Regional Slang & a little poll (plus some John Green)

PhoenixRising11 · September 2013

That cabinet thing is maybe the weirdest thing I have ever heard.

As an aside, when I was in college, I worked at a Girl Scout camp, and we had a lot of international staff every year, mostly from England and Scotland. And they had a lot of different phrases for things that we always found hilarious. The main one I remember, for whatever reason, was that they called pencil erasers "rubbers." So we had to make sure they didn't say that in front of any of the older campers!

MrsC7 · September 2013

jackiback said:

SusieBW said:

Got it. Because you make it in a blender, which is stored in the kitchen cabinet.

I found this: How to Talk Like a New Englander

Lol, but this would make almost everything a cabinet, right?

New England logic is funny

Does that make cookies "ovens"? @booneybear

SusieBW · September 2013

jackiback said:

SusieBW said:

Got it. Because you make it in a blender, which is stored in the kitchen cabinet.

I found this: How to Talk Like a New Englander

Lol, but this would make almost everything a cabinet, right?

I never said it made sense. You and your logic!
We also have party pizza, which I'm pretty sure is unique to RI. It's pizza with only sauce (no cheese or anything) that you eat cold and cut in strips or squares.

SnShne322 said:

Only a New Englander would think that logic makes it OK.

I'm loving that link.

ETA: Have people outside of NE never heard of steamers?

Yeah, I didn't realize they were a regional thing, either. I knew that "quahog" was local (even if the actual species of clam is found outside of here - I think they call them "surf clams" in other places?), but steamers seem pretty normal to me. They're steamed clams, duh.

booneybear · September 2013

MrsC7 said:

jackiback said:

SusieBW said:

Got it. Because you make it in a blender, which is stored in the kitchen cabinet.

I found this: How to Talk Like a New Englander

Lol, but this would make almost everything a cabinet, right?

New England logic is funny

Does that make cookies "ovens"? @booneybear

@MrsC7 When I make cookies they are just "gone".

GreenBride624 · September 2013

SusieBW said:

jackiback said:

SusieBW said:

Got it. Because you make it in a blender, which is stored in the kitchen cabinet.

I found this: How to Talk Like a New Englander
Lol, but this would make almost everything a cabinet, right?
I never said it made sense. You and your logic!
We also have party pizza, which I'm pretty sure is unique to RI. It's pizza with only sauce (no cheese or anything) that you eat cold and cut in strips or squares.

Your "party pizza" = "tomato pie" or "pitza" in eastern & northeastern PA respectively!

pinkybooklover09 · September 2013

I just thought of something that's super Los Angeles. We call all of our freeways "the" whatever the freeway is, like the 405, the 10, the 5 or whatever. People from other states always think that's strange.

sassypants527 · September 2013

SnShne322 said:

Only a New Englander would think that logic makes it OK.

I'm loving that link.

ETA: Have people outside of NE never heard of steamers?

I have. Yummmmmm!

RevJen · September 2013

Damnit. Now I'm hungry.

sassypants527 · September 2013

Pizza without cheese is a waste of my time.

booneybear · September 2013

I am totally guilty of the "down cellar" thing.

As kids my mom would always send my sister and I 'down cellar' to play.

jackiback · September 2013

pinkybooklover09 said:

I just thought of something that's super Los Angeles. We call all of our freeways "the" whatever the freeway is, like the 405, the 10, the 5 or whatever. People from other states always think that's strange.

I have a friend from Texas that does this and the first time I heard her I thought I was hearing things, then she continued and I had to stop her. "Are you saying The? Do we really need an article there?" lol.

jackiback · September 2013

I thought the cellar vs basement bit was weird because I don't think that those are the same words.

Cellar= dirt cellar for storing food, dirt walls and floor, can be attached to the house or not.

Basement= cement walls, attached to the house, can be finished or unfinished.

booneybear · September 2013

jackiback said:

I thought the cellar vs basement bit was weird because I don't think that those are the same words.

Cellar= dirt cellar for storing food, dirt walls and floor, can be attached to the house or not.

Basement= cement walls, attached to the house, can be finished or unfinished.

@jacki Cellar does not = dirt floor. Not here. Any dark basement can be a cellar. Our cellar growing up had cement walls and was partially finished but it was still a cellar.

My house now has a basement because it is a walkout and is nice and bright and doesn't have the creeper (a psycho clown is not hiding under the stairs ready to grab my ankles as I walk down the stairs) vibe.

AshleyT121 · September 2013

jackiback said:

I thought the cellar vs basement bit was weird because I don't think that those are the same words.

Cellar= dirt cellar for storing food, dirt walls and floor, can be attached to the house or not.

Basement= cement walls, attached to the house, can be finished or unfinished.

Ditto

SusieBW · September 2013

I love the west coast "the" in front of highways. I often wish it would catch on here. I think it's fun.

Yeah, cellar and basement are the same in New England. In RI, it's "down cellah."

@GreenBride624 do you love your tomato pie? I am sort of addicted to party pizza.

SnShne322 · September 2013

We just call highways (not freeways) by their number. Like I'd take 495 to 3 to 95 to 93 to get to Boston. Also, you have to go north to go south.

pinkybooklover09 · September 2013

booneybear said:

jackiback said:

I thought the cellar vs basement bit was weird because I don't think that those are the same words.

Cellar= dirt cellar for storing food, dirt walls and floor, can be attached to the house or not.

Basement= cement walls, attached to the house, can be finished or unfinished.

@jacki Cellar does not = dirt floor. Not here. Any dark basement can be a cellar. Our cellar growing up had cement walls and was partially finished but it was still a cellar.

My house now has a basement because it is a walkout and is nice and bright and doesn't have the creeper (a psycho clown is not hiding under the stairs ready to grab my ankles as I walk down the stairs) vibe.

Now I'm picturing it.

Young_Love · September 2013

jackiback said:

pinkybooklover09 said:

I just thought of something that's super Los Angeles. We call all of our freeways "the" whatever the freeway is, like the 405, the 10, the 5 or whatever. People from other states always think that's strange.

I have a friend from Texas that does this and the first time I heard her I thought I was hearing things, then she continued and I had to stop her. "Are you saying The? Do we really need an article there?" lol.

YES WE DO! LOL

PhoenixRising11 · September 2013

Mmmmmm. Tomato pie.

RevJen · September 2013

sassypants527 said:

Pizza without cheese is a waste of my time.

For us non cheese eaters, it's wonderful. I wonder if I can find a decent place around me to do it.

booneybear · September 2013

SnShne322 said:

We just call highways (not freeways) by their number. Like I'd take 495 to 3 to 95 to 93 to get to Boston. Also, you have to go north to go south.

And 128 is really 95, but don't let that confuse you.

EliStar · September 2013

booneybear said:

SnShne322 said:

We just call highways (not freeways) by their number. Like I'd take 495 to 3 to 95 to 93 to get to Boston. Also, you have to go north to go south.

And 128 is really 95, but don't let that confuse you.

We do that in Miami too.

PhoenixRising11 · September 2013

Rev - If you are heading through this area, Easton Baking Company has the BEST tomato pie. Wegmans also sells it here.

RevJen · September 2013

We're actually heading to the Sands sometime this weekend for Parafest. Maybe I can convince the boys to stop.

pinkybooklover09 · September 2013

booneybear said:

SnShne322 said:

We just call highways (not freeways) by their number. Like I'd take 495 to 3 to 95 to 93 to get to Boston. Also, you have to go north to go south.

And 128 is really 95, but don't let that confuse you.

What is the difference between and freeway and a highway?

@Young_Love - Do we have highways? Other than PCH? Want some guacamole? #californian

Young_Love · September 2013

pinkybooklover09 said:

booneybear said:

SnShne322 said:

We just call highways (not freeways) by their number. Like I'd take 495 to 3 to 95 to 93 to get to Boston. Also, you have to go north to go south.

And 128 is really 95, but don't let that confuse you.

What is the difference between and freeway and a highway?

@Young_Love - Do we have highways? Other than PCH? Want some guacamole? #californian

Imperial Highway? But isn't that just a street? Who knows.

SnShne322 · September 2013

pinkybooklover09 said:

booneybear said:

SnShne322 said:

We just call highways (not freeways) by their number. Like I'd take 495 to 3 to 95 to 93 to get to Boston. Also, you have to go north to go south.

And 128 is really 95, but don't let that confuse you.

What is the difference between and freeway and a highway?

@Young_Love - Do we have highways? Other than PCH? Want some guacamole? #californian

I don't know if there is a difference. Though I imagine that freeways in CA are much larger than here. Lots of highways are 2 lanes here, 3 is typical. For some reason I imagine 5 lane freeways on the west coast.

MrsJenE · September 2013

pinkybooklover09 said:

booneybear said:

SnShne322 said:

We just call highways (not freeways) by their number. Like I'd take 495 to 3 to 95 to 93 to get to Boston. Also, you have to go north to go south.

And 128 is really 95, but don't let that confuse you.

What is the difference between and freeway and a highway?

@Young_Love - Do we have highways? Other than PCH? Want some guacamole? #californian

There isn't one. I call it a freeway in LA but a highway here in Boston.

GilliC · September 2013

I always interpret "freeway" as a limited access highway like an interstate, whereas there are "highways" around my hometown that had cross streets and even stop lights. i.e. "US 31"

(According to Merriam-Webster, a freeway is also not a toll road.)

AshleyT121 · September 2013

pinkybooklover09 said:

I just thought of something that's super Los Angeles. We call all of our freeways "the" whatever the freeway is, like the 405, the 10, the 5 or whatever. People from other states always think that's strange.

We do this too and I think it's a Toronto area thing. We have The 4-oh-1 (401), the 400, the 427, etc.

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