American linguistic differences

It is definitley a grinder!!!

In SoCal, it's a grinder (and i could really go one just now!)

i could really go one just now!

I am hoping the current trend for authentic (dirty, proper, what-have-you) burgers will be the jumping-off point for a UK sandwich revolution.

I am hoping the current trend for authentic (dirty, proper, what-have-you) burgers will be the jumping-off point for a UK sandwich revolution.

"If no one out there understands, start your own revolution and cut out the middle man!" (Billy Bragg)

I'm from Michigan and I'd have to say the maps were spot on for how my family and I pronounce things! Very interesting.

I too sat here pronouncing everything, if my husband was here he would be like "What are you doing?!" hah!

I like that only the Phila area uses the word 'hoagie'!

Pittsburgh says hoagie too. 

And they didn't offer "younz" as an option in the "you all" question. 

Silly you. It's a Bubblah.  There's where you're going wrong 

Very true! After I posted, I thought to myself, "It's actually pronounced bubblah, but whatever." 

I’ve never called a sub a grinder. I’ve seen signs for grinders and know what they are, but I’ve never heard it used. My mother has been known to call them “spuckies.” She’s originally from Dorchester, MA. Now I really want an italian sub or a steak bomb.

Oh definitely -- or as PB says "bubblah"    But what about soda/pop?  We always called it 'tonic' (or "tawn-ic").  Although my grandfather called it 'belly-wash' 

And I don't think I ever heard anyone referring to Boston as "The City".  We'd say we were going "in town" as opposed to "downtown" (the local shopping center).

I call it soda now, but growing up we always called it tonic. I don’t know when we made the change. And we always said “in town” or “into Boston.” It was never “The City.”

Pittsburgh says hoagie too. 

And they didn't offer "younz" as an option in the "you all" question. 

Or youze guys. 

Depending on where you were from in Philadelphia, going into the city was either 'going downtown' (from north and north east of Center City) or 'going into town' (from parts west of the city.

I have always known as rain when the sun it shining as 'hot rain'.

I am hoping the current trend for authentic (dirty, proper, what-have-you) burgers will be the jumping-off point for a UK sandwich revolution.

My husband has already started this revolution in our kitchen, homemade buns and all. He also makes a 'dirty' chicken burger that makes me weep a little with joy.

I say marry, merry, Mary all the same as well.  My MIL is Marie pronounced almost like Mary, but not quite.  I can hear how it's different, but not imitate it.  DH says it's the same as marry, which doesn't help. 

I say all 3 differently.

Mare-y (Mary)
Meh-ree (merry) - similar to the US pronunciation that sounds the same for all 3
Mah-ree (marry) - with a short 'a'

I would pronounce the name 'Marie' the same as I pronounce 'marry' (mah-ree) [not to be confused with Marie as in Osmond (Muh-ree) ]. My brother's girlfriend is called Varie which is pronounced almost the same ('vah-ree'). In fact, Marie and Varie are variations of the same Gaelic name, Mhairi - which is Gaelic for Mary and can be pronounced either mah-ree or vah-ree.

I also pronounce shore, sure, and Shaw differently, but the people I work with (British) pronounce them all the same. 

I pronounce them all the same too .

I've always called a water fountain a "bubbler" though. According to the map, my part of Massachusetts calls it a water fountain, but I've only ever heard the word "bubbler" used. Weird.

I only lived about a mile from the RI border, so I grew up saying "bubbler" (typed this way because I never lost my Rs). But I remember it being a bone of contention at uni when I met others from around the state. Of course now I've lived in so many other places, I say water fountain.

And we always said “in town” or “into Boston.” It was never “The City.”

We said "The City" in Fitchburg, where I went to school. Or "into Boston."

In RI, it was Downcity if you were going to downtown Providence.

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