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There are some options not available, for instance - in much of Wisconsin and regions around the area, people say some variation of "youse" (yoos) for "you all" or "y'all."
I honestly didn't know "roundabout" was regional, or that some easterners also said "bubbler."
There are some options not available, for instance - in much of Wisconsin and regions around the area, people say some variation of "youse" (yoos) for "you all" or "y'all."
I honestly didn't know "roundabout" was regional, or that some easterners also said "bubbler."
I've always known bubbler is kind of a New England thing. My grandmother was born and raised in MA until she was 13 when they moved to Newark, NJ and when I was growing up, she often said 'bubbler' instead of water fountain. It's pretty contained to parts of New England, until she would say that word I'd never known it.
There are New Yorkers/New Jerseyans who also say a variation or "youse". It doesn't sound like "yoos" but more like "yas", like if you were to add an 's' to 'ya'. I guess it's a lazy way of making 'ya' (the way we often wind up pronouncing 'you') plural and I hear kind of hear it a lot around here. "How are yas doing?" for example.
really fun read ..... the soda/pop is always a huge debate and it was interesting seeing the hard line in new york state .... i grew up right on that line and am firmly in the soda camp, but did hear both depending on where in the area I would travel
I've always known bubbler is kind of a New England thing. My grandmother was born and raised in MA until she was 13 when they moved to Newark, NJ and when I was growing up, she often said 'bubbler' instead of water fountain. It's pretty contained to parts of New England, until she would say that word I'd never known it.
There are New Yorkers/New Jerseyans who also say a variation or "youse". It doesn't sound like "yoos" but more like "yas", like if you were to add an 's' to 'ya'. I guess it's a lazy way of making 'ya' (the way we often wind up pronouncing 'you') plural and I hear kind of hear it a lot around here. "How are yas doing?" for example.
Just about everyone I've ever met in Wisconsin says "bubbler." I thought it was purely a Wisconsin thing. I didn't even know there was another word for it until I was well into my teens.
Yep, I've heard easterners say "yas/yuz" as well. Since there's no proper word in the English language for it, it makes sense that there are many regional variations to cover it. Just wanted to point out that there are at least a few significant regional options left off this map.
I never realized I was in the minority for pronouncing crayon as "cran." Everyone around here says it that way, based on my observation. Also, I say pecan multiple ways, so I guess that makes me odd.
I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but the pronunciation of soda seems to follow the Illinois River in Illinois. I wonder why.
Just about everyone I've ever met in Wisconsin says "bubbler." I thought it was purely a Wisconsin thing. I didn't even know there was another word for it until I was well into my teens.
Yep, I've heard easterners say "yas/yuz" as well. Since there's no proper word in the English language for it, it makes sense that there are many regional variations to cover it. Just wanted to point out that there are at least a few significant regional options left off this map.
Definitely, but at the same time it covers it pretty accurately.
Well, not in every case (see: "youse" / "yas"). Overall it's a really cool thing, for sure.
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