Local words or phrases that you hate

[BlueStarryHat]

Dude. Dude! Duuuuuuuuude.

*gets out hammer*

 

[Turn the Page]

We called them thongs when I was a kid too ( Western PA). You never hear that anymore.

They called them thongs on an episode of Friends once. Joey was expecting something completely different lol.

 

[ebtbmom]

"The Carolinas". This place does not exist, NC and SC are two distinct states that are not even all that similar. I don't hear this locally because we natives know the difference, it's always outsiders.

 

[mom2rose&john]

There are a few people in Buffalo who say "yous" as in, "Are yous done with that food?" Makes me cringe. Even better, "Yous guys" or "yous guyses."

Also, "can I come with?"

"I don't know where she's at."

Cringe!!

I here that here and other areas of the country as well. I cringe every time I hear it.

 

[hops&dreams]

YES! I hate some of those local Pittsburgh expressions. Yinz is the worst. I also don't like the way people here drop the 'to be' as in 'the dishes need washed'.

DH and I were JUST talking about this yesterday! I saw a desk on a local Grage Sale FB site and it's description said "could use painted" DH said "what? Really??? What does that mean?" I told him it's just how people talk down here. We're originally from Chicago, but we've been down here for 8 years now. I'm actually surprised he's just hearing this stuff now - I hear it all the time at work. Needs printed, needs cleaned, etc, etc.

I have far too many dialect pet peeves to list, but here are a few:

any incorrect variation of you (except for the super cute y'all when used adorably) drives me crazy.

I live in the snack food capital of the world. We have Utz potato chips here. Locally the vowel sound in the name is pronounced like the oo sound in book, not uhtz like the u sound in puppy or ooootz like oo sound in moon. It's such a small thing, but it's nails on a chalkboard to me.

We've still got a strong PA Dutch dialect here and words like hour, shower, and power become ar, shar, and par. Roof is often ruff. My dad does this all the time. Maddening.

Oh and my grandmother says daren't as in I dare not do something. What is that?!?!

Seen when the correct word is saw...aaahhhh!! Ok I have to stop before I have to puncture my own eardrums.

puncture my own eardrums. I hear ya!


I also hate it when people say same difference. Uh, no it's not! Also when they type yea, when they mean yay. In my book, yea is spelled yeah, a lazy, less respectful form of yes.

I grew up calling the popular sized lumber boards two-by-fours. Here, people call them tuba-fours. Even if they're just saying the words quickly and they blend, it still means they are prouncing the BY as buh. ick!

 

[elphaba91]

They called them thongs on an episode of Friends once. Joey was expecting something completely different lol.

A girl in my sociolinguistics class (when we were discussing variation) told us a story from when she was living and working in the states, doing something that involved travelling around in trailers. One day, for some reason, she left her thongs (flip-flops) in her boss' trailer. She later asked her boss if he'd seen them. Her boss was extremely confused and concerned why she would have left thongs (thinking she meant underwear) in his trailer - even more so when he found out they were made of rubber!

 

[TheIncredibles!]

Jersey.

I am not from Jersey, I am from New Jersey. I hate it when people (both from here and not from here) call this Jersey. Nobody says they're from York or Hampshire @@

 

[*3*Mouseketeers]

I dated a guy from New England that couldn't stand how I would refer to my mom's and dad's sisters as "ants". He pronounced it proper "aunt" (rhyming with flaunt). He said ants are insects, not relatives. This was several years ago and I still hear him correcting me each time I pronounce it "ant".

Here it's pronounced like "Ain't" This is my Aint (Aunt) Sue

We also "caint" do it.

Ma'am is pronounced "My-um"

I also have several friends who pronounce "r" as "are-uh" with 2 syllables. That drives me nuts.

I'm from North Dakota, can't you tell? Nah, Mississippi. (But I did live in North Dakota for 4 years when I was a child) When I first moved here I said "You guys!" Now of course it's "Y'all!"

 

[Snoopymom]

Hotlanta - it's not 1982 anymore, please stop using it.

To all of my out of state customers - no, I'm not "your" Georgia Peach! (and more peaches are grown in California anyway)

haha, I get it, no I asked for a sweet tea, I didn't call you Sweetie.

These bug me, but yall and fixin to and could use a painting are fine by me.

 

[undertheradar]

The use of the word "Please" in the Cincinnati area. Instead of saying "Could you repeat that?" or "I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you said," the word "Please" is substituted.

 

[SkaGoat]

Hotlanta - it's not 1982 anymore, please stop using it.

To all of my out of state customers - no, I'm not "your" Georgia Peach! (and more peaches are grown in California anyway)

haha, I get it, no I asked for a sweet tea, I didn't call you Sweetie.

These bug me, but yall and fixin to and could use a painting are fine by me.

It's funny, if you asked someone here for "Sweet tea" they would probably give you a cup of hot tea, and some sugar. Here it's Iced tea, and it's only available sweetened.

 

[Kies99]

Slippery pronounced as "slippy".

"Yinz guys" accompanied with the Pittsburgh accent...Ugh! It just makes whoever is saying it sound so dumb.

YES! I hate some of those local Pittsburgh expressions. Yinz is the worst. I also don't like the way people here drop the 'to be' as in 'the dishes need washed'.

Let's not forget "N'at" or pronouncing OW as AH (ie...DAHN instead of DOWN).

My number 1 pet peeve however is "I SEEN". Drives me nuts!

 

[MinnieGroupie]

When I first moved to the New Orleans area I had a hard time understanding some of the locals. There are many dialects here. Some of the local sayings are
"zinc" instead of sink, "making groceries" instead of going to the grocery store, "where y'at" for Where are you?, and my all time favorite "brah" for brother.

And let me not forget "ax" for ask.

However, if you are going to visit New Orleans and order a sandwich and are asked if you want it "dressed", it means with lettuce, tomato, and pickles.

 

[KristaTX]

I can't help but say y'all!!! It's how I was taught to say it and I just love it. I even type it!

Just another way we are alike! It's a very useful term, and it sounds better than "you guys" when everyone in the group isn't a guy.

 

[EMom]

I also hate it when people say same difference. Uh, no it's not! Also when they type yea, when they mean yay. In my book, yea is spelled yeah, a lazy, less respectful form of yes.

"Yea" with a long A was used for hundreds of years. "Yay" is a relatively recent alternative spelling that has taken over in popular use. The word "yeah" is a completely different word that is a casual yes.

 

[mrsklamc]

There is a game here in Indiana that in Nebraska we would refer to as some type of 'tossing bean bags.' We were pretty stunned the first time someone asked us if we wanted to 'play cornhole.'

 

[soccerdad72]

There is a game here in Indiana that in Nebraska we would refer to as some type of 'tossing bean bags.' We were pretty stunned the first time someone asked us if we wanted to 'play cornhole.'

Yeah, cornhole is huge here in Ohio.

 

[EMom]

The use of the word "Please" in the Cincinnati area. Instead of saying "Could you repeat that?" or "I'm sorry, I didn't understand what you said," the word "Please" is substituted.

Years ago, I met a guy from Pennsylvania who used, "Pardon?" in this way. It took me a while to catch on. I have no idea if it's common in PA. I had just never heard it used before like that. It seemed very polite.

 

[KaLyn]

Years ago, I met a guy from Pennsylvania who used, "Pardon?" in this way. It took me a while to catch on. I have no idea if it's common in PA. I had just never heard it used before like that. It seemed very polite.

I'm in PA and I've heard this use of "pardon" a few times.

 

[FLSarah]

Seen when the correct word is saw...aaahhhh!! Ok I have to stop before I have to puncture my own eardrums.

How could I have forgotten this one? It's so awful.

Also, the misuse of the word literally

This one also!!!!! (Those extra exclamation points are just for you ) My favorites that I've heard people say are, "My head literally exploded" and "I literally died of embarrassment." If anyone is a fan of Parks & Rec, Chris is literally the worst abuser of the word literal that I've ever heard.