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Dialects of the United States. What Do You Say For….?. Carbonated Drink Sandwiches Water Dispenser Your Mom or Dad’s Sister Shoes A group of people U.S.A. vs. West Virginia West Virginia Dialect Map. What do you call your carbonated drink?. Back To What do you say?. Pop.
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Dialects of the United States
What Do You Say For….? • Carbonated Drink • Sandwiches • Water Dispenser • Your Mom or Dad’s Sister • Shoes • A group of people • U.S.A. vs. West Virginia • West Virginia Dialect Map
What do you call your carbonated drink? Back To What do you say?
Pop soft drink or soda Back To Drinks
Soda The original term for pop (soda pop) used by southerners and hicks with twangy accents. Back To Drinks
Coke A popular short term for the popular soft drink Coca Cola Back To Drinks
What do you call your Sandwich? Italian Sandwich Grinder Hero Hoagie Back To What do you say? Po’Boy
Italian Sandwich A type of sub sandwich found in Northern New England. Found in most mom and pop type convenience stores, it is made with a very soft sub roll, soaked in olive oil, and filled with meat, cheese, onions, tomatoes, black olives, and pickles. Back To Sandwiches
Grinder A Submarine Sandwich or Hoagie that is baked so that the cheese gets all nice and gooey Back To Sandwiches
Po’Boy Sandwich originating in N'awlins, Louisiana. Usually contains some type of fried fish; shrimp, oysters, soft shell crab, or meat. Back To Sandwiches
Hero The long sandwich featuring layers of meat and cheese on a crusty Italian roll goes by a variety of names. Back To Sandwiches
Hoagie Old Pennsylvanianish term referring to a Submarine Sandwich Back To Sandwiches
Sub Common reference to a large sandwich Back To Sandwiches
What do you call your Water dispenser? Back To What do you say?
Drinking Fountain A place where you can get a drink; mainly water. Back To Water Dispenser
Water Fountain Something found at a park that you can drink out of. Back To Water Dispenser
Bubbler A slang term presumably originating from New England. Means drinking/water fountain. Back To Water Dispenser
aunt What do you call Your mom or dad's sister? Back To What do you say?
Aunt The sister of one's father or mother Back To Mom or Dad's Sister
Ahnt A formal pronunciation of aunt. Back To Mom or Dad's Sister
What do you call your shoes? Back To What do you say?
Tennis Shoes Any type of causal shoe usually consisting of rubber soles and a leather upper. Back To Shoe's
Sneaker A type of shoe, normally light weight and having a rubber sole, designed for casual athletic activity. Back To Shoe's
What do you call a group of people? Back To What do you say?
You Guys A reference to a group of men and women. Back To A Group
Yins A Pittsburgh way of say you all Back To A Group
Y'all Stands for you all. Pretty much all southerners use it. Back To A Group
U.S.A. vs. West Virginia We Say… They Say…. Hit Heet Bet Bait For Fir Hill Heel Back To What do you say?
West Virginia Dialect Map Northern Panhandle Eastern Panhandle Lower North Upper South Back To What do you say?