Regional Phrases

In the south, it's common to say you're "fixing" to do something, like "I'm fixing to go to the grocery store; are you coming?" I didn't realize it was a colloquialism until I got blank stares when I used the word in Maryland. There's also livermush in the south versus scrapple just about everywhere else.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The first (and only) time I heard "party store" was in Indiana, and the phrase still cracks me up.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Zergrinch

So, if you buy food to bring home, what do you fellows call it?

In the Philippines, we have a choice between "dine in" and "take out". In Singapore, they call it "having here" or "take away". I understand Americans call it "eat here" and "to go" - is this applicable nationally or are there regional differences?

"Dine in/take out" or "eat here/to go" are both common, along with "carry out".

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.