In the "Sick Days" thread, several people mentioned that calling in sick was a Midwestern thing, while calling out sick was a Southern thing.
I once watched a fascinating TV segment where a dialect expert asked a series of questions to an unknown person and could tell by his pronunciation and idiomatic speech where he was from, to within about 50 miles.
Some of the ones I notice:
Coke/Soda
You guys/y'all
Shopping cart/buggy
Having picture taken/picture made
Make the bed/make up the bed
What ones have all y'all run across?
I once watched a fascinating TV segment where a dialect expert asked a series of questions to an unknown person and could tell by his pronunciation and idiomatic speech where he was from, to within about 50 miles.
Some of the ones I notice:
Coke/Soda
You guys/y'all
Shopping cart/buggy
Having picture taken/picture made
Make the bed/make up the bed
What ones have all y'all run across?
Examples of regional dialect differences?
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