[jennyp]

My favorite "other" is "tonic," an apparent confusion of flavored, sugary water with carnival-show patent medicine. It used to be pretty common, especially among older people, when and where I was a kid.

Hmmm... so, do you speak with a New England accent by any chance?

[VadeRetro]

Hmmm... so, do you speak with a New England accent by any chance?

No, and I wasn't near any of the dots on that map for "tonic." But it was mainly older people and probably not that many of those. The setting was Western Maryland and adjoining parts of West Virginia in the 50s and 60s.