What do you call it?

i usally say vacum. i also say ya'll, or if ya unt to! wich is if you want to, many diffrent people have many diffrent lauges it's fun learning others .

I call a vacuum a vacuum, a soda is a pop, rubber bands are called elastic bands, I say you guys instead of y'all A shower is a shower, a bath is soaking in the tub Others are: Bathroom or washroom? Its a bathroom no or naw? (depends on who im talking to) yes or yep? (again depends) Coke or Cola? (Coke) Shades or curtains? (curtains) Specs or Glasses? Thumbtack or pushpin? i just call it a tack phone me or call me? i tend to say call me. or I'll call you.

I have a vacuum cleaner. I wash with soap in my bath. I say bath like it has an 'r' in the middle. I have a duvet on my bed but that is a doona in Australia. I wear my swimming costume in England and my bathers in Australia. I wear trousers and Americans wear pants. I wear sunglasses in England and sunnies in Australia. I go in a lift in England and in an elevator in America. I am fascinated by language.

Soda and Pop - you mentioned these already. We have lived all over the country and it seems every move, the stuff is called one or the other and I was usually calling it the other way for the place we were living. I remember living where there was a strong German or Amish influence and it was "shut the lights", not "turn off the lights". How about spatula? The hamburger "turner"/"flipper" is called a spatula so much. Linguistics or just don't know any better? Or how about traffic terms - a u turn called a "u - e"? A Hollywood stop, a California stop - numerous others. "Dinner" or "supper"? have "a" breakfast, have breakfast.

This is a great discussion :) I know what you say depends on where you are from, so it is interesting to see how others use certain terms.