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What Do You Call It?
Welcome to Tuesday 4, which was started by our friend Toni Taddeo and kept up in memory of her.
Different sections of the USA have different words and customs they use. Let's talk about
them.
1. In New Jersey, you put your groceries in a paper bag or a plastic bag. In Athens, Ohio, where I went to University, you put them in a paper sack. Is it bag, sack, or something else where you live?
Florida is a melting pot for the entire USA. I'm from Ohio, too, even though I've been here in FL for nearly 40 years. I usually just hear "plastic" and we all know that means a plastic bag. I do understand sack, bag, and how about a poke?
2. Though no one seems to wear them anymore, NJ says Stockings. Athens, Ohio used to call them "hose," and in Britain they are tights. What about where you live?
Different sections of the USA have different words and customs they use. Let's talk about
them.
Florida is a melting pot for the entire USA. I'm from Ohio, too, even though I've been here in FL for nearly 40 years. I usually just hear "plastic" and we all know that means a plastic bag. I do understand sack, bag, and how about a poke?
2. Though no one seems to wear them anymore, NJ says Stockings. Athens, Ohio used to call them "hose," and in Britain they are tights. What about where you live?
I don't know anyone who still wears hose, which is what I used to call them. I might still have a pair hiding in a drawer, but I am so glad I will never have to wear them ever again!!
3. Soda, Pop, Coke? Soda, or I just say Pepsi, Coke, Root Beer, etc. In Ohio, we did call it pop. Hero, sub, grinder, hoagie? I call them subs. Joe (from Philly) called them hoagies.
4. Shopping cart or trolley. buggy? I use a shopping cart.
3. Soda, Pop, Coke? Soda, or I just say Pepsi, Coke, Root Beer, etc. In Ohio, we did call it pop. Hero, sub, grinder, hoagie? I call them subs. Joe (from Philly) called them hoagies.
4. Shopping cart or trolley. buggy? I use a shopping cart.
Peace and Hugs!!
Chorus
Because He lives,
I can face tomorrow!
Because He lives,
All fear is gone.
Because I know
He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
Because He Lives --Bill & Gloria Gaither
There were some language subtleties that made the move here interesting as you've noted!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that bag had different names elsewhere. Here it's just a paper or plastic bag.
ReplyDeleteI wear tights in the winter with dresses, I have thick thermal ones. hehehe My youngest loves fishnet stockings and has tons with different patterns on.
We call fizzy drinks pop here in the UK and when shopping we use a shopping trolley.
I still enjoy wearing pantyhose under a dress in summer ... so my thighs don't get sticky (TMI). And knee-high hose under Sunday slacks.
ReplyDeleteShopping "carts" have always the norm for me, but now Tom has me saying "buggy." Anything carbonated is a "Coke."
I can't stand wearing hose. I love not wearing hose, and that nobody judges you for not wearing them. I still sometimes refer to soda as pop. I love the song you posted Terri.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your answers and love the chorus. I'll be singing it all day :))
ReplyDelete#3...that is how I call soda, by name. Loved your answers! Have a nice week.
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I enjoyed reading your responses, dear Terri! Your blog background is gorgeous! I used to wear hose in my younger days (LOL!) I will be 70 in October. I don't like them at all.
ReplyDeleteHere in Canada, (at least in Montreal, I can speak for this), because I live here and was born here and have been here all my life, we call soda or pop "soft drinks".
Your answers are my answers. No hose for this girl. And if I have a COKE - I want a real coke!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your answers! We say "buggy" for the contraption at the grocery store. When I'm speaking generically about soda, I call them all "coke" - which is funny since I'm a Diet Pepsi-aholic! No "panty hose" for me - I've never been so happy for those to go away. In the winter, I do wear tights sometimes - they are thicker than hose. I think my mother-in-law called them "stockings." There were several hosiery mills in Alabama and those towns always had a "silk stocking district" which meant the nice homes where the richer folks lived. There is still a neighborhood that everyone refers to as "the silk stocking district" in Talladega, even though the mill is long gone. Hosiery mills made lots of socks!
ReplyDeleteThese were great questions. and I'm loving everyones answers.
ReplyDeleteMy answers are pretty much like yours. I guess Ohio and Pennsylvania have similar "languages."
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