Pop, Soda or Coke? 11 Maps Show How Differently Americans Speak

IJReview ^ | July 3, 2014

[NYer]

[NYer]

Proud to be an American, ping!

[PeteB570]

Error 1011 for all of them

[chopperman]

Where’s ‘younz’?

[FreedomPoster]

So click through to the linked page. The images work fine there.

[heylady]

Being from Rhode Island and now living in Texas I get a lot of grief. I say pocketbook, not purse; cellar, not basement; Aunt, pronounced ahnt not ant; bureau, not dresser; and carriage, not shopping cart. I say sneakers, yuz guys, and God bless you, not just bless you.

[SatinDoll]

The graphics at the links will not show: the owner of that site claims that “hot linking” is not allowed.

I suspect he is anti-Free Republic.

Screw ‘em.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Not so fast. Could be Microsoft challenged.

[autumnraine]

Its a joke I make to my northern friends that in Atlanta ‘Coke’ is the term for soda. Example: Going to the store you want a Coke?

Sure!

Ok what kind?

Get me a Sprite!

[knarf]

yeah ... but it doesn't matter, 'cause they f'got the most important one ... the Bostonian ... 'tonic'.

MOST correct considering Coka Cola was originally a cough syrup or ... 'tonic'

[k4gypsyrose]

Up here in Vermont, at least, subs, heroes, etc. are called “grinders.” I guess that would fall under other. Maybe we’re just unique.

[Rodamala]

In 40 something years... I have never heard the term "the Devil is beating his wife". Thanks for sharing this... I found it interesting.

[Peet]

“Is it y’all or you guys?”

It is “youse guys”

[Rodamala]

I noticed that grinder wasn’t listed too. I know the derivation of Hoagie... curious what Grinder’s origination is from.

[tumblindice]

“Carriage” for shopping cart? Now that’s just wrong!
Are you trying to give me a hat attack? Hmmmm.

[ExCTCitizen]

Happy 4th all

[k4gypsyrose]

I looked up Grinder on Wikipedia and found this...

A common term in New England, its origin has several possibilities.One theory has the name coming from Italian-American slang for a dock worker, among whom the sandwich was popular. Others say it was called a grinder because it took a lot of chewing to eat the hard crust of the bread used.

In western Massachusetts a grinder is specifically a toasted sub, for example, the sub is toasted in a pizza oven. In Pennsylvania and Delaware, the term grinder simply refers to a submarine sandwich that has been heated in any fashion.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Hey.

In the south, hey is a greeting. However, in the north, hey is used to get attention to what follows, like hey you. At least that is my understanding.

[reg45]

Freeway! What the hell is a freeway? They charge tolls around here. It’s not a freeway if they charge a toll.

[mountn man]

Maybe we’re just unique

Just like everybody else.