How do you speak?

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Linguistics Poster. Map of US, says, "How do YOU speak?" with region-specific words and phrases. See webpage for full description.
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Linguistics Poster. Map of US, says, "How do YOU speak?" with region-specific words and phrases. See webpage for full description.
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On Poster

A colorful map of the United States.

It says "How do YOU speak?" And then lists a bunch of regional specific phrases: 

  • pop
  • roly poly
  • bubbler
  • brew thru
  • sunshower
  • roundabout
  • potato bug
  • rotary
  • coke
  • "may-uh-naze"
  • "man-aze"
  • The 5
  • crawfish
  • crawdad
  • sub
  • kitty-corner
  • catty-corner
  • "carra-mel"
  • "car-ml"
  • devil's night
  • traffic circle

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Poster size: 11 x 17 in. Created by Emily Hillman.