Very nice - is that a thunderbird pickup in the neck?
AbstractLinguist
joined 2 years ago
First reaction: wtf is that even
Second reaction after searching: OMG THIS IS IT!
So thanks for that. This is a pretty big relief, even though it doesn’t change my lived experience. Having a word for it helps so much!
Yeah, I’m just trying to make a soft landing in the non-binary zone.
Also Michigan and much of Indiana (not sure of Indianapolis and south of there). You get a little bit of it in western NY state too.
I grew up saying 'pop,' but have acquiesced to saying 'soda' once I moved outside of Michigan.