“You say tomato, I say tomahto.”
Regional accents and dialects run deep throughout America, and the ways people speak English are as varied as their politics.
Ask for a Coke in the South for instance, and someone will ask you what kind.
Ask for a “hogie” anywhere but Philly and no one’s going to have a clue what you’re talking about.
Joshua Katz, a Ph. D student at North Carolina State University, produced maps showing the different terms that people use for the same thing based on a linguistics survey.
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PECAN
The pronunciation of pecan varies greatly, but no matter how you say it, pecan pie is still the greatest dessert.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pecan2-e1370628618229.png)
CARAMEL
Americans in the West are throwing out the second ‘a’ in caramel.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/caramel1-e1370628664785.png)
CRAYON
No one can figure out how to say the long-loved art supplies, Crayons.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/crayon1-e1370628708859.png)
SNEAKERS, GYM SHOES OR TENNIS SHOES?
Sneakers only exist in New England and south Florida.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/tennis-shoes1-e1370628761129.png)
Y’ALL
Kentucky apparently decided to try to sound sophisticated in this survey.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/yall2-e1370628826800.png)
FIREFLY OR LIGHTNING BUG?
The West Coast loves its fireflies and is not flexible in their terminology.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lightning-bug1-e1370628885913.png)
SUB OR HOAGIE
Everyone in America calls it a sub, except Philly.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sandwhich1-e1370628943130.png)
COKE, POP, SODA, OR SOFT DRINK?
No one says soft drink, anywhere.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Unknown-e1370629070297.png)
SUNSHOWER
What kind of people live in Alabama and Mississippi?
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sun-shower1-e1370629117610.png)
MILKSHAKE
The one thing that we can all agree on, however, is our love for milkshakes.
![](https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/milkshake2-e1370629196447.png)