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by j.kipper
Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:47 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Creeks vs. Brooks
Replies: 12
Views: 40735

When I was little and visited my Grandmother in Missouri (when we lived outside the state), she called it 'crick'. I always thought 'crick' meant a different body of water and was spelled differently until she spelled it 'creek'. In Kansas City everyone understands 'crick' but would not call it anyt...
by j.kipper
Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:37 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: Warsh?
Replies: 76
Views: 308601

Here in Missouri there seem to a whole lot of people (including many of my relatives) that pronounce it "warsh" somewhere between "war" and "wore". I have always pronounced it wash, probably from not living all over the country and outside as well. When I lived in Middl...
by j.kipper
Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:12 pm
Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
Topic: THE Interstate?
Replies: 26
Views: 80282

In western Missouri (and people here in Missouri will debate the pronunciation of the state name all day) we call the interstate I-35 or I-70 unless it's three digits like 635 and 470 then it can just be called by the number. Highways such as US 40 are usually called by the number followed by Highwa...

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