English Language

[Amethyst]

My dad was born in Pittsburgh, and grew up in Newark, NJ. He said "chawklit" for "chocolate," and "sahsages" for "sausages." We kids found this hilarious.

[Clone]

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Originally Posted by Mr._Graybeard Visiting down in Illinois' Egypt country, a store clerk put my purchase in a "sack" and told me, "Come back!" My first reaction was, Why, have I forgotten something?

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Originally Posted by MRG A young woman I knew, worked at a liquor store. She would ask if you wanted a sack. She told me one senior gentleman misheard her asking about a sack thought she asked if he wanted sex. She didn't!

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Originally Posted by Sunset That happened to me years ago as I drove across the USA, she was stunningly beautiful and after she rang everything up she wanted my answer about the sack...... I was impressed !! Unfortunately, it turned out she was not asking to hop in the sack...

A coworker of sorts from Boston was working in the Midwest temporarily. He came in one morning, and started laughing. "The girl at the grocery store asked me if I wanted the 'pop in the sack?'!! Then I realized she was going to put my soda in a bag!!