Regional Sayings: Say These 9 Words and We'll Tell You Where You Grew Up

Shame that it's US-centric. New World English has a fascinating continuum of region dialects and syncretism. For example just over the border in Western Canada, a sticker you put on a car is pronounced 'deck-al' instead of 'dee-cal'. That one is a dead giveaway for someone from AB or BC.

Grew up on the border between "trash can" and "garbage can". The former is indoors, the latter is outdoors.

I only need 5: Aaron earned an iron urn.

I love these things because I grew up all over the US and use terms from different places in a way that's inconsistent and hard to place. Once I did a quiz and it was really totally off.

The way the south ends after Orlando always cracks me up. Growing up in Broward it felt like all my friends parents were lat am immigrants or ex new yorkers

As someone who’s not from the US but learned the language mostly from listening to americans it’s funny how my answers are all over the place here.

Now I’m wondering if I’m the only one who grew up calling a semi / tractor trailer a “Mack truck”.

I'd just like for someone to tell me where the next "reckuhd sale" will be.

i know where i grew up