used! abqtommy Sep 2020 #53

Someone else mentioned that... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #6

I never heard the term "hair elastic" until now but I am familiar with the word "scrunchie". abqtommy Sep 2020 #32

It's one of those words that are fun to say... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #58

I'm in MA and have always said elastics not rubber bands. seaglass Sep 2020 #203

Yup, could be an age thing, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #204

My sister (RI) calls them rubber bands, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #206

He calls them rubber bands n/t AmyStrange Sep 2020 #205

I'm from the east coast too and I find it tremendously funny how fierywoman Sep 2020 #5

I know. It took me a couple months to get that one. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #9

Des Moines? Oregon? fierywoman Sep 2020 #34

Folks out here in the wild west tend to think of cellars... Thomas Hurt Sep 2020 #7

Maybe it's just my family... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #10

I use both cellar and basement. That is because to me a basement is more of a place where you keep Doreen Sep 2020 #14

I'll have to explain that to my family, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #16

It is just what I think. Doreen Sep 2020 #22

Good point about the dirt floor... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #30

Midwesterner here MrsMatt Sep 2020 #234

Yup. We had a basement to play in... Guilded Lilly Sep 2020 #73

That sounds so cool. Doreen Sep 2020 #82

It really was. The basement was huge and we could roller skate in it if we avoided ... Guilded Lilly Sep 2020 #92

I had a similar transition Sanity Claws Sep 2020 #19

Yup, sack and bag are good examples also, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #26

I had a friend from Texas who used "poke." malthaussen Sep 2020 #116

Based on personal experience, "freeway" as a synonym for interstate/highway is WC RockRaven Sep 2020 #23

Freeway vs highway! AmyStrange Sep 2020 #29

Where I am, "freeway" is the portion of the interstate that goes thru the city SharonClark Sep 2020 #40

I rarely hear "freeway" on the East Coast. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2020 #62

Turnpike, too. Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #94

Yup, turnpike is one I've heard, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #98

Wifey from Michigan Brainfodder Sep 2020 #111

Expressway in NE Ohio, too. we can do it Sep 2020 #252

Basement vs Cellar SharonClark Sep 2020 #24

Yup, storm cellar... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #27

The provenance of "cellar" is from "root cellar." malthaussen Sep 2020 #119

Yup, that was my understanding also, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #121

Perfect description. We had both but all in one house! n/t Guilded Lilly Sep 2020 #74

Some on the EC have trouble pronouncing Oregon. Sneederbunk Sep 2020 #25

Orygone? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #28

In SoCal we pronounce Oregon like organ, but with a slight drag on the first syllable. Iggo Sep 2020 #85

Big differences between North and South. rickford66 Sep 2020 #31

Yup, north and south have their vagaries also... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #38

Sub vs Grinder... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #33

or a Hero. I think that comes from Gyro, yonder Sep 2020 #48

yup, Hero and gyro are two I've heard before, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #55

This is likely true in other states, but in Iowa we have town names like. . . SharonClark Sep 2020 #35

Interesting (it is, really), and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #44

The 'Arkansaw River becomes Our-'Kanzass River yonder Sep 2020 #57

Is it really KansASS? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #77

gotta be from the same Indian word - Arkansas and Kansas yonder Sep 2020 #79

Kansas in Arkansas and Kansas aren't even pronounced the same, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #81

"Cairo" in Illinois is pronounced "Kayro." n/t malthaussen Sep 2020 #123

Acouple from KY yellowdogintexas Sep 2020 #190

We call the interstates I 70 or the interstate in LA doc03 Sep 2020 #36

In old days, there was supposedly a divide in Iowa south of Des Moines. SharonClark Sep 2020 #41

In Ohio I70 is the dividing line for a southern acsent. nt doc03 Sep 2020 #43

In the south, bamagal62 Sep 2020 #60

Pop vs. Soda: area51 Sep 2020 #93

That is definitely THE SITE, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #103

That's the one that I was thinking about. My little cousin from Colorado ordered "pop" Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 #195

Yeah. You hear people say, " What kind of coke do you want? Sprite? 7-up? Root beer? " tblue37 Sep 2020 #153

In Central Florida we usually said cold drink for carbonated bevs. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #251

A couple more: yonder Sep 2020 #42

All good stuff, and since I'm from New England, another tip off is... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #46

yes, good one. a drawing becomes a drawring yonder Sep 2020 #50

Weirdly enough, Bostonians take the R out of garbage... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #52

in the southwest we don't have creeks, cricks, or brooks Kali Sep 2020 #54

Yup, I lived in Arizona for a spell, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #56

Yup, gullies are probably used more than washes up here in S. Idaho. yonder Sep 2020 #59

Known as "Wadis" in Arabic... malthaussen Sep 2020 #127

yep and good question Kali Sep 2020 #133

That's good. Or even Wadi Wade, as wade in the crick? yonder Sep 2020 #134

But Arabic is not Indo-European. malthaussen Sep 2020 #198

Creek/crik/brook, in VA some were called "runs" JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #61

"Runs". That's a new one for me. yonder Sep 2020 #67

from etymonline.com, northern English dialect, 16th century JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #109

Two, actually. malthaussen Sep 2020 #125

Which spelling is it, crik or crick? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #68

"Crick" is a good pronunciation, except ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2020 #108

Forgot about that one, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #113

Crik is the correct spelling... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #114

Names like that are usually referring to the distance from a reference point... malthaussen Sep 2020 #128

+1. yonder Sep 2020 #138

don't be ridiculous - all of them are Coke nt yellowdogintexas Sep 2020 #192

All of those WC words are more commonly used in the Midwest as well. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2020 #45

I seem to get that also n/t AmyStrange Sep 2020 #47

I'm lifelong ECoaster and have always used what you label as WC terminology wishstar Sep 2020 #63

I'm blaming my family, because... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #65

Which one do you use, bag or sack for groceries? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #66

I love threads like this! smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #69

Exactly, and AmyStrange Sep 2020 #71

Ditto. What you said. yonder Sep 2020 #139

Swimming Pool vs. Cement Pond n/t targetpractice Sep 2020 #70

Cement pond is a new one on me, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #72

It's from The Beverly Hillbillies... targetpractice Sep 2020 #75

I remember all those (except cement pond), and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #76

"Vittles" is actually "victuals," a word of long usage. malthaussen Sep 2020 #129

Vittles IS easier to say... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #165

I used to live in California and I learned this there. I spent a weekend in the city of Lompoch. abqtommy Sep 2020 #78

All-munds is my choice. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #80

Definitely. Codeine Sep 2020 #173

Codeine is my choice also n/t AmyStrange Sep 2020 #182

My mom lived there for a spell (for a while). couldn't help it. yonder Sep 2020 #140

the large sitting furniture in the living room rurallib Sep 2020 #83

I've used sofa and couch, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #84

Couch. Iggo Sep 2020 #86

do they make them in Davenport? Kali Sep 2020 #135

Settee. GoneOffShore Sep 2020 #210

Variations in word use and pronunciation wnylib Sep 2020 #87

Interesting info and a funny story too! AmyStrange Sep 2020 #89

Bubbler and water fountain Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #95

I've used WF, Milkshake and Grinders, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #96

Cabinet may be limited to the lovely state Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #97

That's where I was born (Lying-In Hospital/Women & Infants), and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #99

The first time I heard it was when I arrived in Providence Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #100

I lived in the quiet corner (the Putnam, Killingly, and Plainfield area), but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #101

On military bases, liquor is sold in... 3catwoman3 Sep 2020 #226

I've only been on 3 AF bases and I honestly don't remember that, but you might be right AmyStrange Sep 2020 #227

She told me that you're right, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #197

Word origins (or "orgenans" as Chump would say) Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #201

Yup. Package Stores, for example, is derived from (I think)... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #202

in Massachusetts, you have to order a frappe to get the ice cream yellowdogintexas Sep 2020 #193

Package stores is another one... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #102

Hit 'em with "packie", the MA and RI nickname. Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #104

Christ, they already think I'm talking about a store that sells boxes... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #105

Just be sure you're not misunderstood by someone Totally Tunsie Sep 2020 #106

Never even thought of that one, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #107

In PA they were State Stores. malthaussen Sep 2020 #130

Used to be called State Liquor Stores here in Washington State, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #131

Package what now? nt Codeine Sep 2020 #174

ha ha ha AmyStrange Sep 2020 #178

I honestly don't know what that is. nt Codeine Sep 2020 #179

It's a liquor store... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #183

Ah! That makes sense. nt Codeine Sep 2020 #185

We used to call overshoes "rubbers". zanana1 Sep 2020 #110

My whole family is French Canadian, and yup, we used rubbers too. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #112

My personal favorite... malthaussen Sep 2020 #117

Here is the PERFECT site for that question... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #120

This message was self-deleted by its author consider_this Sep 2020 #169

NY Times: How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk targetpractice Sep 2020 #136

No it wasn't, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #142

handbag/bag vs purse vs pocketbook consider_this Sep 2020 #137

After leaving NE, I haven't heard the word pocketbook either. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #143

Got one more: yonder Sep 2020 #141

Poin-set-tia is definitely an odd pronunciation, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #144

I've never heard it other than point-set-tia. Codeine Sep 2020 #175

There ya go. yonder Sep 2020 #186

Im from California. Codeine Sep 2020 #187

I mostly grew up and lived in the inland west yonder Sep 2020 #189

lest you forget 'wicked' consider_this Sep 2020 #145

Ha ha ha AmyStrange Sep 2020 #146

Mad is also used in the same way... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #147

Soda vs. pop. tblue37 Sep 2020 #148

Yup, good one, and here's an awesome site for that... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #154

Margarine vs oleo. tblue37 Sep 2020 #149

Curtains vs. drapes. tblue37 Sep 2020 #150

Never call them drapes... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #158

I've heard the word oleo before, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #155

The word "margarine" is just a shortened form of "oleomargarine." nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #157

When I started reading your title, I was thinking the same thing, and you're right. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #159

I never use "oleo,"but older relatives did--but that was in the 1950s & 1960s. nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #161

My grandpa always said the whole thing, Codeine Sep 2020 #188

Garage vs. carport. tblue37 Sep 2020 #151

Very interesting AmyStrange Sep 2020 #156

Here in California those are two very different things. Codeine Sep 2020 #177

That's the way I understand it also. AmyStrange Sep 2020 #180

What's a "Sitting Room"? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #164

Like a parlor, perhaps? consider_this Sep 2020 #167

Parlor vs Living Room vs Sitting Room AmyStrange Sep 2020 #170

Bathroom vs Lavatory (or Lav for short), and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #166

Forget East coast/West Coast. We in PA have E vs W and the great Soda vs Pop debate. progressive nobody Sep 2020 #168

The GREAT soda vs pop debate! AmyStrange Sep 2020 #171

Tag sale vs Garage Sale vs Yard Sale consider_this Sep 2020 #172

Yup, I've heard all three, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #176

We call flea markets "swap meets" here. Codeine Sep 2020 #181

SWAP MEET! That's the name I was looking for... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #184

I've some times but not often heard bazaar for an individual sale. lpbk2713 Sep 2020 #250

Buttered roll IcyPeas Sep 2020 #194

??? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #196

Not so much a difference in words as in a descriptive phrase. Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #209

Is it because of traffic? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #211

Yes, 100% because of traffic! Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #212

Absolutely! Seattle is also on the way to becoming one... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #213

I wouldn't want to be an ambulance driver there, or... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #214

I was born and raised East Coast, but used all the words attributed to West Coast. NNadir Sep 2020 #215

I've come to that conclusion also, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #216

And then, there is The South and a whole other ballgame. nt Laffy Kat Sep 2020 #217

Yup, it's not just EC vs WC, but sometimes within the same state, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #218

A couple I've noticed jmowreader Sep 2020 #219

Have I got a website for you... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #220

Rubber bands vs Elastics FINAL update AmyStrange Sep 2020 #221

Lifelong East Coaster here. I've always used all your "West coast" terms. lagomorph777 Sep 2020 #222

I'm from New England, French and that's why they're alien to you... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #225

The so-called "east coast" terms you cite are not universally used all over the east DFW Sep 2020 #228

I know that now, because of this thread, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #230

I think it turned out alright, anyway. This was almost ten years ago. DFW Sep 2020 #237

What's the name of your book? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #240

Of course he was joking. Stan was ALWAYS joking! DFW Sep 2020 #242

Oh, I forgot DFW Sep 2020 #243

Just got it... sounds interesting, but... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #246

My dad grew up in Chicago. He used to call jelly-filled... 3catwoman3 Sep 2020 #229

Bismarck is a new one on me, but so was a Cabinet, and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #231

'Thread master' is a new one on me too. LanternWaste Sep 2020 #232

I used that once, calling myself the thread master... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #233

I have no idea. I did look it up, and it is... 3catwoman3 Sep 2020 #235

I like reading the history of names and... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #236

In Germany, where I now live, a jelly-filled donut is called "ein Berliner." DFW Sep 2020 #238

So JFK said he was a hot dog, huh? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #239

I was down in France just yesterday DFW Sep 2020 #241

I'm not saying they're all like that, but AmyStrange Sep 2020 #244

I understand French and German just fine DFW Sep 2020 #247

Ha, ha, far, far away, huh? AmyStrange Sep 2020 #248

No place holds a monopoly n/t DFW Sep 2020 #249

Ha, ha, I was just thinking that JFK could also mean... AmyStrange Sep 2020 #245