I have a friend I talk about with this stuff all the time.
As a Long Islander, when I moved south it because obvious to me the LI accent was unique. For instance, I was told there were more vowel sounds in the LI accent than any other English accent. Also, there are several vowel sounds totally unique to the LI accent.
I did not know that out of the area people wait IN line, not ON line.
And I cannot tell you the abuse I have suffered at the CAAWFEE center in the church. :) Fuggetaboutit!
No two vowel-consonant combinations have the same vowel sounds on Long Island, right? I moved from Long Island to Massachusetts, and frequently wrestled with having to infer which one of many New England homophones people meant, since on Long Island, there are comparably so few homophones.
For instance, “Paw,” “Pah,” “Pa,” and “Par” are all pronounced different on Long Island, but identically in Boston... except for some real quirky New England accents which completely reverse vowel sounds, so “Haht Dawg” becomes “Hawt Dahg,” and “Bawstin Cahllidge” becomes “Bahstn Cawlj.”
“I did not know that out of the area people wait IN line, not ON line.”
I think that “on line” is almost unique to the NYC metro area.
We also say “off of”, as in I broke the handle off of the cup.