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donutsweeper ([personal profile] donutsweeper) wrote in [personal profile] darkemeralds 2013-06-25 01:21 am (UTC)

I love these sorts of things. You've seen the linguistic map that was published recently?
http://www.businessinsider.com/22-maps-that-show-the-deepest-linguistic-conflicts-in-america-2013-6#the-pronunciation-of-caramel-starts-disregarding-vowels-once-you-go-west-of-the-ohio-river-1

I do wonder if the sub vs hoagie vs grinder vs etc difference is disappearing due to Subway as a chain spreading everywhere and sort of forcing a rename of things in people's heads.

These sorts of things are so easy to ignore, but really show up with authors writing in fandoms that aren't local to them- mostly the Britspeak vs Amerispeak difference (with Canadian thrown in too, but I've only noticed a few Canadianisms overall).

Most of my answers would be similar to yours, with a few differences (see-saw not teeter-totter, pocketbook not purse, comforter) but I do wonder what the other words for frying pan and pancakes as I'm hard pressed to come up with other terms for those. (flapjacks maybe?)

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