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2 May 2018 - Catty Corner

Where Are You From "The words you apply to certain household tasks and items may indicate in which part of the U.S. you now live or came from." Regional Dialects For Example: I am from Texas. We have some words and phrases that will only be found in Texas. Y'all The most commonly known Texas slang. Fixin' to A little less known phrase. For example, "It's fixin' to rain." A-Prefixing If you are confused let me enlighten you, "He come a-running out the barn." If you were giggling just wait. Let's take a look at the north. In Boston you might refer to a soda as tonic or you might merge your vowels. For example: Doll might be pronounced "Dahl" or it might be "Dahk" outside so be careful driving your "Cah". In the south we refer to pizza simply as pizza where in the north you might call it a pie. Check out this short video for some other American Dialects!...