22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other (1 Viewer)

[Twyst]

I found many of these very interesting

and more

22 Maps That Show The Deepest Linguistic Conflicts In America - Business Insider

 

[zeetes]

interesting though most people i know refer to it as soda or cold drink.

 

[Optimusaint]

interesting though most people i know refer to it as soda or cold drink.

you've been hanging out at Manchu Food Store havent you?

 

[zeetes]

you've been hanging out at Manchu Food Store havent you?

hah. i worked that area for five years. i spent plenty of time in the 7th, 8th, and 9th wards.

 

[Zack Lee]

how can a whole nation be so wrong. They also call brake tags "Inspection Stickers" what kind of sense does that make.

 

[Optimusaint]

hah. i worked that area for five years. i spent plenty of time in the 7th, 8th, and 9th wards.

i knew it.


also, these maps just show that New Orleans is not nearly as "southern" or cajun as movies try to make us. except when it comes to crawfish and coke.

 

[zeetes]

hmm.. roundabouts and traffic circles are not the same thing.

 

[Taurus]

I might ask for a sodapop or a soda, but never a pop. Nobody I knew growing up would ever just say "Get me a pop."

And no, not all of the US thinks of New York as "The City". Once you're past the Rockies, The City is whichever metroplex is closest.

 

[St. Anger]

Great find. We were having this discussion at work the other day about different labels/names for things/places/people.

Here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, we go to the beach. Baltimore, Pennsylvania go to the ocean and Jersey goes to the shore. Same place, all different names.

Then you get in the whole accent thing and it throws everyone for a loop......

 

[Sun Wukong]

Love the big white spot over Louisiana for the sandwich one. Obviously po-boy was not an option.

Also, growing up, I always took the existence of drive through liquor stores for granted. When I was working in the tourism industry, that was probably the thing I heard about most. "I can't believe you have these! How is that legal!? THEY'RE GREAT!"

 

[Galbreath34]

In 20 years in WA state I think I've heard pop less than a half dozen times, and always people from Ohio.

I don't really trust their sampling, but it's a cool idea.

 

[Twyst]

Also, growing up, I always took the existence of drive through liquor stores for granted.

I took getting a to go cup at a bar for granted. When I moved away people looked at me like I was insane for looking for a plastic cup to take my drink with me.

 

[RazorOye]

From a fascinating documentary on sociolinguistics:

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American Tongues is the documentary. If you're interested in this topic, generally, then i recommend watching the entire thing. There's a shorter version, with some editing of the more inflammatory and racist bits that's meant for showing in schools and a longer one that isn't as edited, but there is a fair amount of ignorant and racist comments in the full version, just fyi.

 

[El Caliente]

 

[mt black and gold]

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There are at least 5 roundabouts in town so i do not know why they have my area has having no word for them.