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Dec 4, 2019 09:30:07 #
bbrown5154
Loc: Baltimore, MD
BigCed0814 wrote:
We say pop here too instead of soda. Not to sure what a gumband is lol.
a "gumband" is what we call a "rubber band"
Dec 4, 2019 09:33:27 #
Dec 4, 2019 12:13:39 #
Great shot! I would have walked past this and not seen what you saw. The eye, the eye.
Dec 4, 2019 12:35:25 #
scallihan
Loc: Tigard, OR
BigCed0814 wrote:
Creek or as we say in West Virginia a “crick” 😂👍🏾😊
Reminds me of the old "Crick Creek" story. A cartographer asked the farmer what was the name of the stream. The farmer said "the crick". The map came out "Crick Creek".
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Dec 5, 2019 01:46:23 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
A great image and it was "crick" in western Iowa where I grew up. I remember at one time there was a list of words that people were asked to say and by the way they pronounced these words, it could be determined where the people were from, often within a relative small area. I suspect in these modern times with people moving around so much and with folks watching the same television shows and motion pictures and sharing social media it would be difficult to determine people's locations by their language.
Dec 5, 2019 07:26:17 #
Dec 6, 2019 22:06:49 #
Jeannesw
Loc: Tourtour, France
I lived in WV for 12 years. Very often, instead of creek or stream, they say 'branch'. Before I figured that out, I was very puzzled by the town named 'Jumping Branch'.
Just guessing, but I think a gumband would be a rubber band.
Nice picture, BTW.
Just guessing, but I think a gumband would be a rubber band.
Nice picture, BTW.
Dec 6, 2019 22:14:07 #
Thank you Jeannesw and I’ve never heard of a branch for a creek or stream. Very interesting the different ways people say different things. I always wonder the history of how they came to the conclusion . What part of West Virginia did you live? I was born in Parkersburg and reside in Belpre Ohio now. Parkersburg is a hour away from Charleston.
Dec 6, 2019 22:58:22 #
Jeannesw
Loc: Tourtour, France
I lived within a few miles of the border with Southwestern Virginia, near Princeton and Beckley. We were about an hour and 15 minutes from Charleston in the other direction.
Since I lived most of my 78 years in California or Massachusetts, I wasn't familiar with Southern expressions (or accents!) so there was a bit of culture shock. But I liked it there. It is a very beautiful state. But "Bless her heart" does not mean bless her heart.
Since I lived most of my 78 years in California or Massachusetts, I wasn't familiar with Southern expressions (or accents!) so there was a bit of culture shock. But I liked it there. It is a very beautiful state. But "Bless her heart" does not mean bless her heart.
Dec 6, 2019 23:21:24 #
I had the very same culture shock when I moved to Washington DC. I always felt so out of place because I talked so slow or different than they spoke. I had to adapt very fast. Lol. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend Jeannesw.
Dec 9, 2019 04:53:16 #
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