How Do You Say.....
by I couldn't really figure out a title....cuz I don't know exactly what this is called. But since I moved to York...I noticed people & Austin say weird things that I'm not used to....
Examples:
I Say: Bathing Suit
They Say: Swimming Suit
I Say: We have THE meeting tonight.
They Say: We have meeting tonight. (No indefinate article)
I Say: That person was being gay.
They Say: That person was being ignorant. (They use the word ignornant, CONSTANTLY!)
I Say: Sneakers
They Say: Tennis Shoes
There's a ton more, but that's all I can think of.
So, am I weird? Or are they? haha
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well, it's no surprise that I landscaped. I mean, c'mon. I'm 1/2 latino. jeez.
HA!
what's a latino?
what isn't a latino? *profound
What the darn? Hmm, how did this get here? I thought I posted this up to the thread about first jobs.
Just thought of ANOTHER...
i say: Open the dresser "draw"
they say: Open the dresser "drawer". (they say it the "right" way)
I saw "drawer" for dresser but like for art I'm "drawing"
as long as they don't say "draw-ring" or "Jehover"
actually "drawling" is the worst
haha, ow, that is annoying, "jehover". i dont know why some people say that. it's just random people everywhere.
"well, hello my name is simon, and I like to do draw-rings."
we know someone who used to say her name, and anything else that ended with an short "a" sound, as "er". I'm not naming names.
i saw droor
I just thought of another, and this is a BIG weird one.
I have to say the interpretation first, cuz i dont think you'll get it, if i just say it.
In NY, for example...if we are waiting for a table at a restaurant, we say:
Do you want to look around the mall "in the mean time"
In PA, they say, "do you want to look around the mall awhile".
I HATE THAT ONE! i cant even explain why i hate it....the other weird sayings i dont hate...but this one, I HATE! haha
so then is it a hoagie or a sub?
it's definitely a sandwich
i HATE the term hoagie..it's so gay sounding. in PA, they say sub...in NY it's mostly "hero". I like the term sub thoughl.
I hate the term hoagie, too. Sub is what I say. Hero isn't too bad either.
it was so funny, i told austin about this thread...so he tried to come on here last night to "terrorize" the forum. but he couldnt figure out where it was quick enough and i tickled him to the floor so he couldnt post. muhahhahahaha
it's funny how we talk over here too. i was with a freind of mind (white/salvadorean guy),and while wit hhim i talk normal. but when i'm talkin to other black people i get really ghetto. this even happens when i'm preaching. weird. example...asking for directions to the grove (this cool mall like place by hollywood)
normal : "umm, excuse me, do you know how we could get to the grove?"
talking to black people " hey, y'ow know 'ow i can get to the grove
or...while eating
normal: "can I have some more?"
other way "can'a ha suh moh" (phonetically written)
eubonics is fun, y'all. laters
Bih- zarr
HAHAHAHA i'm the same way w/my latin friends. we speak spanglish.
"tu sabes the day were all comiendo at that restaurant...." lol
But EVERYONE does this at my hall it's so crazy and a bit annoying...that's why I rather speak to the older friends they don't even know English LOL! There's this one sister 100% boriqua, she inserts crazy words like FABULOUS and FANTASTIC. You know it's her before you even look Hahaha!
lol its weird, i have 2 different groups of latin frineds, the spanish/spanglish speaking ones and the ones that are "white" mexicans. lol
yes you're weird. what r some more differences?
ok so have you noticed in PA that they say, "yuns"? Not y'all, yuns..
hey... my grandma says yuns... and i say it too sometimes. thats more of a western PA thing though
I add in and cut out articles from years of being surrounded by and confused by foreigners. I also say things like this, "We're going to Harmons." (It isn't called Harmons-there is no "s" on the end!). horrible horrible grammar. I do it without thinking. Here's another horrendous one, "I seen Lisa the other day."
I love the way you talk, it's way cute ;)
di, im being SOOO good here... i havent commented on ONE i hate PA statement here... **pat my OWN self on the back**
hey! why so much PA hate. i love it here! they just talk weird. meow.
I know, Mike, you rock. You're my favorite person today!
we use the word "tennis shoes" here and "sprinkles" for ice cream i've learned are called "jimmies" there. i think it's an east coast/west coast thing.
Um we call them sprinkles to but, the ghey container says Jimmies. I only found this out like a year or so back, wierd :P
see, i've heard both almost evenly. s'funny.
really?! i've only ever called them or heard them referred to as sprinkles.
that is because we are from NY. Where weirdness doesn't exist. Just the crazies...
my dad, who, incidentally, is named Jimmy, refersto tennis shoes as "sneakers".
double posted! BAM!
That person was being ignorant. (They use the word ignornant, CONSTANTLY!)
Hahahaha I am so going to start talking like this!!! Ah hem, I mean,
I intend to speak in a likewise manner.
I hate it when people cut out the definite and indefinite articles! I don't care, that's not about where you live, it's just poor grammar. It's not like schools in PA teach kids different rules of speech than in other areas. UGH! I hate it here.
Wow, you hate pennsylvania just because some people use bad grammar? That's hardcore. It's a shame. I could say I hate New Jersey because there are so many materialistic, shallow, bad drivers but that wouldn't be fair would it?
Nah, I'd understand that reason for hating NJ. Poor grammar really bothers me.
aw, you fit in just fine, stinky lol
Although I hate it, too, I have to bring up a point here, di.
When you were say 13, where did you go every morning for about 6 hours? Finish this sentence, adding the word or words necessary in the blank spot provided:
"every day I went to ___________"
So did you say "every day I went to school" or "every day I went to THE school"?
I've always said the version without the definite article. But in reference to the meetings, I've always used the definite article.
Did I make a point? I don't know.
No, I don't think you really made a point. I'm not sure why there's not supposed to be a definite article before "school", but I'm going to research it. I know there shouldn't be one before "meeting" because it's an indefinite noun and should be preceded by a definite article. It could be "A" meeting, "The" meeting, "Our" meeting, etc. "School might be an english language exception because I've never heard anyone across the country say "The school".
you lost me at "no"
You could compare it to the way you say, "I am going home". The proper way is probably: "I am going to my home." Just like you say, "I am going to school", but probably should say, "I am going to my school." I think the colloquialism makes it ok.
you lost me at "you"
so maybe they're really saying, "I'm going to my meeting" when they say, "I'm going to meeting"
Well, yeah, but I'm saying that I think the only two words you can remove the "to my" in are "home" and "school". That's why I think they're exceptions because they're colloquialisms.
you lost me at "well"
you knuckleheads never had me
yeah PA people are weirddddd
so true