alythto[Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation@lemmy.worldEnglish·7 months agoGame: Name a fun fact about where you're from and others will try to guess where that ismessage-squarearrow-up186arrow-down15message-square193file-textfedilink
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareGame: Name a fun fact about where you're from and others will try to guess where that isalythto[Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation@lemmy.worldEnglish·7 months agomessage-square193file-textfedilink
minus-squarelittleblue✨Englisharrow-up12arrow-down0·7 months agoedit-27 months agolinkfedilinkThere’s a word coined in this town’s specific dialect that means “catty corner, kitty corner, or diagonal”. Hint: the first two syllables of that word are “anti”, though the “t” is not a full fricative stop.
minus-squarejust_ducky_in_NHEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkThis one is too tough for me!
minus-squareIunnraisEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkThe only possible word that comes to mind is “anticlockwise” used in (some parts of?) the UK instead of “counterclockwise”… but that doesn’t exactly match “diagonally”. Is it the word though?
minus-squarelittleblue✨Englisharrow-up2arrow-down0·7 months agoedit-27 months agolinkfedilinkThe word is “antigogglin’”, pronounced: any-goggln. 🤓 Bonus hint: the area fought for the North in the Civil War.
minus-squareServaisEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkHello, FYI we moved to !casualconversation@lemm.ee
There’s a word coined in this town’s specific dialect that means “catty corner, kitty corner, or diagonal”.
Hint: the first two syllables of that word are “anti”, though the “t” is not a full fricative stop.
This one is too tough for me!
What do I win? 🤩🥳
The only possible word that comes to mind is “anticlockwise” used in (some parts of?) the UK instead of “counterclockwise”… but that doesn’t exactly match “diagonally”. Is it the word though?
The word is “antigogglin’”, pronounced: any-goggln. 🤓
Bonus hint: the area fought for the North in the Civil War.
North Carolina in the US?
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