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Johnnieguy · 28th Feb 2010, 04:32 PM

So, I'm from the midwest and my mother is from the east coast. In these parts of the country, we "stand in line", but out east (particularly, NYC) apparently people "stand on line". And if I'm not mistaken, in Europe, people "queue".

So what do you do? Stand in line? Stand on line? Queue? Something else?

How about other phrases? (ie, do you go to college, or do you go to university?)

Shevanel · 28th Feb 2010, 04:42 PM

Yes, we tend to do a lot of things "on" instead of "in". For instance, I live ON Long Island, not in Long Island xD

http://www.emptyclosets.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=24199
This thread also is the same basic idea, although a year old almost.

(wasn't trying to kill your thread, just trying to add info to it xD)

Johnnieguy · 28th Feb 2010, 04:46 PM

I would probably say ON Long Island too, instead of IN.

And no worries..I actually was anticipating a mod wanting to move the thread to chit chat, since I put it on E&T by mistake.

Shevanel · 28th Feb 2010, 04:53 PM

^ If you want that to happen, I'll move it

VanceA · 28th Feb 2010, 04:54 PM

Stand in Queue.

Johnnieguy · 28th Feb 2010, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SurferDude420

^ If you want that to happen, I'll move it

Go ahead and move it.

**Maddy** · 28th Feb 2010, 05:03 PM

Here we stand in line ("line up" would probably be more common), or queue (or sometimes "queue up"). Never heard "stand on line".

Shevanel · 28th Feb 2010, 05:09 PM

^ I've used In line and On Line. I think we use On Line more. "I'm standing on line to get into the fuckin movie, when are you gonna get here!?" xD Yeah

biisme · 28th Feb 2010, 05:50 PM

Stand in line.

SlickyPants · 28th Feb 2010, 06:42 PM

In Canada jerkin' off is sometimes referred to as "pulling your goalie."

... or maybe that's just me.

Rikudo · 28th Feb 2010, 06:52 PM

Here people say warsh not wash which really ticks me off cause there is no r in wash.

Sylver · 28th Feb 2010, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickyPants

In Canada jerkin' off is sometimes referred to as "pulling your goalie."

... or maybe that's just me.

That's just you!

Silly Canadians...

**Lexington** · 28th Feb 2010, 08:06 PM

South Park doesn't lie. We actually DO say "sweet" and "dude" still.

Lex

edogs334 · 28th Feb 2010, 08:12 PM

In the South people sometimes use the word "country" as an adjective...as in "he's real country," or "them people's country folk," or "I'll get real country on yo ass." Also, if you're asking someone where they live (ie- where their house or apartment is) you can ask "where you stay at?" Or I've heard people say "he don' fell out" meaning the person being described just fell or fainted. Or sometimes people (especially women) say "oh bless her heart" as an exclaimation, as in "bless her heart, she was so nice to my mother today." When people refer to "barbecue," they usually mean pulled pork or ribs (most often pulled pork in the area I reside in). Or one could say "I'm fixin' to (fill in the blank)" to convey that you're about to do something- as in "are y'all fixin' ta leave?". Or if you want to ask someone to repeat what they said, you could ask "say wHut now?" I could probably think of many other local phrases...

**Chip** · 28th Feb 2010, 08:50 PM

And when I lived in the south, I lived "smack dab" in the middle of Asheville, and went "whole hog" into anything I was passionate about.

Now, in California, a lot of people are "hella" crazy with their use of language, and I find that there are a lot of "janky" houses and cars in some areas of Sacramento.

But when I lived in the DC area, I did indeed "warsh" my car. I've since learned to pronounce that word correctly.

littledinosaurs · 28th Feb 2010, 08:54 PM

: O
I have never heard "stand on line" unless there is an actual line on the ground which we are suppose to stand on. xD

padre411 · 28th Feb 2010, 09:01 PM

In Tucson, making a U-turn is sometimes called "flipping a bitch"

Mind Freak · 28th Feb 2010, 09:18 PM

This thread is fun!
But anyway.

In the south (or at least my south) instead of shopping cart we say buggy. I'm sure I could think of more but I'm really sleepy. edogs334 seems to have hit it right on the head for us southern folk.

But I promise that we speak with decent grammar as well. We don't always butcher the english language. Lol.

Swamp56 · 28th Feb 2010, 09:26 PM

Either "stay in line" or "stand in line".

28th Feb 2010, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lexington

South Park doesn't lie. We actually DO say "sweet" and "dude" still.

Lex

psh i say "dude" so much that i have trouble learning people's names because i don't use them.

28th Feb 2010, 04:32 PM	#1
Johnnieguy EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Twin Cities, MN Age: 25 Posts: 510 Join Date: Jan 2010	Local Phrases/Terminology So, I'm from the midwest and my mother is from the east coast. In these parts of the country, we "stand in line", but out east (particularly, NYC) apparently people "stand on line". And if I'm not mistaken, in Europe, people "queue". So what do you do? Stand in line? Stand on line? Queue? Something else? How about other phrases? (ie, do you go to college, or do you go to university?) __________________ Minnesota Vikings: 2010 de facto Super Bowl Champions!

28th Feb 2010, 04:42 PM	#2
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology Yes, we tend to do a lot of things "on" instead of "in". For instance, I live ON Long Island, not in Long Island xD http://www.emptyclosets.com/forum/sh...ad.php?t=24199 This thread also is the same basic idea, although a year old almost. (wasn't trying to kill your thread, just trying to add info to it xD) __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient.

28th Feb 2010, 04:46 PM	#3
Johnnieguy EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Twin Cities, MN Age: 25 Posts: 510 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology I would probably say ON Long Island too, instead of IN. And no worries..I actually was anticipating a mod wanting to move the thread to chit chat, since I put it on E&T by mistake. __________________ Minnesota Vikings: 2010 de facto Super Bowl Champions!

28th Feb 2010, 04:53 PM	#4
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology ^ If you want that to happen, I'll move it __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient.

28th Feb 2010, 04:54 PM	#5
VanceA Well Known Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Awesomely Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Calgary, AB Age: 30 Posts: 227 Join Date: Mar 2009	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology Stand in Queue. __________________ "Virescit vulnere virtus"

28th Feb 2010, 05:03 PM	#7
Maddy Free Hugs EC Admin Gender: - Orientation: Into girls Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 7,704 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology Here we stand in line ("line up" would probably be more common), or queue (or sometimes "queue up"). Never heard "stand on line". __________________ how strange it is to be anything at all [Victor] 2:09 pm: and then halloween happened and I was outside in a skirt.

28th Feb 2010, 05:09 PM	#8
Shevanel One Is Light. One Is Dark. Full Member Gender: The Dude Orientation: Bi-Winning Out Status: Everybody and Your Mom. Location: Bolivar, Ohio (From NY though) Age: 21 Posts: 7,672 Join Date: Dec 2008	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology ^ I've used In line and On Line. I think we use On Line more. "I'm standing on line to get into the fuckin movie, when are you gonna get here!?" xD Yeah __________________ If there were no rewards to reap, No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path I've chosen here, I certainly would've walked away by now. Gonna wait it out... Be patient.

28th Feb 2010, 05:50 PM	#9
biisme Call me Katie Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Ask me and I'll tell you. Location: Lincoln, Rhode Island Age: 20 Posts: 8,119 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology Stand in line. __________________ From BIG problems to little problems, from broken hearts to broken shoelaces, I really do care. Feel free to PM me anytime about anything. I want to know.

28th Feb 2010, 06:42 PM	#10
SlickyPants EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Age: 26 Posts: 542 Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology In Canada jerkin' off is sometimes referred to as "pulling your goalie." ... or maybe that's just me.

28th Feb 2010, 06:52 PM	#11
Rikudo EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 2,198 Join Date: Dec 2009	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology Here people say warsh not wash which really ticks me off cause there is no r in wash. __________________ "Out of love, sacrifice is born... Hate is born... and we are able to know pain!"

28th Feb 2010, 08:06 PM	#13
Lexington The gay gargoyle EC Advisor Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Colorado Age: 42 Posts: 12,371 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology South Park doesn't lie. We actually DO say "sweet" and "dude" still. Lex

28th Feb 2010, 08:12 PM	#14
edogs334 Well Known Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: hoping to kick down the closet doors for good Age: 30 Posts: 190 Join Date: Nov 2008	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology In the South people sometimes use the word "country" as an adjective...as in "he's real country," or "them people's country folk," or "I'll get real country on yo ass." Also, if you're asking someone where they live (ie- where their house or apartment is) you can ask "where you stay at?" Or I've heard people say "he don' fell out" meaning the person being described just fell or fainted. Or sometimes people (especially women) say "oh bless her heart" as an exclaimation, as in "bless her heart, she was so nice to my mother today." When people refer to "barbecue," they usually mean pulled pork or ribs (most often pulled pork in the area I reside in). Or one could say "I'm fixin' to (fill in the blank)" to convey that you're about to do something- as in "are y'all fixin' ta leave?". Or if you want to ask someone to repeat what they said, you could ask "say wHut now?" I could probably think of many other local phrases... __________________ Damn Straight!....I mean...Oh Yeah.... Mmmmkay? Out of the closet, but the door's still not completely shut behind me.

28th Feb 2010, 08:50 PM	#15
Chip EC Advisor EC Admin Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: northern CA Posts: 5,577 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology And when I lived in the south, I lived "smack dab" in the middle of Asheville, and went "whole hog" into anything I was passionate about. Now, in California, a lot of people are "hella" crazy with their use of language, and I find that there are a lot of "janky" houses and cars in some areas of Sacramento. But when I lived in the DC area, I did indeed "warsh" my car. I've since learned to pronounce that word correctly.

28th Feb 2010, 08:54 PM	#16
littledinosaurs J'essaie de Parler Français! :] Full Member Gender: Garçon Orientation: Bisexuel Location: Nouvelle-Angleterre. Age: 21 Posts: 2,351 Join Date: Sep 2008	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology : O I have never heard "stand on line" unless there is an actual line on the ground which we are suppose to stand on. xD __________________ Âllo Là

28th Feb 2010, 09:01 PM	#17
padre411 El Padre Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay (Kinsey 5.5) Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Southwestern US Age: 49 Posts: 416 Join Date: Jan 2010	Re: Local Phrases/Terminology In Tucson, making a U-turn is sometimes called "flipping a bitch" __________________ Mike "The danger is not that there is no bread. The danger is that we believe we are not hungry because of a lie" - Simone Weil There is always a graceful path forward.

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