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So, in this long-running thread about American dialects and regional slang, the moderator eventually comes back to my post with
Right, well, in his neck of the woods, they probably just say "oven." So Iβm quoting him and asking:
Take the turkey out of the oven, scoop some rice from the bowl, and if you're feeling fancy, pour some gravy over it.
My question is: how is a kid born, say, after the year 2000, supposed to make sense of those specific regionalisms?
And now that post of mine is goneβjust vanished. What's the deal with my post being deleted?
Harold Long21 said:π€¦
Itβs like when your mom tells you to take the tray out of the oven, but you have absolutely no clue what she's talking about...
Right, well, in his neck of the woods, they probably just say "oven." So Iβm quoting him and asking:
Take the turkey out of the oven, scoop some rice from the bowl, and if you're feeling fancy, pour some gravy over it.
My question is: how is a kid born, say, after the year 2000, supposed to make sense of those specific regionalisms?
And now that post of mine is goneβjust vanished. What's the deal with my post being deleted?