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?
Originally Posted by Fynn
Pretty sure everyone everywhere calls it that...
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.
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
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.
No, no. I'm not talking about what local dialects you use, but your own special brand of language.
In New Brunswick, if you do not know somebody's name, their name becomes Buddy.
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.
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
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.
Sometimes we call subs "hoagies" over here. :P
Era Vulgaris
"My life's a chip in your pile. Ante up!" ~Setzer, FFVI
"Knights do it two-handed!" ~Drunkard, FFV
- 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.
too many. There's just...too many.
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.
All of them.
Mais, pour l'exception.
Boldly go.
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