Have you ever heard a regional phrase or word that just tickled you?

u should come to tennessee where i live. you'd probably here alot of words u never heard. lol. i have lived here all my life i'm proud to say that & i use all the local words like fixin', y'all, sack when most people say bad & just alot of things. happy new year!

Hey spalladino! You are right! Language is funny! Now I live in NY! And the first time I hear the phrase "go with" it really confused me too! I kept waiting for the "you"! But, I learned to get used to it because it is quite commonly used here. Now it was used by the younger generation first, then I started hearing all ages using it. We really have a bunch of phrases and words here. Most of them start with the younger kids and then catch on to everyone! I like the one where they combine chilling and relax to make chilax! There are so many more! It is just so much fun! When I was in rehab I learned so many new words! At least I learned something fun!

Yes, I have. My friend from Uganda came to visit me in New England, and he said he had to make a short call. I took him back to where the phones were located, and he was like, "No, no". I said, "You said you needed to make a call..." He blushed. Apparently, when you say you need to make a call, it means you need to use the bathroom. This was years ago, and I've never forgotten that.

Hey spalladino, When I was reading your post the only one I could come up with was ya'll, which you must know by now is a Southern word. Then I was wondering where abouts you are located here in florida? I'm in Orlando. Sorry I can't come up with any other regional words or phrases. I'll probably think of some later. leenie

I've heard "it's all" or "it's ally all" instead of "it's gone" or "it's all gone" or even "it's empty". I think it's a Pennsylvania thing because I never heard it until I moved here.

I always use phrases while speaking because phrases emphasize your way of expression and it shows your command over the language.Even while writing it is useful.I like to use proverbs also such as to make a mountain out of a mole hill, a bad carpenter always quarrels with his tools etc.These proverbs are being used for a long time and it is a good way to make anyone understand what you say.

I grew up mostly in Oregon then spent a few years working an emergency room in Virginia. One day a family came in with a woman who looked obviously ill. The conversation went like this: Me: What's wrong today? Them: She fell out. Me: Of what? Them: She just fell out. Me: Yeah, I got that, but what did she fall out of? Them: No, no, you don't get it, she just plain fell out? Me: Did she fall out of a window? of a moving car? what exactly did she fall out of? Them: She didn't fall out of anything, she just fell out! Finally one of my co-workers seeing our failure to communicate clued me in that she had fainted. The only thing she'd "fallen out of" was consciousness.