What do you call it?

Question

Some people call it coke some people say sody water.........what are some things that you call one thing and others call something else?

I call it a truck and some people say pickup!

Answer 1

In the Northeast, it's called tonic. In the Midwest, it's pop. I've also heard it called soda and soda pop.

Answer 2

In Canada, it's pop, in the US it's soda. We always had a chesterfield when I was a kid, never called it the couch. I know over in England (where mom's parents are from) they call a truck a lorry and a baby carriage is called a pram.

Answer 3

I say "shopping carts" to describe the things you put your purchases in, but people here in Texas say buggies or baskets. I've never understood it, but hey it's Texas.

Answer 4

potatoes=spuds ; pop=soda=coke ; mew juice=milk ; cackleberries=eggs ; stiff drink=whiskey ; moldie oldies=very old songs

Answer 5

In Texas we say "Ya'll" , in Cali. it's " You guys" My cosine from L.A. says Texans are lazy , he said we always try to change words because we are too lazy to pronounce the entire word.
For example:
we're they say, we are
gonna they say, going to
what's up they say, what is going on
hell the list goes on and on.........

Answer 6

truck = lory
elevator = lift
apartment = flat

Answer 7

I've always pressed buttons myself, but apparently people from the south "mash" them.

Answer 8

gasoline-petrol

hood- bonnet

trunk(of the car)- Boot

Z -Zed-Zee

Answer 9

divan, sofa, couch
sneakers, tennis shoes
refrigerator, ice box

Answer 10

pop