In my kid's #lexicon : "holy #balls ," e.g., "holy balls, it's hot out." #colloquialisms

@theotherbrook @JdeBP @Westernspinster @feditips
Not at all. It's just very uncommon, in my experience (like calling the toilet a "WC" or a "lavoratory"). It could be that is just your family, or it could be the area where you live.

Most Americans say either "soda" or "pop," but a small percent say "soda pop." It's a location thing, in that case.

In another case...
My Scottish Great-Grandmother immigrated to the USA around 1890. Four generations of us ladies have kept the tradition of saying things like "Are ye daft er deef?" (Are you stupid or deaf?) and "Keep yer britches on!"

We're all very American, but our #ancestry still comes through in little ways.

#dialects #colloquialisms

does the phrase "welcome IN" annoy anybody but me?

I feel like the "in" part is implied in the "welcome" already. You can't welcome somebody out... lol
It's redundant, IMO 😂

#words #phrases #colloquialisms #sayings

“With the price of these eggs” is the new label of the 2023 economy

Used colloquially:

“People can’t wait to spend their money on payday”
“..With the Price of these eggs?”

Or.

“Nobody’s got money for any of that with the price of these eggs”

#eggs #🥚 #withthepriceoftheseeggs #economy #2023 #bipoc #colloquialisms

I say it all the time!!

#USSouth #Southern #Contractions #Yall #Georgia #Colloquialisms

🤣🤣😂 us provincial sorts are going to be fine for a long while.
#ChatGPT...

If the machines start coming for use switch into Pirate Bumpkin immediately 😂

#Westcountry #Somerset #Bumpkin #WheresItToo #Pirate #Farmer #Language #MachineLearning #Funny #BritishEnglish #Dialect #Colloquialisms #LifeHack #MachinesCantDoSnark