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Ya'll, you all, or you guys? Dialect maps showcase America's many linguistic divides . (Daily Mail)
* including:
.....what is "the City"?
.....what do you call it when the rain falls but the sun is shining?
.....what is your generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?
.....what word(s) do you use to address a group of two or more people?
.....what is your term for shoes worn in gym class, athletic endeavors, etc.?
Good stuff; the article and ten of the maps* at link aboveDo you call a long sandwich of cold cuts a sub, a hoagie, or a hero? A slew of new maps prove how you answer this, and a load of other questions, can betray where in America you come from.
The regional differences in America are apparent to anyone who has traveled even a state or two from their home, but some differences in dialect aren’t as obvious—or as well known—as others.
But North Carolina State University doctoral student in statistics took the data compiled from 120-question survey by Cambridge professor Dr. Bert Vaux that asked American’s questions like how they pronounce ‘lawyer’ or ‘crayon’ or what exactly they call that cold cut sandwich and turned it all into fascinating maps that show just how dialectically divided the country really is.
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* including:
.....what is "the City"?
.....what do you call it when the rain falls but the sun is shining?
.....what is your generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?
.....what word(s) do you use to address a group of two or more people?
.....what is your term for shoes worn in gym class, athletic endeavors, etc.?