# Words/phrases used as shorthand for regional accents **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471 "2024-07-19T19:10:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/21 "2024-07-20T13:53:17Z")
I think G’day is pretty much the shorthand label word for Australian speech (Strine/stryne/strayan is, as I understand it, the slang _name_ for said speech). ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/22 "2024-07-20T14:03:12Z")
> [@solost](#): > > More like ‘daaa Bearss’ - slightly more sibilant ‘s’ sound. At least according to the 9000 SNL ‘Bears fan’ skits I’ve seen. The main difference with the “s” as done in the SNL skit for “Da Bears” is that it is _unvoiced_. Normally “Bears” is pronounced with a “z” sound at the end. In the skit, it’s pronounced with an “s”. That said, spelling it with extra esses may be a reasonable way to get this across. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/23 "2024-07-20T14:07:20Z")
Bless your heart. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/24 "2024-07-20T14:45:32Z")
You’re telling my favorite joke, the one that ends **Ayuh, I had a caah like that once**. ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/25 "2024-07-20T15:10:23Z")
Arrrrr. I guess that isn’t a regional access. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/26 "2024-07-20T18:42:20Z")
I went to a large university in south-central Indiana, and at one time worked at a fast food restaurant in town. There was a very localized accent near there that pronounced “burgers” as “boogies.” I had a hard time keeping a straight face the first time I took an order for a “hamboogie” or a “cheeseboogie.” I also heard more statements like, “Your car needs fixing,” or “My clothes need cleaning.” – From the land of Lenzy Hayes ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/27 "2024-07-20T19:47:30Z")
> [@Vlad\_Igor](#): > > I also heard more statements like, “Your car needs fixing,” or “My clothes need cleaning.” That at least sounds like standard register English. Did you mean " … statements like, “Your car needs fixed,” or “My clothes need cleaned (or needs washed).”? That’s a sorta common Indiana / Ohio / Pennsylvania idiom that really grates on most non-local ears. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/28 "2024-07-20T20:06:52Z")
Yes, that’s what I was referring to. My wife is a linguist, and noticed that when she started grad school in the aforementioned university. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/29 "2024-07-20T20:22:08Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@Vlad\_Igor](#): > > > > I also heard more statements like, “Your car needs fixing,” or “My clothes need cleaning.” > > That at least sounds like standard register English. > > Did you mean " … statements like, “Your car needs fixed,” or “My clothes need cleaned (or needs washed).”? That’s a sorta common Indiana / Ohio / Pennsylvania idiom that really grates on most non-local ears. That usage (I consider it an Ohio Valleyism) needs put out of our misery and buried permanently, alive or dead. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/30 "2024-07-20T22:18:52Z")
“I’m fixin’ to do…” whatever. “Y’all come” meaning come visit soon. “Over younder” meaning it’s that way. “Down there, a piece”. meaning a short distance. “Go around liars house”. meaning trying to find out the truth. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/31 "2024-07-21T02:36:00Z")
… who do their shopping at the JīnIggle. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/32 "2024-07-21T02:41:54Z")
“Whoo pig!” Guess where I’m at? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/33 "2024-07-21T02:51:48Z")
Behind the “at.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/34 "2024-07-21T03:29:13Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > … who do their shopping at the JīnIggle. And get some chipchop ham and Arn City dahntahn to watch the Stillers game. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/35 "2024-07-21T15:57:28Z")
I think you pretty much covered it; take the rest of the day off. 😄 My wife is the Yinzer and if you don’t hear from me ever again, it’s because I called her that when I wasn’t thinking and she blew her cork and I was dealt with. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/36 "2024-07-21T20:50:28Z")
Did yinz go dahn ta Picklesburgh today? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/37 "2024-07-22T02:39:43Z")
For example: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jn1L-riak](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jn1L-riak) ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471/38 "2024-07-22T03:09:49Z")
[This is Picklesburgh](https://youtu.be/NOxPr6oRasc?si=39_YL5nUEms2IFUC) We went the first year and had the pickle fried chicken, pickle ice cream, and a pickle cupcake. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-phrases-used-as-shorthand-for-regional-accents/1004471.md?page=1)