The South is Crazy

[gfish]

Found this set of US linguistic maps linked from Kuro5hin. Lots of fun, but I particularly love the map for 'What is your generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?'.

Beyond the soda/pop issue, the fact that people use 'coke' generically always cracks me up. Does the Coca-Cola company advertise in writing journals telling people not to do this?

I'm a bit disappointed that there wasn't a map for 'Do you pronounse pin and pen the same?', just so I could prove that I'm not crazy.

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[runnerwolf.livejournal.com]

I couldn't even hear the difference between pen and pin until I had lived outside of WV for 7 years. I still have to think about it to pronounce them diferently.