Colloquialisms

I use the faucet to wash my hands

I eat pancakes

I drink soda, or sometimes it's just coke (even sprite, ginger ale, etc)

I grocery shop

I barbecue as often as possible!

I use a frying pan

I drink coffee

I can't afford it, but enjoy going to the salon

In the evening, I eat dinner

At noon, it's lunch

Don't "take a vacation", I "go on vacation"

Go to the movies

A long sandwich is a sandwich

I wear running shoes for running, otherwise they're just tennis shoes or "tennies"

My boss is just the boss.

rubber bands

drinking fountain

couch

grocery cart

viewing hours

stroller

clear the table, or "bus" the table

housewarming

it's just a shake

bassinet



HOW ABOUT : toilet or stool?
 
clubchick said:
if i moved into a new home and my neighbors came knocking on my door saying they were going to give me a pounding, i would NEVER leave the house :rofl:
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Exactly! When we first moved to North Carolina they came up to us and said it just like that "we would like to give you a pounding" and I said "excuse me???"
LOL


Rags - I too think it is interesting to hear how the same things are so different all over this country of ours. When I first moved to RI I didnt understand what anyone was saying for weeks!!!!

I have also heard rubber bands called "rubbers" but I wasnt about to post that knowing the reaction it may cause! lol
 
clubchick said:
I use the faucet to wash my hands

HOW ABOUT : toilet or stool?
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When my son first saw a "bidet" (sp?) while traveling, he was about nine years old. I thought he was in the bathroom a long time, so I knocked went in, and, found him STANDING IN the bidet, flushing it! He thought it was where you washed the sand off after coming in from the beach!! :rofl: :rofl: About seven years ago, my brother asked me where did he add soap to the mini washing machine while traveling to Aruba? I was very perplexed and asked him to show me where this so called mini washer was located. He took me into the bathroom, and, pointed to the bidet where his underwear were now soaking! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Thank God I was close to the toilet so I could relieve myself! IDIOT!! :rofl: Now when we go on vacation, I "case out" the bathroom and remind him that the bidet is not to be used to soak or rinse out clothes and I tell my son DO NOT stick your feet in there to rinse off! :rofl: Gosh I love my family! :wave: :)

I have heard "toilet" and "commode" used interchangeably.
 
Ragnarok said:
I have heard "toilet" and "commode" used interchangeably.
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It's also called the "Crapper," after Thomas Crapper, whose plumbing fixtures company popularized the use of the flush toilet in the late 19th century.
 
Ragnarok said:
When my son first saw a "bidet" (sp?) ...
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Here's my daughter's first experience with the bidet at Caesar's in Vegas...

I emailed it to my family while we were still there and they were aghast that I let her do that. All she was touching was the faucet handle... and I promptly washed her hands afterwards!
 

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Take II By Kadin's Mama:

rubber bands

water fountain

couch and yes... it is devine!

the day before a funeral: visitation

stroller
You forgot about buggy...

food for a new family: housewarming
I would love a pounding... can you all bring butter?

Malt

bassinette
 
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Do you turn on the "spiget" or, the "faucet?"
Faucet (if outside, the hose bib)

Do you enjoy "pancakes" or flapjacks?"
Pancakes
Do you drink "pop" or "soda?"
Co'cola
Do you "go grocery shopping" or "do the dealing?"
grocery shopping
Do you "BBQ" or do you "cookout?" (TY Clubchick!)
Depends if I'm using a sauce or not. I could also be grilling
Do you use a "skillet" or a "frying pan?" (And yes the chefs among us would say they are two different cooking pans and they are indeed but some folks lump them together!)
Both
Do you drink "coffee", "joe", or "java?"
Kauphay, thank you
Do you go to the "salon" or "to the beauty shop?"
Beauty Parlor (I go to the barber shop)
For your evening meal, do you cook "supper" or "dinner?"
Supper
At noon time, do you eat "lunch" or "dinner?"
A small meal is lunch, a large one is Dinner
Do you take a "vacation" or a "holiday?"
I just work
Do you go to the "movies" or to the "theater?"
movies
What do you call that long oblong sandwich... a "hero", a "hoggie", a "sub" or a "poor boy?"
sub, but if I'm in 'nawlins, it's a po'boy
Do you wear "sneakers", "tennis shoes" or "athletic shoes?"
Tennis shoes
Which are you most familiar with...the "top banana", "head honcho", the "top dog" or the "big cheese" when referring to a boss?
"Pointy haired jerk"
 
monkfish said:
Hmmmm. Where I grew up, stool is what we deposit IN the toilet.
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my husband's family is from nebraska, and they say stool. to me, a stool is what kids stand on to reach the sink!
 
I turn on the faucet.
I enjoy pancakes.
I drink both soda and pop. (hehe that sounds funny)
I go grocery shopping.
I BBQ.
I use a frying pan.
I drink coffee.
I go to the salon and beauty shop.
I cook supper and dinner.
I eat lunch and dinner at noon.
I take a vacation.
I go to the movies and theater.
I call it a sub.
I wear sneakers, tennis shoes, and athletic shoes.
TOP DOG and HEAD HONCHO!
 
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