"The devil is beating his wife": Dialect maps document U.S.'s many linguistic divides

[BetteDavisEyes]

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Yes they really do make iced tea without sugar. lol. I prefer it that away

On one of our trips to Cancun, DH and I had a layover in Atlanta. We didn't want lunch but decided to order Iced Tea while we waited for our connecting flight. We were unpleasantly surprised that the iced tea was pre-sweetened and could barely get it down On a later trip to Raleigh, NC, we made sure that we asked if the iced tea was "sweet" before ordering.

 

[my_tee_mouse]

Sugared iced tea! Oh, the horror. An abomination. In San Antone a BBQ place with multiple outlets called Bill Miller's had great tea and a trip through the drive-thru for tea alone was highly advisable every time one was out and about. But, being in the south, one had to make it clear - make it perfectly clear; repeat oneself half a dozen times, nearly shouting in encouragement with the last couple - that one wanted UNSWEETENED ICED TEA. That led to about a 60% success rate with the order, as they just don't understand unsweetened iced tea in the American south.

Law, we could have a whole nuther thread for a discussion of bah-bee-q!!!


Unsweetened tea? Unsweetened tea. It hardly rolls off the tongue.

 

[txsvicki]

This is bringing back memories. I called the refrigerator an icebox for years and called the couch a divan.

 

[Justiceforever]

the writer's RI research is definitely incomplete. There are several mistakes, but the most glaring one is leaving out "grinder" for a sub sandwich

I read (in that article) that a small % of people call it a grinder! The author didn't leave ya'll out!

 

[wfgodot]

Let me assure everyone again that "creeks" are in fact cricks. We have two in my home town, Labette and Little Labette. Cricks. C-r-i-c-k-s. Cricks.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Law, we could have a whole nuther thread for a discussion of bah-bee-q!!!

Unsweetened tea? Unsweetened tea. It hardly rolls off the tongue.

We must have some kind of mental telepathy going on here as I was thinking the same thing In Michigan, a barbecue refers to any type of outdoor summer gathering that involves food, but having experienced the real thang in Raleigh, we now know that it's not just a picnic

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

This is bringing back memories. I called the refrigerator an icebox for years and called the couch a divan.[/quote]

Refrigerator was always a refrigerator or fridge.

When I was growing up, sofa/couch was a Davenport, and we were not allowed to have our feet on it or lay down on any of the living room furniture. DH and I have a sofa and a loveseat in our living room, and a loveseat in the den where we put our feet on an ottoman but never on the loveseat. My sister and her (adult) children are always "on the couch" in their home - feet on the furniture, lying down, etc. Different strokes for different folks.

 

[Dewey2Me1MoThyme]

If I ask my DW what car went by the house.. she would reply, "The blue car, or, the red car, one"
I would say "Either the blue car or the red car" Where she gets this "one" on the end of an "either or" type question totally baffles me. I think she might be special.

 

[tlcya]

Cooking outdoors is grilling.

When you invite folks over that is called a cookout.

When you slather the meats with a special tangy lovely sweet sauce, that is BBQing and the meat is now called BBQ

 

[my_tee_mouse]

A good friend back home says "God bless a milk cow" in lieu of cussing. I didn't realize I'd picked up the habit or how much I'd been using it, much less that anyone had noticed...until I received the following text from my brother (who was traveling at the time):

"Just saw a milk cow. Blessed her for yah!" :floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Law, we could have a whole nuther thread for a discussion of bah-bee-q!!!


Unsweetened tea? Unsweetened tea. It hardly rolls off the tongue.

Sweet tea is tough for me to swallow - and that's not an act.

 

[Dewey2Me1MoThyme]

A good friend back home says "God bless a milk cow" in lieu of cussing. I didn't realize I'd picked up the habit or how much I'd been using it, much less that anyone had noticed...until I received the following text from my brother (who was traveling at the time):

"Just saw a milk cow. Blessed her for yah!" :floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

My best friend back home says "Hey! What be happens bah?" (what's happening) and when we pass gas we say "Wood duck" :floorlaugh:

 

[wfgodot]

Law, we could have a whole nuther thread for a discussion of bah-bee-q!!!


Unsweetened tea? Unsweetened tea. It hardly rolls off the tongue.

At the drive-thru, I'm pretty sure they thought I'd just gone temporarily insane and the instruction "no sugar" in fact meant "more sugar."

Drive-thru personnel #1: "Don't know. Said 'un-' something then started in on the sugar thing."

Drive-thru personnel #2: "Probably means more sugar. Likes his sweet tea."

Drive-thru personnel #1: "Got it. I'm pouring it in now."

Drive-thru personnel #2: "I'll open up another fifty-pound sack. Pretty busy this afternoon."

 

[my_tee_mouse]

My best friend back home says "Hey! What be happens bah?" (what's happening) and when we pass gas we say "Wood duck" :floorlaugh:

We call "that" "stepping on a frog."

 

[tlcya]

We call "that" "stepping on a frog."

e'er body knows thems barkin spiders my friend.

 

[my_tee_mouse]

At the drive-thru, I'm pretty sure they thought I'd just gone temporarily insane and the instruction "no sugar" in fact meant "more sugar."

Drive-thru personnel #1: "Don't know. Said 'un-' something then started in on the sugar thing."

Drive-thru personnel #2: "Probably means more sugar. Likes his sweet tea."

Drive-thru personnel #1: "Got it. I'm pouring it in now."

Drive-thru personnel #2: "I'll open up another fifty-pound sack. Pretty busy this afternoon."

Whereupon one of them moved to NWA to work at KFC and sell coleslaw. :drumroll:

 

[Justiceforever]

When I burp, I say "squeeze me!"

 

[tlcya]

When my husband trips I say "Smooth move exlax"

I don't think that's regional though. It think that's a my generation thing. When I see a cute guy I say "Yowsa" pretty sure that's generational too.

 

[tlcya]

When I burp, I say "squeeze me!"

but wouldn't squeezing risk forcing out another burp or worse a barkin spider?

lol

 

[my_tee_mouse]

but wouldn't squeezing risk forcing out another burp or worse a barkin spider?

lol

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