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Tiger2003

Kill or be Killed

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Mar 11, 2011 1:06 AM
Up here in Grand Forks

Nor'Dakoda
You betcha and Okey Dokey
A snack is a bunny lunch
Mar 11, 2011 1:06am
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Fab4Runner

Tits McGee

6,196 posts
Mar 11, 2011 9:09 AM
THE4RINGZ;707088 wrote:Redd up means to clean and straighten quickly.
But why and how did that saying come about?
THE4RINGZ;707089 wrote:My grandmother used to call her couch/ sofa a "Davenport".
Mine still does.
Mar 11, 2011 9:09am
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thavoice

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14,376 posts
Mar 11, 2011 9:25 AM
Curly J;707003 wrote:Here's a few towns in Indiana where I used to work. It was always funny to listent o the Dispatchers mispronounce them.

Versailles, Ver-sai...no it's Ver-sales
Milan, Ma-lawn...no it's My-Lan
Vevay, Ve-vay...no it's Vee-vee

There is a Versailles in Ohio as well.....traditional football power.

Also is a Houston.....prounounced HOUSE-ton
Mar 11, 2011 9:25am
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queencitybuckeye

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7,117 posts
Mar 11, 2011 11:20 AM
thavoice;707265 wrote:Also is a Houston.....prounounced HOUSE-ton

Gateway to Russia (ru she). :)
Mar 11, 2011 11:20am
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Mohican00

Dirty White Boy

3,394 posts
Mar 11, 2011 11:22 AM
Nevada Ohio is "Nuh-VAY-duh"

Bellefontaine is just absolutely butchered. "Bell-fountain"??
Mar 11, 2011 11:22am
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THE4RINGZ

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Mar 11, 2011 12:24 PM
Fab4Runner;707247 wrote:But why and how did that saying come about?



Mine still does.

I don't know the origin of the term "redd up" I just know when I was a kid our neighbor's used the term frequently.
Mar 11, 2011 12:24pm
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se-alum

The Biggest Boss

13,948 posts
Mar 11, 2011 1:32 PM
Fab4Runner;707247 wrote:But why and how did that saying come about?



Mine still does.
Redd up - The terms redd and redd up came to the American Midlands from the many Scottish immigrants who settled there. Meaning "to clear an area or to make it tidy," redd is still used in Scotland and Northern Ireland; in the United States it is especially common in Pennsylvania as the phrasal verb redd up. The term, which goes back to Old Norse rydhja, can be traced from the 15th century to the present, particularly in dialects of Scotland and the North of England.
Mar 11, 2011 1:32pm
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bigkahuna

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4,454 posts
Mar 11, 2011 3:26 PM
Mohican00;707438 wrote:Nevada Ohio is "Nuh-VAY-duh"

Bellefontaine is just absolutely butchered. "Bell-fountain"??

I love seeing people not from around the area say Bella-fawn-tayne.

I'm shocked at how many people don't know how to pronounce Celina and Lima as well.
Mar 11, 2011 3:26pm
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thavoice

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14,376 posts
Mar 11, 2011 3:39 PM
bigkahuna;708046 wrote:I love seeing people not from around the area say Bella-fawn-tayne.

I'm shocked at how many people don't know how to pronounce Celina and Lima as well.

Well...there is LEEMa Peru....but yea.....just looking at it I would think its easy to prounce..........Celina......Dont know how people call it Seleena.
Mar 11, 2011 3:39pm
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grodt

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1,588 posts
Mar 11, 2011 4:10 PM
I always pronounced Cuyahoga Falls Cuy-a-hog(like hoagie)-a but a friend of mine from near there pronounced it Cuy-a-hawg-a. I never did find out which is the "correct" way to say it.
Mar 11, 2011 4:10pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Mar 12, 2011 11:44 AM
New York city - instead of for here. it is 'for stay'.
Anywhere in the northeast where they call pizzas 'pies'. Pizza is pizza. chocolate and cherry are pies.
In southeast Ohio you have 'store bought' food, assumedly as opposed to homemade.
Mar 12, 2011 11:44am
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Con_Alma

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12,198 posts
Mar 12, 2011 12:24 PM
From New York up through New England if any word including names end in the letter "a" it's pronounced with an "er" sound. It's the strangest thing.
Mar 12, 2011 12:24pm
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adog

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567 posts
Mar 12, 2011 12:48 PM
I Wear Pants;706231 wrote:We in Ohio tend to put unnecessary prepositions at the end of sentences.
WHat do you mean?...Whatcha gettin at?
Mar 12, 2011 12:48pm
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believer

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8,153 posts
Mar 13, 2011 8:44 AM
Thread Bomber;706781 wrote:I'm surprised you have heard anything other than "fuck you Rogers"
Douche is douche does eh Threadie?
Mar 13, 2011 8:44am
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Bio-Hazzzzard

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1,027 posts
Mar 14, 2011 9:55 PM
The Amish destroy the letter J with a Ch.

I chust don't understand why Chacob and Chohn talk like this.
Mar 14, 2011 9:55pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Mar 14, 2011 10:43 PM
Bio-Hazzzzard;712458 wrote:The Amish destroy the letter J with a Ch.

I chust don't understand why Chacob and Chohn talk like this.
Zey only talk like that on Zursdays.
Mar 14, 2011 10:43pm
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Rocketsfan

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139 posts
Mar 15, 2011 7:46 AM
Here's one that drives me nuts. When someone needs to know something they say..." I have a curiosity question ". What the hell is a " curiosity " question ??
Two people where I work have said that to me. Strange.
Mar 15, 2011 7:46am
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OneBuckeye

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Mar 15, 2011 7:58 AM
grodt;708117 wrote:I always pronounced Cuyahoga Falls Cuy-a-hog(like hoagie)-a but a friend of mine from near there pronounced it Cuy-a-hawg-a. I never did find out which is the "correct" way to say it.

You way is correct. That is like people calling Chicago Chicawga which I have heard many times.
Mar 15, 2011 7:58am