{"id":169,"date":"2003-11-17T10:09:00","date_gmt":"2003-11-17T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/index.php\/2003\/11\/17\/say-what\/"},"modified":"2022-07-05T14:55:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:55:50","slug":"say-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lizardek.com\/blog\/index.php\/2003\/11\/17\/say-what\/","title":{"rendered":"SAY WHAT?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Be grateful: I left a lot<\/b> of them out)<\/font><\/p>\n

aunt as in ant<\/i>
\nbeen as in ben<\/i>
\ncaramel as in car-ml<\/i>
\ncrayon as in cran<\/i>
\ncreek as in kreek<\/i>
\nmary\/merry\/marry are pronounced the same, dammit
\nmayonnaise as in man-aiyz<\/i>
\nboth miss-chiv-us<\/i> and miss-chee-vee-us<\/i>
\npee-CAN<\/i> unless it’s pee-kahn<\/i> pie
\npoem has only one syllable, dammit
\netc = et-setra<\/i> or et-setera<\/i>
\nIt’s a faucet, dammit
\numBRELLa<\/i>
\ndragged (but I have to admit I thought drug<\/i> for a second)
\nyou all or you guys
\none modal at a time, dammit
\nnone of those uses of anymore<\/i> are acceptable, dammit
\ngarage sale or yard sale
\nmumblety peg
\nmedian or island
\nmilkshake
\nsub
\neither firefly or lightning bug
\ncrayfish
\ndaddy longlegs
\ngrandma for both
\ngrandpa for both
\ndust bunnies
\nsneakers or tennis shoes
\nroly-poly
\ngrocery cart
\nkittycorner
\ndoing donuts but whipping shitties made me laugh out loud; does anyone actually USE that?!
\nscratch or scrap paper both work for me
\nsun shower
\ngoosebumps
\neye boogers or gunk
\nno-brainer
\ntraffic circle
\nponytail holder or rubberband
\nno, but I know what cruller means
\nyuuuuummmm, bear claws!
\ncoffin
\noil and vinegar, dammit
\n92: I call it idiotic and suicidal
\nfrosting and icing, even though I know there’s a difference
\nI don’t use supper; it’s dinner
\nwastepaper basket or just “the trash” or “the garbage”
\nfrontage road
\ncut the grass and mow the lawn
\nhand in homework
\nwaterstrider
\nwater or drinking fountain
\nsubway
\nsoda
\nTP-ing
\ngaper’s block (caused by rubberneckers)
\nbag
\nthe butt
\nmoot
\nbasement or cellar depending on what they’re used for
\nshotgun!
\nogle, but I pronounce it oogle<\/i>
\nes<\/b>pecially, dammit<\/p>\n

American Dialect Survey Results<\/a><\/p>\n

You can tell I grew up with Midwestern parents, even though I moved around so much \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

(thanks for the link, Russell!)<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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