Does Your Pronunciation Give You Away as an Outsider?
No doubt there are certain words that indicate someone is a local, or one who has lived there for some time.
Words like grinders, hoagies and subs are one good example.
Pop, tonic and soda are another.
"You betcha" is common in Minnesota, as are bars (not the places where you drink but a food) and hot dishes, otherwise known as casseroles in other areas.
I've lived in a number of different areas where community names are pronounced a certain way, and those not in the know can immediately be branded as outsiders.
Worcester and Peabody, in the Boston area, for example (that's Wuss-ter and Peeba-dee). And Quincy (Quinzy).
Some have problems with La Jolla (I've heard the LLs pronounced, not as a Y) near my home in CA, and other Spanish names, especially of streets. And we have freeways NOT highways, which I was used to back East.
Are there certain localisms that are particular to YOUR area?
How do YOU know if someone is an outsider?
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