Where Are You Most Likely to Hear People Say "You Betcha"?

[westcoastvp]

Wasilla, Ak

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by NowInWI

I guess I haven't met your friend.

She lives in New Hampshire at present.

[yankinscotland]

I've heard in Michigan and used to say it myself. However, if I catch myself about to say it I refrain, since Palin used it.

[kap121483]

Originally Posted by f1000

"You Betcha"...which region is that phrase most likely to be heard.

As in: "You're going out tonight?"

"You Betcha!"

the Midwest, especially MN, WI, upper MI

[lmkcin]

Originally Posted by westcoastvp

Wasilla, Ak

I was totally hoping that no one wrote it. I think it was hilarious, haha.

[californio sur]

Originally Posted by f1000

"You Betcha"...which region is that phrase most likely to be heard.

As in: "You're going out tonight?"

"You Betcha!"

Anywhere from Nebraska north & east into Canada. North & South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa & Wisconsin. Maybe northern-most Illinois west of Chicago. Also northern Kansas & eastern Montana.

[CountryCities]

In Archie Comics. Or Wisconsin and Minnesota

[BPerone201]

The mountain west... ?

[Michael.N]

I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and now that I think about it, we used it all the time as well...

Old habits die hard... I still use it and don't even know it.

In fact, I was called out on it just last week at work, by someone from Honolulu!!

[Bobloblawslawblog]

You hear it up here in Washington sometimes. Not so much in Seattle, but over on the Eastern side of the state you do. I haven't really heard "You betcha", but there is definitely a touch of that upper-midwest dialect over there. People say "Don'tcha know?" and sometimes the occasional "darn tootin'". The one that really drives me nuts up here though is the way people say "beg", when they're referring to a bag.