Ishpy or ishpi, used for something icky, forbidden, or not to be touched, drew responses from listeners with Scandinavian family backgrounds. Reported family variants include ishie poo, ishta, and ish, especially in Norwegian-American households...
In Ireland you’ll find that some folks have an odd habit of gasping in mid-conversation. A Texan who lived in Dublin for years says he found this speech trait disconcerting. The hosts explain that this “pulmonic ingressive” is...
Amelia in Logan, Utah wondered whether her family’s Thanksgiving meal, served from a kitchen island, was buffet style or smorgasbord style. In everyday American English, a smorgasbord is essentially a kind of buffet, a spread of small dishes that...