What's the term called, when a local area has a special word/s for certain things there, but visitors don't know it and maybe don't pronounce it "correctly" so the locals then know that the person is really a visitor?
I'll think of it right when I fall asleep tonight... maybe.
@CJLavoie Colloquial.
Merriam-Webster defines colloquialism as "a local or regional dialect expression", meaning words or expressions that are unique to different regions.
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Shibboleth
It's a very interesting concept (to me). Reading about it now on Wikipedia.
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But can you pronounce the word on the sign in the wiki example?
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No, I've never been to New Orleans! Can you?
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But of course.
Chop-a-toolas
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I'm in St Louis, and we have many many many words that are (mis)pronounced differently by locals. Many. Too many to list here. lol
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I think any place with a population that’s been there long enough has them and uses them to discern outsiders. I’ve lived in many states in US and they all had them.
One variation is when asking directions, they say “turn right where the <place> used to be.” If you’re new to the area, you won’t know, so it’s another form of testing you.
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Boerne, Texas
(burn-e)