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by chlyn
Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:00 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Soft Drinks: pop, soda, coke, et al
Replies: 84
Views: 545995

I think Brazilian dude saw "father in law" and thought "father, in law [profession]".

Thanks for the "uncola" explanation. Now I remember that great commercial. That guy's voice was outstanding.
by chlyn
Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:07 am
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Soft Drinks: pop, soda, coke, et al
Replies: 84
Views: 545995

Grew up in Massachusetts, where it's "tonic". Moved to upstate New York, where it's "pop", but pronounced "paaahp". I hate that pronounciation, so I call it soda. Do people in Massachusetts still say "tonic"? I guess I should look in the grocery store aisle to...
by chlyn
Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:03 am
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Rubber bands
Replies: 29
Views: 86345

LOL! Rubber binders! :lol:

This topic is rubber bands :D
by chlyn
Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:07 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Rubber bands
Replies: 29
Views: 86345

Rubber bands

Massachusetts: Elastic bands
Pittsburgh: Gummy bands

Any others?
by chlyn
Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:05 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Minnesota-isms...anyone???
Replies: 21
Views: 128278

Re: Minnesota-isms...anyone???

we do say yaah (yeah), shoor (sure) and ya betcha (you bet you, I guess, though I'd never thought to break it down before). ya betcha is a shortened form of "you [can] bet your...[insert word]" Some examples are: You [can] bet your life [on it]! You can bet your bottom dollar! You bet you...
by chlyn
Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:49 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Po-boys
Replies: 13
Views: 41434

Subs/Grinders

The test said that "grinders" is used in Connecticut and north to Vermont. That must include Worcester, Massachusetts. I grew up in eastern Massachusetts eating subs. When I moved just 45 minutes away to Worcester for college, I was surprised to find that the natives called them "grin...

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