Here's how Americans refer to everyday things using different words, phrases and slang.
When vice presidential candidate Tim Walz exclaimed,"Ope," at a recent rally, he made millions aware of a seemingly Midwestern word for oops. It is one of dozens of regional U.S. sayings, phrases and colloquialisms that make sense in one part of the country but might leave visitors scratching their heads. Read on for a fun, coast-to-coast trip on how Americans refer to everyday things using different words, phrases and slang.
," the national radio show about language. Most Midwesterners call it pop, he explains, but an area in and around St. Louis, Missouri, calls it soda - not pop - because a soda bottling company used the term to advertise their business."Likewise, you'll find that Coke is the generic term used in the South because Coca-Cola is based in Atlanta."
When craving a sandwich on a long, baguette-like bun filled with meat, cheese and vegetables, would you order a hoagie, sub, hero or grinder? The convenience store chain Wawa, headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sells hoagies at its branches in the mid-Atlantic and Florida. Jersey Mike's and Subway, both national sandwich chains, call it a sub. In New England, locals typically call them grinders.
Speaking of ice cream toppings, if you wanted caramel, how would you pronounce it? In the Northeast, West and South, most people say it with three syllables. However, in the Midwest, it sounds like the towns in California and Indiana called Carmel.What do you call a high-speed roadway filled with fast-moving vehicles? Is it a turnpike, highway, freeway, expressway, parkway or another term altogether?, there are only two kinds of highways in the United States: Free roads and toll roads.
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