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That's a definite Minnesota thing I noticed when I moved here. That and rubber binder rather than rubber band.
The biggest thing that followed me out of state is "at". "Where are you at?" My admin assistant when I was in Virginia heard me on the phone one day when I asked somebody "Where are you at?" And she screamed at me from across the hall like I'd poked her child in the eye. She was an English major and apparently English majors live for these moments in life.
Minnesotans also refer to "Duck, Duck, Goose" as "Duck, Duck, Grey Duck". They cannot be trusted.
I was at my sisters changing jobs party in Minnesota once. I asked what they had on tap and just got a stunned look from the waitress. My sister had to translate to me that they have draws and don't know what on tap means.
I believe its tatertot casserole. Either that or a very attractive woman. I don't know MN lingo well.
In the Northeast people stand "on line". Everywhere else (that I know of) people stand "in line".
Iowan is the purest and most beautiful form of spoken English. It's not even debatable. Don't @ me.
Iowan is the purest and most beautiful form of spoken English. It's not even debatable. Don't @ me.
That’s because if you correctly translate the Scandinavian children’s game. It comes out as duck, duck, grey duck.
It also adds another element to the game where when you bop kids on the head you say things like duck, duck, blue duck, fast duck, green duck, grey duck. Trying to get people to jump up on the wrong word like green and they lose.
It’s not our fault everyone plays it wrong and doesn’t know how it actually is played.
The main point of the game is trick people not the chase.
It's a terrible game, especially if there is a kid with a speech problem and d sounds like f.
The divergence started in Sweden. Both versions of the game exist in Sweden.
https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/10/10/minnesota-duck-duck-gray-duck/
He later learned there a several versions of this game. But, there are two in particular that come from Sweden. One called “Anka Anka Gås,” which translates into “Duck, Duck Goose.” Another is “Anka Anka Grå Anka,” which translates into “Duck, Duck, Gray Duck.” He believes the Swedes with that version likely made their way to Minnesota.
