- Alice ( @Alice@beehaw.org ) 2•6 days ago
The one about it raining when the sun is out is a trick question. It’s definitely called “the devil beating his wife”, but I don’t call it that because that’s weird
Several of those are direct translations of places that Americans immigrated from
- FrostyCaveman ( @FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee ) 2•6 days ago
Americans say “youse” too? Huh, I thought that was exclusively a bogan thing
- rozwud ( @rozwud@beehaw.org ) 2•5 days ago
My mom grew up in the rural outskirts of Cincinnati and says youse. Meanwhile my dad, who grew up more inside the city, constantly made fun of her for it.
I got Cincinnati and two random places I’ve never even visited as my top three results, probably because my way of speaking is a super mixed bag from living in different places. Language is weird.
- Perhapsjustsniffit ( @Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca ) 2•6 days ago
East coast Canadians as well.
- Alice ( @Alice@beehaw.org ) 2•6 days ago
Yeah, mainly in the northeast. I’m in the southeast and I basically only hear it from cartoon mobsters.
Surprised it’s not more widespread, actually. It seems like the easiest way to pluralize “you”.
- MelodiousFunk ( @MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ) 2•7 days ago
Yas (pronounced yuhz)
- Jake Farm ( @Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz ) English1•6 days ago
I somehow wound up in Fresno and Boston the first time I took the quiz.