Depending on the area you live, you might say a different word than your neighbor for these simple things! A few different words for the same meaning and a few different ways to say the same word are included in this list. There are many words that mean the same thing in the United States, take a quiz after you read this article and find out where your words come from!
1. Dinner versus Supper
Traditionally Northern states use the term dinner while Southern sates use the term supper.
2. Sneakers versus Gym Shoes versus Tennis Shoes
3. Coke versus Pop versus Soda
Coke in the South, Pop in the North, and Soda is for the East and West Coasts.
4. Bags versus Corn Hole
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If you're from Chicago you probably say this game is "Bags" but if you're from Ohio, you probably call this game "Corn Hole."
5. Shopping Cart versus Buggy
In more Southern states people refer to these contraptions as "Buggys" while in the Northern states and Florida, people call these contraptions "Shopping Carts."
6. Hero versus Sub
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Across the United States, people refer to this sandwich as a "Sub" except some people in East Coast Pennsylvania regions who refer to the sandwich as a "Hero" or "Hoagie."
7. Lighting bugs versus Fireflies versus Glowworms
8. Tractor Trailers versus 18 Wheelers versus Semi
Southerners will say "18 Wheelers" more than Northerners but "Semi" and "Tractor Trailers" is used interchangeably usually.
9. Bubbler versus Water Fountain versus Drinking Fountain
Basically, the only people who call this a "Bubbler" are people from Wisconsin. "Water fountains" are mainly in the south while "drinking fountains" are mostly in the north.
10. Crayfish versus Crawfish versus Crawdaddy
11. Pajamas (with strong "ah" sound) versus Pajamas (with "jam" sound)
12. PeCAN versus PeKON
13. Crick versus Creek
