like the lady from western Mass, I used all the same terms she did,still do. Of course being from New England means that I toss off the “r” at the end of words, many times the “r’ that is in words too, who needs it? It makes my southern born husband nuts and he is always trying to correct me at our old age! According to him (and I must say he is right on this ), I say car as something like “kaia” (maybe. close but not quite it), roof is “ruff”, crayons are “crans”. Then of course we bought booze at “the packy” (short for package store, I guess inferring that the booze would be safely tucked away in discreet paper bags (which were called “paper sacks” when I lived in Texas), here in upstate NY it is the liquor store. My husband makes “pastries” for soups when I make dumplings with the same recipe, he wears bedroom shoes around the cabin while I prefer my slippers. He is from N. Carolina, raised by his Cherokee Gram and I am from Connecticut, my family from Maine, the towns and reservations of US crossing into the Canadian Nations (Indians and Scot ancestry). While we are at it, many folks in the US will try to correct us waen we say we are Indians, wanting us to use the term “Native Americans” that came out by white folks thinking it would be more politically correct. BUT, nobody ever asked the Indians and all tribes prefer the term Indians (visit any Indian tribal web site, we are indeed proudly Indians). I think Canada has it right using the term “The Nations” for Indian tribes and their designated lands. So, feel free to refer to American Indians as such, it shows more knowledge and respect than most folks here have. nough said on that. Here we say soda, all carbonated drinks,same in New England and this part of New York. Locals here (Argyle, NY)are proudly from Scot ancestors and they have their own accent, like most of the native Adirondack mountain folks. If you are new to the area and out of touch with the way things are done here in this scrappy farming community you are a “flatlander”.
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