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First, full disclosure, I was born and raised in the mid west and when we moved here in 1994 we had a difficult time understanding some people and what they were talking about. I may be kicked off this forum for some of the things I go crazy over.

"worsh" for wash - My mom says this and it still bothers me
"Axe" for "Ask"
"fixin" - as in "I'm fixin to ______."
"picture made" - as in "I'm fixin to get my picture made."
"I'll have a coke" - when they really want a pop and it doesn't actually mean a "Coca-Cola" soft drink
"irregardless"
"prolly"
"aposta" for "supposed to"

geekwagun wrote:"fixin" - as in "I'm fixin to ______."

I don't know if it's proper English, but "It needs fixed" bothers me.

I would say "It needs to be fixed"

geekwagun wrote:"I'll have a coke" - when they really want a pop and it doesn't actually mean a "Coca-Cola" soft drink

That's great! Someone else who knows the word for those carbonated beverages... Definitely +1 for pop!
And my father was Dad, not Pop.
Nothing like showing my Michigan roots.

Miami pronounced My-Am-Mah, doh!

Same with Missouri, c'mon it's not Missourah! Arrrggghhh!

I asked a native of Missouri why some from that state pronounced it with the "rah" at the end and she just stared at me without uttering another word - I guess it's a state secret...

Abraham wrote:Miami pronounced My-Am-Mah, doh!

Same with Missouri, c'mon it's not Missourah! Arrrggghhh!

I asked a native of Missouri why some from that state pronounced it with the "rah" at the end and she just stared at me without uttering another word - I guess it's a state secret...

After basic training in Fort Leonard Wood, Misery, Misery will always be pronounced Misery.

LikesShinyThings wrote:

geekwagun wrote:"I'll have a coke" - when they really want a pop and it doesn't actually mean a "Coca-Cola" soft drink

That's great! Someone else who knows the word for those carbonated beverages... Definitely +1 for pop!
And my father was Dad, not Pop.
Nothing like showing my Michigan roots.

I called my Dad Dad. Don't know anyone from down here who says Pop for either meaning. It is either Coke or Soda.

"You want a coke?"
"Yeah, what you got?"
"Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke, Sprite."
"Get me a Dr. Pepper."

Would you rather us call them all Pepsi?

MechAg94 wrote:

LikesShinyThings wrote:

geekwagun wrote:"I'll have a coke" - when they really want a pop and it doesn't actually mean a "Coca-Cola" soft drink

That's great! Someone else who knows the word for those carbonated beverages... Definitely +1 for pop!
And my father was Dad, not Pop.
Nothing like showing my Michigan roots.

I called my Dad Dad. Don't know anyone from down here who says Pop for either meaning. It is either Coke or Soda.

"You want a coke?"
"Yeah, what you got?"
"Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke, Sprite."
"Get me a Dr. Pepper."

Would you rather us call them all Pepsi?

I've only lived in Texas 25 years, so I'm no native, but I've never been asked, "what kind of Coke would you like." Guess I missed out

How about "worser", as in "that's much worser than that"?

WildBill wrote:How about "worser", as in "that's much worser than that"?

"worser" ain't a word?

Oldgringo wrote:

WildBill wrote:How about "worser", as in "that's much worser than that"?

"worser" ain't a word?

Yes it ain't!

G26ster wrote:

MechAg94 wrote:

LikesShinyThings wrote:

geekwagun wrote:"I'll have a coke" - when they really want a pop and it doesn't actually mean a "Coca-Cola" soft drink

That's great! Someone else who knows the word for those carbonated beverages... Definitely +1 for pop!
And my father was Dad, not Pop.
Nothing like showing my Michigan roots.

I called my Dad Dad. Don't know anyone from down here who says Pop for either meaning. It is either Coke or Soda.

"You want a coke?"
"Yeah, what you got?"
"Coke, Dr. Pepper, Diet Coke, Sprite."
"Get me a Dr. Pepper."

Would you rather us call them all Pepsi?

I've only lived in Texas 25 years, so I'm no native, but I've never been asked, "what kind of Coke would you like." Guess I missed out

Oh, bless ya'll's poor, uneducated, yankee hearts. It's so sad to see the failure of the northern educational system. I was forced to spend a couple of months in Detroit back in 1983, and it took me several weeks to enlighten the folks about proper use of the English language..."coke" and "fixin' too" were particularly difficult for them to grasp.

Way back when I was a young process operator, I was taking my logs. The plant manager who hailed from Iowa was making small talk and really annoying me while I was trying to work. He said "I finally figured out what you Texans mean when you say "I'm fixin' to...". It means you forgot." I replied "I'm fixin' to kick your tail and I'm not going to forget".

He left me alone to finish my work.

Anygunanywhere

anygunanywhere wrote:Way back when I was a young process operator, I was taking my logs. The plant manager who hailed from Iowa was making small talk and really annoying me while I was trying to work. He said "I finally figured out what you Texans mean when you say "I'm fixin' to...". It means you forgot." I replied "I'm fixin' to kick your tail and I'm not going to forget".

He left me alone to finish my work.

Anygunanywhere

there ya' go...he just needed it explained in relevant terms applicable to his everyday life...lol

Abraham wrote:Miami pronounced My-Am-Mah, doh!

In addition to the far-better-known Florida city, there is a Miami, OK, which is most definitely pronounced "My-Am-Muh." Go ahead and check with the natives.

Abraham wrote:Same with Missouri, c'mon it's not Missourah! Arrrggghhh!!
I asked a native of Missouri why some from that state pronounced it with the "rah" at the end and she just stared at me without uttering another word - I guess it's a state secret...

Many years ago, I asked the longest-living native of Missouri that I know, my now-86-year-old father (or should that be "dad," "pop," "soda," or "Coke?"), a University of Missouri graduate, who was born, and lived much of his life, in Polar Bluff, MO (Cape Girardeau was the "Big City"), about the correct pronunciation, and he informed me then, and in no uncertain terms, that it was, indeed, "Missourah, windah, and pillah." That was and is enough for me, even though I continue to this day to mispronounce them all, which I am sure irritates him to no end.

Pacifist,

I know folks who mispronounce things as a part of a regional dialect, but they're still wrong.

Now to stay on topic.

Ethnic Cleansing instead of genocide.

Why do those who use this euphemism use it?

To do so insults the victims as well as mislead.