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Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:36 pm
by Beebs52
So, okay. Do you now or have you ever called:

Carbonated beverage - soda or pop?
Public water dispenser - bubbler or water fountain?
Large piece of living room furniture - sofa, couch, or Davenport?

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:41 pm
by Bob78164
Beebs52 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:36 pm
So, okay. Do you now or have you ever called:

Carbonated beverage - soda or pop?
Public water dispenser - bubbler or water fountain?
Large piece of living room furniture - sofa, couch, or Davenport?
Soda
Water fountain
Television. --Bob

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:46 pm
by Beebs52
Bob78164 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:41 pm
Beebs52 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:36 pm
So, okay. Do you now or have you ever called:

Carbonated beverage - soda or pop?
Public water dispenser - bubbler or water fountain?
Large piece of living room furniture - sofa, couch, or Davenport?
Soda
Water fountain
Television. --Bob
Snort!

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:48 pm
by Beebs52
Mine was back in the day bubbler, pop and davenport. WisCAHNsin dontcha know.
Now I'm all generic.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:21 pm
by Bob Juch
I used to say soda pop, now just soda.
Water fountain
Sofa

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:28 pm
by littlebeast13
Beebs52 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:36 pm
Carbonated beverage - soda or pop?

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Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:36 pm
by Beebs52
littlebeast13 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:28 pm
Beebs52 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:36 pm
Carbonated beverage - soda or pop?

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I got you on my bookmarks! Where the hell have I been?

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:41 pm
by jaybee
Yes to all of those: Born and raised in the North East. Have lived most of my life in the South.

True story: We moved from NJ to TN in the early 70's to run a marina. My mom was running the counter at the marina store. A fisherman came in looking for something to drink.

Fisherman: "What kind of Cokes do you have?"

Mom: "Small Coke, Large Coke or can Coke."

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:33 pm
by tlynn78
jaybee wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:41 pm
Yes to all of those: Born and raised in the North East. Have lived most of my life in the South.

True story: We moved from NJ to TN in the early 70's to run a marina. My mom was running the counter at the marina store. A fisherman came in looking for something to drink.

Fisherman: "What kind of Cokes do you have?"

Mom: "Small Coke, Large Coke or can Coke."
Same! Montana to Atlanta in '72
Took me for.ev.er. to acquiesce to the use of y'all. Waiting tables helped.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:39 pm
by Beebs52
tlynn78 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:33 pm
jaybee wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:41 pm
Yes to all of those: Born and raised in the North East. Have lived most of my life in the South.

True story: We moved from NJ to TN in the early 70's to run a marina. My mom was running the counter at the marina store. A fisherman came in looking for something to drink.

Fisherman: "What kind of Cokes do you have?"

Mom: "Small Coke, Large Coke or can Coke."
Same! Montana to Atlanta in '72
Took me for.ev.er. to acquiesce to the use of y'all. Waiting tables helped.
Y'all is a fab word.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:25 pm
by tlynn78
Beebs52 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:39 pm
tlynn78 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:33 pm
jaybee wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:41 pm
Yes to all of those: Born and raised in the North East. Have lived most of my life in the South.

True story: We moved from NJ to TN in the early 70's to run a marina. My mom was running the counter at the marina store. A fisherman came in looking for something to drink.

Fisherman: "What kind of Cokes do you have?"

Mom: "Small Coke, Large Coke or can Coke."
Same! Montana to Atlanta in '72
Took me for.ev.er. to acquiesce to the use of y'all. Waiting tables helped.
Y'all is a fab word.
I was an obnoxious grammar snob even as a kid, but learned to love it.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:23 am
by earendel
tlynn78 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:33 pm
jaybee wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:41 pm
Yes to all of those: Born and raised in the North East. Have lived most of my life in the South.

True story: We moved from NJ to TN in the early 70's to run a marina. My mom was running the counter at the marina store. A fisherman came in looking for something to drink.

Fisherman: "What kind of Cokes do you have?"

Mom: "Small Coke, Large Coke or can Coke."
Same! Montana to Atlanta in '72
Took me for.ev.er. to acquiesce to the use of y'all. Waiting tables helped.
When I go into a restaurant with which I'm not familiar I ask the server what their "house cola" is.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:27 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Co-coler

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:30 pm
by Beebs52
I've almost, ALMOST, started saying ohl fer oil.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:39 pm
by TheCalvinator24
Beebs52 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:36 pm
So, okay. Do you now or have you ever called:

Carbonated beverage - soda or pop?
Public water dispenser - bubbler or water fountain?
Large piece of living room furniture - sofa, couch, or Davenport?
Coke (but since moving away from Texas: soda)
water fountain
couch most often; occasionally sofa

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 5:41 pm
by TheCalvinator24
littlebeast13 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 3:28 pm
Beebs52 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:36 pm
Carbonated beverage - soda or pop?

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That map has my current county as 80-100% "pop", but I have not heard a single person here say that.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:10 pm
by jaybee
Beebs52 wrote:
Thu Jan 13, 2022 12:30 pm
I've almost, ALMOST, started saying ohl fer oil.
That would be incorrect. It's Earl.

Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:30 pm
by Bob Juch
To go on a tangent:

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Re: Watching Hist Channel re accents

Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:59 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Chicken Bog