It looks like How-to Tuesday is postponed until next Tuesday. That gives any of you who wanted to join us another week to come up with something splendid.
If you could tell me what part of the country (or world) you're from and what you called these two things, I'd appreciate it.
I wasn't too disappointed that it was postponed. I had a good idea but then I got sick--sore throat, a few aches, and I think a little fever. So while I skip How-to Tuesday and instead contemplate on how to get feeling better, here is your assignment.
Please don't read this and then leave. This is something I've long been curious about and you can help me.
As I was growing up, we called this long thing you sit on by a certain name. It was a name that raised a few eyebrows and even merited a couple of snickers from friends who came to visit. I'd like to know what you called the long piece of furniture that seats three or more.
Next, I'd like to know what you call this thing in front of the passenger seat of the car--the place where you stow the owner's manual, insurance cards, pens, assorted snacks, and sometimes a roll of toilet paper.
If you could tell me what part of the country (or world) you're from and what you called these two things, I'd appreciate it.I know this isn't extremely scientific and probably won't prompt me to contribute to their wikipedia pages, but it will feed my curiosity about the words used and for this word nerd, it will be be kinda fun. It might even make me feel better, which in turn gives you something you can feel really good about.
Any words you're curious about?
(Couch Image from the Corona collection at Macys.com, Glovebox Image from classicgaragedfw.com)
Comments
Glove box or glove compartment
I'm from Utah.
One word that interests me is pop vs. soda. There's a definite difference between the west and midwest.
glove box.
pop.
utah.
Are there other words for those things?
Boston had the weirdest names for things. A purse is a pocketbook. A stroller is a carriage. And soup is chowdah. (Ok. That last one is a bit much. True, but a bit much).
How-To will return. Sorry about this week.
Born and raised in Utah :)
Hope you get feeling better soon!!!!
Anyone else call the counter top the cupboard?
Fun memories to think about.
~Marie~
Vea
Keep them coming!
pop; thongs; frig.
I also had to switch daveno to sofa or couch; thongs to flip flops.
Can't wait to read some more! This was fun!
The compartment in the car is a glovebox to me.
Chesterfield or a Davenport, depending on the maker
What we currently call a "Glove Box" was originally used for storing gloves
A "jockey box" got it's name due to the fact that it was a small locked box
under the driver's seat of a wagon, a carriage, or a surrey to carry things
In the south they also call a shopping cart a buggy. And their cubes of butter aren't cubes. They're sticks. But they actually are longer and thinner, so stick really does describe it better. Kind of funny.
Soda, pop, soda pop, all fit, mainly now it is pop-that is what my kids say.
Last time I wore thongs was when my 18 yr old was born, was in labor walking down hospital hallway and had my hubby take them so I could walk barefoot. Wouldn't dream of wearing todays thongs, and kids wear flip flops (they would dream of wearing thongs either).
Butter comes in sticks, a cube is just enough to spread on bread, toast, or top potatoes.
Some of the interesting words aren't the word itself but the way it is said - po-tae-toe vrs po-tah-toe, ah-qua, a(at)qua.
Dialect makes words different, as well as well as word choices.
What is in goolash-and how do you spell it? I hear it for all kinds of food mixes.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who calls the counter top the cupboard! Just last month when we were looking at the place we moved to and comparing it to our old place, I said something like "I'm excited to have a lot more cupboard space!" My husband says "you mean counter top space?" Yes, that's what I meant...but I still call the counter top the cupboard!
Also, I say pop. :)
The thing in the car was always the glove compartment.
I was raised in Central Massachusetts, and I'm pretty sure its the rest of the country that use odd words. We rarely drank Pop, so it never really had a name, now it is coke or pepsi, depending on what is in the can.
I used to always say flip flops, until I got older and they became Jap Flaps. Now that I am in Arizona they are flip flops again, and nobody knows where the bubbler is.
Funniest name for a drinking fountain.
And our here they say "jimmies" for the sprinkles you put on ice cream. I love the different names of things.
But POP and SUCKERS kill me. Born and raised in Utah, but having lived in MA for 10 years those are the two words that bug me when I go back to Utah. It's soda and lollipops.
To answer your question,
COUCH and GLOVE BOX! can't wait to hear what you call it!!!!
born and raised in Idaho
i did say thongs, but now say flip flops.
i did say pop as a child, but now say soda.
i do say sucker, sometimes lollipop.
i currently live in utah and i CANNOT wait until it is flip flop weather. i miss mine.
Great discussion, and otherwise, it's sofa/glove compartment/flip flop/soda.
Southeastern PA