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kanshow

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Couple of the other threads made me think of this.. 

So what are some words in your area that are different in other areas?

Example - We drink pop but others might call it soda.  We wear jeans, some call them denims or pants. 

 

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good topic! I always call soft drinks pop. A co-worker from NY would always laugh because to them pop meant something entirely different.  (pop)
Tissue paper is always Kleenex for me & I use Puffs.

Red
 

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I'm from Indiana-making me a "Hoosier".  In St. Louis where my sister-n-law moved a hoosier is a person who makes an _ss out of themselves...nice.
 

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it seemed to me that people from MN called casseroles & such "hot pot". Like a tuna & noodle hot pot.

Red
 

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I grew up with the noon meal called "dinner" and the evening meal called "supper". I think most people call noon meal "lunch" and evening meal 'dinner"

DLZ
 

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I'm with Dutch on the meal thing. Here we give each other a ring or call on the phone but my SD friends give each other a jingle. We order a coke down here whatever brand it is. Pecan is the word everyone pronounces different. It's PEE-CAN at my place. I was always taught that you pee in a can not a con.  ;D
 

kanshow

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Dutch - Those are the meals we have here too.  The only time we have lunch is if I go out to eat with my city friends OR lunch can be a light meal served between Dinner & Supper during a busy time like harvest. 
 

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red said:
Tissue paper is always Kleenex for me & I use Puffs.

Red

Sharpie is another one. If its a black marker is a sharpie no matter what brand.
 

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we called noon meal dinner & evening meal supper too. It causes confusion w/ my mom who uses lunch & dinner. Of course she also thinks that when it rains hubby is just sitting at home watching soaps!

Red
 

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We say "crick" instead of "creek".  We say "Ca-lah-rad-uh" instead of Coloradoooo.  We say "coy-oat" instead of coyoteeeeeeee!  :D

When we say tank it is a metal water holding item, but for showcattlegal it is an earthen dam.  (We call it a pond)  Showcattlegal would call our tank a "tub"!  If you are chatting with cattle people from different regions, you have to be very specific.   :D

HOWEVER, WHEN MOVING HAY EQUIPMENT DOWN THE ROAD, OR MOVING CATTLE ACROSS THE ROAD,  I'M SURE THAT GETTING THE MIDDLE FINGER HAS A UNIVERSAL MEANING?!!  (WE CALL THAT A "CALIFORNIA HOWDY") (argue)
 

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ok, how many refer hay racks (the correct nomenclature) as hay wagons?

also, you CUT beans and PICK corn
 

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simtal said:
ok, how many refer hay racks (the correct nomenclature) as hay wagons?

also, you CUT beans and PICK corn

We say hay rack.  We also refer to a windrower as a swather.
 

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simtal said:
ok, how many refer hay racks (the correct nomenclature) as hay wagons?

also, you CUT beans and PICK corn

we shell corn, cut beans & wheat & make hay.

Red
 

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Corn gets picked, beans & wheat get cut.    My grandpa used to say thrash wheat but then when he was young, that was really what they did.

My hubby warshes his hands. 
 

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Corn Picked, Beans Cut
Dinner and Supper
Pop not Soda or Cola
AND.....IT IS WORSH NOT WASH  (lol)
 

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kanshow said:
Corn gets picked, beans & wheat get cut.    My grandpa used to say thrash wheat but then when he was young, that was really what they did.

My hubby warshes his hands.   

I also "warsh" the dishes in the kitchen "zink"

DLZ
 

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We combine beans and pick corn. 

And Red, don't  you go making fun of us up here in North IA and MN--the term is "hot dish"----its basically any kind of meat, noodles, cream of mushroom soup or something like it baked in casserole (sp?)dish until it forms a brown crust on top.  Onion rings or other garnish on top is optional.

I think I've said this before but a friend of mine from Maryland once told me he "had to get up with someone" and I couldn't figure out what the heck he meant.  That phrase  is used in that part of the country to indicate that you need to call someone on the telephone.  I thought maybe they were sleeping together.

Our relatives in Saskatchewan refer to what we call a napkin as a "serviet",  what we call a diaper they call a napkin, and what we call a sofa or davenport they call a "chesterfield"
 

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I travel for a living and find myself in many parts of the country.
Growing up you " Red up the house"
Mom was "fixin to make dinner and supper" now that I work in the business world - everyone refers to dinner as the evening meal.
In pittsburgh which I spend some time it is " you' in's"  "you's guy's"
Roooof or Roof
our cows(small herd)  many time we refer to them by the sires name- so we have mossy, who, and folks that don't know cattle wonder about our conversation
I have been called Sam Sneed as a child by parents. I couldn't tell you who he is. But think he was someone popular in their day.
OOO HI OO or Oh Hi Ya
 
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