tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post8045837382249787370..comments2024-03-25T02:43:49.115-05:00Comments on Karen Edmisten: Today's Lesson on Linguistics Karen Edmisten http://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-42594622112752426942013-06-18T22:53:04.993-05:002013-06-18T22:53:04.993-05:00This is a little late, but in parts of Boston soda...This is a little late, but in parts of Boston soda/pop is referred to as "tonic". Its use is fading in favor of "soda", but I refuse to give it up, and am passing it on to the kids. The Boston accent is blurring away somewhat too. As kids we used for plural "you" the word "yous". Funny.<br />~ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-14066445805594057722013-06-11T20:51:36.449-05:002013-06-11T20:51:36.449-05:00Very cool maps and linguistic information. Though ...Very cool maps and linguistic information. Though I've taken to saying y'all instead of you guys here in S. FL.Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393591556915882130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-12291708429445271402013-06-08T06:56:44.497-05:002013-06-08T06:56:44.497-05:00Yes, most of it was spot on for me, too. Just an o...Yes, most of it was spot on for me, too. Just an outlier with my soda and my manaze. :) The girls and I sat for too long scrolling through the maps, too. We also love this kind of thing! <br />Karen Edmisten https://www.blogger.com/profile/04446214835142625161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17019672.post-17544414257344763592013-06-07T17:52:37.102-05:002013-06-07T17:52:37.102-05:00I spent way to too much time looking at those maps...I spent way to too much time looking at those maps the other day when I friend posted them on Facebook! Love that kind of thing. It was pretty spot on for me. I pretty much pronounce things like a southerner, with a couple of variations that are probably due to having been raised by parents from Ohio. For some inexplicable reason, though, I pronounce syrup like a north easterner!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508033779758406137noreply@blogger.com