CrossCuT Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 22 maps showing geographical differences in how Americans pronounce and have multiple names for the same thing! http://www.businessinsider.com/22-maps-that-show-the-deepest-linguistic-conflicts-in-america-2013-6?op=1 (More maps in the article!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I have an announcement: IT'S POP!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Y'all is a good word. I wish it was part of my dialect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Y'all is a good word. I wish it was part of my dialect. It is. Anne of Green Gables uses it. Canadians should use it by default because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 I have an announcement: IT'S POP!!!!!!! This is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 This is correct Prepare yourself, as this is an ongoing fight that has been going on since I came on here. There are many disillusioned people here who refer to it as "soda", or, even worse, people who refer to all dark pop as "Coke", despite that being a BRAND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestertonian Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I have an announcement: IT'S POP!!!!!!! Soda!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Soda!!! POP!!!!! Why? Because the fizz POPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 It is. Anne of Green Gables uses it. Canadians should use it by default because of that. There is a world of difference between Maritime and Prairie Canadian English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillT Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Y'all is a good word. I wish it was part of my dialect. Don't forget "all y'all" for a larger group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestertonian Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 POP!!!!! Why? Because the fizz POPS! SODA!!! Why? Because it has lots of sodium! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I say y'all and I am not even American, purely because I think it sounds cool. Do some of y'all seriously call a roundabout a traffic circle? And a drive through liquor store exists? This is all quite baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillT Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 How does one pronounce "Mary, merry, and marry" differently? I can't figure out a way to do it that sounds remotely intelligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 How does one pronounce "Mary, merry, and marry" differently? I can't figure out a way to do it that sounds remotely intelligible. How do you pronounce them the same? I would pronounce each of those words differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 How do you pronounce them the same? I would pronounce each of those words differently. How? I know "Merry" is sometimes pronounced "murry", but how do you pronounce "Mary" and "marry" differently? Most people in America pronounce all three words like "Mary". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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