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Subject: RE: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally
Differently         From Each Other
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 14:07:52 -0500
From: Bigwood, David <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>


Yes, The City only refers to Manhattan.

Growing up in central Mass we called those sandwiches "grinders" Sweet,
fizzy drinks were "tonics" or sodas. And the local convenience store was
a "spa". Even folks from Hartford would think there were plenty of
mineral springs in the area not understanding the usage. I never knew
that some areas of Wisc. also had "bubblers."

The maps covered usage as well as pronunciation. Those are two separate
topics.

David Bigwood
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Subject: Re: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally
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One comment I have about "the City" map. "The City" in reference doesn't
refer just to New York City, but distinctly to Manhattan (mostly
coterminous with New York County, but not fully). I've lived in the
boroughs of Queens and Bronx, so the other four boroughs are not
considered part of "the City."

Joshua
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Joshua Davidowitz
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