Regional Phrases

Originally Posted by Arkhangelsk

Another thing that Texans say is "Access Road" for the road that runs parallel to the highway. In California we always call those "Frontage Roads." After a few years I've run into some people here who recognize the term Frontage, but when my dad asked for directions he was told "access road" and was quite confused. Also, turnarounds. We don't have those in California.

When I first went to Texas, I did not know what the hell a frontage road was, and I just gave people a blank stare when I heard the term tossed around (I have never heard "access road" either, even in Texas). I didn't even know the things existed. It must be in Northern California where those frontage roads exist, because I have never seen them down here, or even in San Francisco (the farthest north I've been). And by turnaround, do you mean a loop? In Austin, which is the city in Texas I frequent the most by far, that is what I have heard them called.

Also, in Southern California, one thing we like to do is to call freeways "the [freeway number]". I'll often say that I have to "get on the 60". Are there many other states where they do this? I have heard some out of towners here at school say "I-5" and such.

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In Houston, we tend to call frontage roads "feeders".

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I was told by a friend that it's a South/midwest thing to say "Went and did/got" or the like, such as: " I went and got a burger." It doesn't sound too strange to me, but apparently it's a double-something-or-other, because I could have simply said, "I got a burger."

Heh, my mom was forever frustrated by the fact that Pennsylvania license plates had the lyric, "You've got a friend in Pennsylvania"." If you expand the contraction out you get, "You have got a friend in Pennsylvania" which isn't quite proper English. I've noticed since she started pointing that out to me the term "You've got" has slipped regularly into my speech.

I'm curious, anyone not from the mid-Atlantic states know what a Jersey Jughandle is?

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Aren't jersey jughandles a type of roadway configuration like clovers and rotaries?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by sprouticus

Here's a question. Do they still call hamburgers "Steamed Hams" in upstate NY?

No, not unless a superintendent is joining us for lunch.

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Originally Posted by RacinReaver

I'm curious, anyone not from the mid-Atlantic states know what a Jersey Jughandle is?

Heard about it on the internet, wikiied it, got terrified and vowed never to drive in Jersey. Fuck that shit. The Michigan Left at least makes sense.

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I think the phrase "fair do's" is regional to northern England. It's a bit of a scouser phrase; I find myself saying it a lot (pro tip: I don't live in Liverpool). Generally cojoined with another word, as in "fair do's mate".

Also, the word "fit", as in good/gorgeous, ie. he/she's so fit/this meal is fucking fit. I don't use that one myself a lot but I hear it all the time.

There's the phrase "chatting shit", for use when the target is talking out of their arse.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Originally Posted by Crash Landon

No, not unless a superintendent is joining us for lunch.

Christ, thank you Crash. I was really kinda disappointed that nobody else caught that.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Bernard Black

I think the phrase "fair do's" is regional to northern England. It's a bit of a scouser phrase; I find myself saying it a lot (pro tip: I don't live in Liverpool). Generally cojoined with another word, as in "fair do's mate".

Also, the word "fit", as in good/gorgeous, ie. he/she's so fit/this meal is fucking fit. I don't use that one myself a lot but I hear it all the time.

There's the phrase "chatting shit", for use when the target is talking out of their arse.

You just summarised most of my regional phrases right there more or less.

Going to a Southern Uni and hailing from the North is quite interesting. I get the piss taken out of me for saying 'me' instead of 'my', usually for phrases like "Ooh I forgot me pen again". Also saying I'm going 'up' to places, like "up to the pub". The boyfriend says "Where are you to?" instead of "Where are you at?" which is quite amusing.

Another few colloquialisms that people tend to laugh at when I say is something like minging, wicked, banging, buzzin' (used to use that sooooo often in High School), doody, dinky, WELL GOOD. etc.

Also, saying 'packie' is a derogatory term for an Asian that they take huggggee offense to.

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Originally Posted by GAULT-1

When I first went to Texas, I did not know what the hell a frontage road was, and I just gave people a blank stare when I heard the term tossed around (I have never heard "access road" either, even in Texas). I didn't even know the things existed. It must be in Northern California where those frontage roads exist, because I have never seen them down here, or even in San Francisco (the farthest north I've been). And by turnaround, do you mean a loop? In Austin, which is the city in Texas I frequent the most by far, that is what I have heard them called.

Also, in Southern California, one thing we like to do is to call freeways "the [freeway number]". I'll often say that I have to "get on the 60". Are there many other states where they do this? I have heard some out of towners here at school say "I-5" and such.

Yeah, Loop roads. They're incredibly convenient, but also occasionally confusing if you aren't used to taking "Loop [this] or Loop [that]." Even though I live in Austin, I keep calling them turnarounds for no particular reason. Another thing peculiar to Texas roads (and maybe other places I haven't been) are the "Crossover" things on the highway. Again, very convenient, but a foreign concept.

My hometown is in Central California, so maybe it's more in the smaller cities where they have frontage/access roads? I'm pretty sure I've seen frontage roads when we're driving in LA... you have to drive on them to get to some of the businesses that are along the highway (I think). But then again, it's been awhile since I was driving in Southern California. In our area we also refer to highways by numbers... like "The 99" or "I don't like 99." In Austin, it's always "I-35" though.

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