If you’ve lived in the United States for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed that this nation is HUGE. As I remember hearing in FFA in high school, there are fifty states spread all the way from “the state of Alaska to Puerto Rico, and from the state of Maine to Hawaii.” As of 2019, the United States comprises over three and a half million square miles of land and is populated by over 300 million people.
With a nation spanning this much land and humanity, there are bound to be regional differences. Each part of the country has its own way of life and speech. Sometimes these differences melt into daily life so much that we don’t notice them, but they definitely exist, especially in Southern Missouri. Here are 15 examples of words, phrases, and pronunciations you’ll hear around here that may make visitors think we’re crazy. See how many you recognize!
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