Dialect Map of the U.S. (How do you pronounce certain words?)

Harvard study of Dialects in the U.S. ^ | unknown | Harvard

[N. Theknow]

Interesting as to how different regions pronounce things. Thought all of you guys, youse guys, youse, you all, ya'll, you would find it a source of entertainment and viindication of WHICH pronunciation of certain words and terms is the most popular.

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[Bahbah]

I'm going to check and see if they know that, in St. Louis, there is a Highway Farty which you can take to get a sundah.

[N. Theknow]

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[El Gato]

you guys, youse guys, youse, you all, ya'll

It would be interesting to know the origins of "youse" and "y'all". Both seem to be attempts to create the (unique) second person plural pronoun that English lacks, but some other languages contain.

[N. Theknow]

Yes, Origins would be interesting. It would also be interesting to see some of the terms for submarine sandwiches and soft drinks. The South has Po'boys and Co-cola. All soft drinks are/were Co-cola.

[N. Theknow]

Sub sandwich names are #64 on the list.

[El Gato]

The distribution of the use of the names for a carbonated beverage is interesting. The places where people tend to say "soda" are the northeast and larger more urban areas of California and Florida, plus the greater Chicago area. I wonder if that is the effect of migration patterns or maybe just a DemonRat Conspiracy? (They tend to also be the "blue zone" from the 2000 Election, except the more Conservative parts of S. California still say "soda".)

[El Sordo]

No chowdah?

[El Gato]

The distribution of "Sneakers" vs. "tennis shows" even more closely matches the Red/Blue from 2000.

[Molly Pitcher]

Neat! Bookmarked!

[Charles Henrickson]

The places where people tend to say "soda" are the northeast and larger more urban areas of California and Florida, plus the greater Chicago area.

People in Chicago do not say "soda" to refer to a soft drink. They say "pop" or "soda pop." A "soda" has ice cream in it. You get an ice cream soda at a soda fountain.

I was born in the city of Chicago and lived there for 31 years. For 12 for the last 17 years, I have lived in St. Louis. People from St. Louis (like my wife) say "soda."

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Thought you'd be interested....

[Mr. Mulliner]

I don't know the origin of "youse" and "ya'll," but I would think they could be considered more conservative forms of English rather than creations. English used to have the distinction of singular and plural in the second person so these words could be what has replaced those earlier forms.

[Morrigan]

Thanks, it was interesting....

And its soda, not "pop", just like it is "Italians" not "subs" (sandwiches) LOL

Ayuh, you can tell pretty easy what parts I come from...:)

[kassie]

Interesting thread.

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