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Regional Slang & a little poll (plus some John Green)
So funny that this was John Green's Mental Floss video today because at our Nashville GTG, @ceresas, @funkypineapple, @julie37619 and @jen748 and I were all discussing this.
So excited to hear a specific shout out to NEOhio because we do, in fact, say Devil's Strip.
What brought up our discussion wasn't mentioned in the video though, so I'll ask you: What do you call the things that get hot & cook food on the top of a stove? I heard a term from the southerners that I'd never heard in my life and neither had Jennie.
Any other comments on JG's video? Did you hear something familiar on there or something you disagree with? Does your region have any slang that you've never heard anywhere else? Discuss.
Re: Regional Slang & a little poll (plus some John Green)
We call milkshakes "cabinets" and water fountains "bubblers." Except this is RI, so we really say "bubb-lah"
Sugar & Spice
I call it either a stovetop, or cooktop.....I'll have to watch that video now! I love regional language!
ETA: When I lived in Nashville, I worked at Home Depot for about a year. I encountered many a crabby old man looking for a hosepipe, and it took me forever to realize that they were looking for a simple garden hose. They of course had no patience to explain this to a Yankee, so I had to ask one of my co-workers.
My new bff Gayle Forman!
“You can have your wishes, your plans, but at the end of the day, it's out of your control"
- Gayle Forman
"People talk about escapism as if it's a bad thing... Once you've escaped, once you come back, the world is not the same as when you left it. You come back to it with skills, weapons, knowledge you didn't have before. Then you are better equipped to deal with your current reality."
- Neil Gaiman
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@pinkybooklover09 I'm so glad to have given you new slang to amuse and confound your friends. Order a coffee cabinet and throw them off even more. Is coffee ice cream a regional thing, too? I love coffee ice cream.
Sugar & Spice
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Speaking of coffee ice cream, RI has coffee milk which is just about one of the yuckiest things I've ever had in my mouth.
#thatswhatshesaid
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Most of our other words are just Cajun French for what they represent.
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