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wickedfleaI just took the Yankee or Dixie quiz and got this result:
83% (Dixie). Did you have any Confederate ancestors?
Ancestors, hell. I've had Confederate neighbors.
People always say that Southerners call any soft drink Coke. I've never really noticed that. I dunno, maybe I sort of do it. Like if I'm driving with someone, sometimes I'll say, "Hey, let's stop and get a Coke." And what I mean is, hey, let's stop and get our beverages of choice. But nine times out of ten, I get a Coca-Cola, so when I say "get a Coke," I really mean a Coke. In some sense I mean it generically, but in some sense specifically. And I'd never order a Coke in a restaurant and expect them to ask me what kind of coke or anything. In that scenario, when I say Coke, I mean Coke. It pisses me off when I ask for a Coke and they give me a Pepsi. I mean, I understand most places have either Coke products or Pepsi products, but at least tell me that and let me pick something besides Pepsi, foul swill that it is. Forced to pick between "soda" and "pop," I'd probably choose "soda." (I like my Uncle Ray's choice: "sodey pop.") But I'm not too crazy about either one. I'd rather call it . . . um . . . "Coke or something." Yeah, that's what I say! "Let's stop and get a Coke or something." That way, we both know that I'm probably gonna have a Coke, but you're free to get a Cheerwine or a Lemon-Twist RC or whatever the kids are drinking these days.
Egad, I think way too much about Coke or something.
People always ask me (I mean, like every once in a while, not really always) how I pronounce "route." Well, it kinda depends on how I'm using it. Noun or verb? Having to do with a thoroughfare, a power tool, or a piece of computer equipment? These things matter. Hell, I don't even know that I'm consistent. I think I say "root 66" because of the song, but I think I say, for instance, "rout 389" because that's the way most people say it where I'm from.
I was horrified to learn from this quiz that many people pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way. I guess I'd noticed it a little, but I didn't know it was that common. Anyone who pronounces these words the same way is going straight to hell. No two ways about it.
And I can honestly say that I've never heard of anyone putting groceries in a "poke." The quiz says it's common in central Appalachia, but I lived in SW Virginia for a couple of years and never heard it. I'm pretty sure of that, 'cuz I would have freaked. "A POKE?!? What the fuck do you mean?!?" Hey, is that what a pig in a poke is? A pig in a grocery bag?? And who would want to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear anyway? Wait, that's another topic entirely.
Likewise, I've never heard of anyone calling a roly-poly anything but a roly-poly. Potato bug, my ass. It's a roly-poly, people! LOOK at it! How could it possibly be anything else?
83% (Dixie). Did you have any Confederate ancestors?
Ancestors, hell. I've had Confederate neighbors.
People always say that Southerners call any soft drink Coke. I've never really noticed that. I dunno, maybe I sort of do it. Like if I'm driving with someone, sometimes I'll say, "Hey, let's stop and get a Coke." And what I mean is, hey, let's stop and get our beverages of choice. But nine times out of ten, I get a Coca-Cola, so when I say "get a Coke," I really mean a Coke. In some sense I mean it generically, but in some sense specifically. And I'd never order a Coke in a restaurant and expect them to ask me what kind of coke or anything. In that scenario, when I say Coke, I mean Coke. It pisses me off when I ask for a Coke and they give me a Pepsi. I mean, I understand most places have either Coke products or Pepsi products, but at least tell me that and let me pick something besides Pepsi, foul swill that it is. Forced to pick between "soda" and "pop," I'd probably choose "soda." (I like my Uncle Ray's choice: "sodey pop.") But I'm not too crazy about either one. I'd rather call it . . . um . . . "Coke or something." Yeah, that's what I say! "Let's stop and get a Coke or something." That way, we both know that I'm probably gonna have a Coke, but you're free to get a Cheerwine or a Lemon-Twist RC or whatever the kids are drinking these days.
Egad, I think way too much about Coke or something.
People always ask me (I mean, like every once in a while, not really always) how I pronounce "route." Well, it kinda depends on how I'm using it. Noun or verb? Having to do with a thoroughfare, a power tool, or a piece of computer equipment? These things matter. Hell, I don't even know that I'm consistent. I think I say "root 66" because of the song, but I think I say, for instance, "rout 389" because that's the way most people say it where I'm from.
I was horrified to learn from this quiz that many people pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way. I guess I'd noticed it a little, but I didn't know it was that common. Anyone who pronounces these words the same way is going straight to hell. No two ways about it.
And I can honestly say that I've never heard of anyone putting groceries in a "poke." The quiz says it's common in central Appalachia, but I lived in SW Virginia for a couple of years and never heard it. I'm pretty sure of that, 'cuz I would have freaked. "A POKE?!? What the fuck do you mean?!?" Hey, is that what a pig in a poke is? A pig in a grocery bag?? And who would want to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear anyway? Wait, that's another topic entirely.
Likewise, I've never heard of anyone calling a roly-poly anything but a roly-poly. Potato bug, my ass. It's a roly-poly, people! LOOK at it! How could it possibly be anything else?
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