language or a food thats distinctive to your area

[L&Lfan]

I have to agree. Never heard it pronounced with a z sound, always an s.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I've never heard anyone pronounce his name that way.

I have to agree. Never heard it pronounced with a z sound, always an s.

Must be regional. ("Favorite DIS Sayings" point, if you're counting.) But I lived there for four years, and both the town and the president's middle name were definitely Quin-zee to the locals.

 

[holden]

I was born and raised in northeast Philadelphia. If we are going on vacation to the Jersey shore/beach towns, we say we are going "down the shore." Not other explanation necessary. Everyone knows where you are going. It's where you eat salt water taffy, Johnson's popcorn and Mack & Manco pizza (Philadelphians still call it that even though the name changed) on the boardwalk.

We have a local supermarket named Acme. It's pronounced "Ak-ah-me."

And of course you order your cheesesteak "Whiz wit."

 

[Minnesota!]

I've never heard anyone pronounce his name that way.

I haven't, either.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Haven't read through the 10 pages, so sorry if these have already been mentioned:

--Here in Louisville we pronounce it "Louahvull" like you're swallowing your tongue as you say it. If you ever pronounce it "Loo-ee-vill" or (heaven forbid) "Loo-is-vill" we'll know you're not from around here.

--We have a Versailles, Kentucky, but it's not pronounced like you pronounce the town in France--we pronounce it "Ver-sales".

--There's a county in Kentucky spelled "Garrard," but the locals pronounce it "Gehr-red." The county seat is Lancaster, but everybody pronounces it "Lankster."

As for local foods, Louisville is known for the Hot Brown, a heart attack on a plate consisting of a slice of bread, sliced ham, sliced turkey, bacon, tomato and covered in mornay sauce, then slid under a broiler until the sauce is bubbly and golden.

 

[catfan98]

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[bcla]

California style pizza. It's not the traditional pizza with a tomato sauce. The Cheese Board in Berkeley is kind of the mothership, but they've authorized others to use the basic recipe.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Haven't read through the 10 pages, so sorry if these have already been mentioned:

--Here in Louisville we pronounce it "Louahvull" like you're swallowing your tongue as you say it. If you ever pronounce it "Loo-ee-vill" or (heaven forbid) "Loo-is-vill" we'll know you're not from around here.

--We have a Versailles, Kentucky, but it's not pronounced like you pronounce the town in France--we pronounce it "Ver-sales".

--There's a county in Kentucky spelled "Garrard," but the locals pronounce it "Gehr-red." The county seat is Lancaster, but everybody pronounces it "Lankster."

As for local foods, Louisville is known for the Hot Brown, a heart attack on a plate consisting of a slice of bread, sliced ham, sliced turkey, bacon, tomato and covered in mornay sauce, then slid under a broiler until the sauce is bubbly and golden.

Or LUHL-vull/vll.

Don't forget Benedictine sandwiches. I don't think you can find them anywhere else.

 

[Liberty Belle]

More regional dialect:

The fizzy bubbly drink is pop.

Coffee regular is just regular (not decaf) black coffee.

And I say kitty corner not catty corner.

ETA: I'm originally from The Mitten State so these terms reflect that area.

And it's VERY common in Cincinnati to say "please?" instead of "could you repeat that?" or "I'm sorry, I didn't hear you." That threw me for a loop when I first heard it. That's a phrase I don't use.

I was going to say, I grew up in Michigan and say all those, but then saw your edit.

 

[L&Lfan]

I think these regional differences are fascinating. I fear the USA becoming too homogenized. I hope that never happens.

 

[Mickey'sMainMami]

Here it's soft pretzels and cheese steaks
Hoagies (not subs)
we put jimmies on our ice cream (Not sprinkles)
For us it's Wudder Ice not water ice!
Tasty Kakes, WaWa's while now branching out, were only found around here at one point.

 

[Liberty Belle]

Southwestern Michigan born and raised:

Olive burger or Deluxe burger - mayo, green olive, tomato, lettuce = absolutely delicious!


Pop
tenna/tennis shoes, but we also said gym shoes (we lived right across the lake from chicago, so it had a lot of influence).
frosting (not icing)
drinking fountain
yous or you guys
roof rhymes with hoof, not goof
to is often pronounced "tuh"
car accident, not wreck (wreck drives me nuts)
use-tuh instead of used to
pellow instead of pillow
cranz instead of cray-ons
"wanna go with?" instead of "do you want to go with us?"

 

[RedAngie]

I was born and raised in northeast Philadelphia. If we are going on vacation to the Jersey shore/beach towns, we say we are going "down the shore." Not other explanation necessary. Everyone knows where you are going. It's where you eat salt water taffy, Johnson's popcorn and Mack & Manco pizza (Philadelphians still call it that even though the name changed) on the boardwalk.

We have a local supermarket named Acme. It's pronounced "Ak-ah-me."

And of course you order your cheesesteak "Whiz wit."

And many people use the definite article "the" when referring to that supermarket. "The Ak-ah-me"

 

[Praying Colonel]

Or LUHL-vull/vll.

Don't forget Benedictine sandwiches. I don't think you can find them anywhere else.

Yes indeedy--good catch.

I think rolled oysters are uniquely Louisvillian, too, and burgoo is a Kentucky thing (as is, of course, bourbon!).

 

[mjkacmom]

Here it's soft pretzels and cheese steaks
Hoagies (not subs)
we put jimmies on our ice cream (Not sprinkles)
For us it's Wudder Ice not water ice!
Tasty Kakes, WaWa's while now branching out, were only found around here at one point.

You mean Italian ice.

 

[Praying Colonel]

If you're interested in what different things are called in different areas (e.g. sub/hero/grinder/hoagie) and want to take the survey yourself, you can click here:

http://www.tekstlab.uio.no/cambridge_survey/

 

[design_mom]

You mean Italian ice.

I wondered what she meant. I've heard of Italian ice... but I would think "water ice" is a regular ice cube (frozen water)!

 

[shoney]

I wondered what she meant. I've heard of Italian ice... but I would think "water ice" is a regular ice cube (frozen water)!

I always chuckle when I see "water Ice" What other kind is there?

We call them Italian ice on Long Island.

 

[BLAZEY]

Nanaimo Bars https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=...UxV5z0UD6NkyUs5oz-r486Mg&ust=1463602455952487
My Grannie made these every Xmas, and would make a double batch and pull them out in the summertime. Now most grocery store bakeries sell them and they are pretty good.

 

[fly girl]

Southwestern Michigan born and raised:

Olive burger or Deluxe burger - mayo, green olive, tomato, lettuce = absolutely delicious!


Pop
tenna/tennis shoes, but we also said gym shoes (we lived right across the lake from chicago, so it had a lot of influence).
frosting (not icing)
drinking fountain
yous or you guys
roof rhymes with hoof, not goof
to is often pronounced "tuh"
car accident, not wreck (wreck drives me nuts)
use-tuh instead of used to
pellow instead of pillow
cranz instead of cray-ons
"wanna go with?" instead of "do you want to go with us?"

Yes, especially the bold!

My dd laughs how I say cranz.


Oh, I never called it this but my grandparents always said davenport over couch. Nobody said sofa.