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Pop, Soda or Coke? 11 Maps Show How Differently Americans Speak
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| July 3, 2014
Posted on 07/04/2014 2:51:44 AM PDT by NYer
Is it y’all or you guys? Pop or soda? Freeway or highway? How you answer can reveal which part of the United States you call home.
These 11 maps, researched by N.C. State Professor Joshua Katz, show that we are a nation divided over terminology from desserts to the weather. In honor of our national Independence Day, we thought we’d take a look:
As you can see, we are a nation of diversity, which can be both good and bad. Too often, we become too focused on our population’s political divide and the hate-filled rhetoric that comes from both sides.
However, this week as we celebrate America’s independence, let’s give thanks that we are able to have these disagreements and focus on the liberty and freedom we all share.
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posted on
07/04/2014 2:51:44 AM PDT
by
NYer
To: SunkenCiv; Tax-chick; GregB; Berlin_Freeper; SumProVita; narses; bboop; SevenofNine; ...
Proud to be an American, ping!
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posted on
07/04/2014 2:52:49 AM PDT
by
NYer
("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
To: NYer
Error 1011 for all of them
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posted on
07/04/2014 2:53:32 AM PDT
by
PeteB570
( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
To: NYer
To: PeteB570
So click through to the linked page. The images work fine there.
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posted on
07/04/2014 3:13:37 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: NYer
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.
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posted on
07/04/2014 3:27:26 AM PDT
by
heylady
To: NYer
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.
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posted on
07/04/2014 3:33:40 AM PDT
by
SatinDoll
(A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE US OF US CITIZEN PARENTS.)
To: SatinDoll
Not so fast. Could be Microsoft challenged.
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posted on
07/04/2014 3:43:27 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: NYer
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!
To: PeteB570
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'
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posted on
07/04/2014 3:57:48 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: The_Media_never_lie
Up here in Vermont, at least, subs, heroes, etc. are called “grinders.” I guess that would fall under other. Maybe we’re just unique.
To: NYer
In 40 something years... I have never heard the term "the Devil is beating his wife". Thanks for sharing this... I found it interesting.
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:00:01 AM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: NYer
“Is it yâall or you guys?”
It is “youse guys”
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:01:10 AM PDT
by
Peet
(Liberals are the feces that are created when shame eats too much stupid. -Dale Gribble)
To: k4gypsyrose
I noticed that grinder wasn’t listed too. I know the derivation of Hoagie... curious what Grinder’s origination is from.
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:04:18 AM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: heylady
“Carriage” for shopping cart? Now that’s just wrong!
Are you trying to give me a hat attack? Hmmmm.
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:08:33 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
To: NYer; All
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:12:05 AM PDT
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: Rodamala
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.
To: ExCTCitizen
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.
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:20:37 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: NYer
Freeway! What the hell is a freeway? They charge tolls around here. It’s not a freeway if they charge a toll.
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:24:26 AM PDT
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: k4gypsyrose
Maybe were just uniqueJust like everybody else.
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posted on
07/04/2014 4:36:46 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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