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by cremepuff
Tue May 02, 2006 5:16 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Soft Drinks: pop, soda, coke, et al
Replies: 84
Views: 564417

It's pretty much known as "pop" in Chicagoland, though I've heard "soda" in a few places up north. Then there's the occasional "carbonated beverage," which is just WEIRD.
by cremepuff
Tue May 02, 2006 5:03 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: THE Interstate?
Replies: 26
Views: 80327

In the Chicago area they're given names after famous people, so in many cases they're referred to as the Kennedy, the Dan Ryan, the Bishop Ford, the Eisenhower, the Stevenson, the Tri-State, etc. Also, the Bishop Ford Freeway is the only "freeway" I know of in the area. Almost everything e...
by cremepuff
Tue May 02, 2006 4:53 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Local pronunciations of place names...
Replies: 33
Views: 150361

Local pronunciations of place names...

Someone in another thread talked about the local pronunciations of street names in New Orleans, and it reminded me of town name pronunciations in Illinois. I've lived in the suburbs south of Chicago my entire life, and certain things have always amused me. For one thing, the town of Bourbonnais actu...

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