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    Words you say in your own dialect/accent

    Inspired by the Whipped Cream thread, where I said that I say it "whoop cream."

    In Missouri we call tissue by the brand-name Kleenex. That right there is stupid, but I have always called it Kleenax or "clean axe." I get made fun of for it anytime anyone hears me say it.

    What things do you say in your own special, stupid way?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tifa's Boobs View Post
    In Missouri we call tissue by the brand-name Kleenex.
    Pretty sure everyone everywhere calls it that...

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    Crawfish = Crawdads.

    I've uh.. started saying a lot of "Mexican" words in with my English..

    Like Chonies = underwear/panties/whatever.

    Chanklas = sandals

    Manzanilla = Chamomile (I actually -forgot- what that word was in English even though I knew exactly what it was).

    ​I swear I know I'm not Mexican. I swear.

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    Tsinelas for sandals. Filipino thing.

    I've lived in Texas for 15-ish years but I still don't say "y'all" and I refuse to. I also don't say "coke" as a general word for "soda," but tbh, my group of friends don't for the most part, either, so I don't know if that's still a thing they do here. XD

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    I say y'all.. and ain't. and "ain't got none" and stuff like that.

    I say what each thing is in regards to soda. Coke, Pepsi, Sprite - I use the actual brand name, though I still say soda sometimes. My grandmother used to say Pop.

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    No, no. I'm not talking about what local dialects you use, but your own special brand of language.

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    In New Brunswick, if you do not know somebody's name, their name becomes Buddy.

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    lulz I know. But since I'm now the only person I know & am around that speaks Spanish... It's my own language. XD ... If that made sense.

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    I don't know. I don't usually learn that I say weird things until I speak with someone outside of my local dialect.

    Smartass answer: I say all words in my own accent. /smug

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    I call remote controls "the buttons". I do not know where this stemmed from or why, but I get an inordinate amount of trout for it.

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      + +

    - hella (a large amount)
    - totes (totally)
    - p-much (pretty much)
    - word (i can agree with that)
    - legit (sounds good)
    - tacs (tic-tacs)
    - mobile (moving from point A to point B)
    - cheap spot (buy some beer)
    - tubes (bandwidth)

    there's probably more that don't immediately come to mind.
    Last edited by Jowy; 06-11-2013 at 06:21 AM.

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    Personal dialect? Well then... Some of my friends and I use "shadowcrane" as a verb to mean being sneaky or crafty. It stemmed from this big inside joke where I was basically the office ninja/superhero (named Shadowcrane) who made origami cranes out of post-its all the time and either saved or destroyed people (I guess that makes me a villain, too, depending on who you ask).

    And when we play the board game Pandemic: "Jesus" - the medic role; can be used as a verb. Becomes "Super Jesus" after we cure a disease. "Part-time Jesus" - the quarantine specialist role.

    Additionally, half of what we say, in response to other things, are inside jokes we've accumulated from other friends.

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    All of them.

    Mais, pour l'exception.

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