The North
See also: Inland Northern American English and North Central American English- braht or brat - bratwurst
- breezeway (widespread) - a hallway connecting two buildings
- bubbler (esp. Wisconsin and the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys) - a water fountain
- clout (originally Chicago, now widespread) - political influence
- davenport (widespread) - a sofa, or couch
- euchre (throughout the North) - card game similar to spades
- fridge (throughout North and West) - refrigerator
- hot dish (esp. Minnesota) - a simple entree cooked in a single dish, related to casserole
- paczki (in Polish settlement areas, esp. Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin) - a jelly donut
- pop (widespread in North and West) - a soft drink, carbonated soda
- sack (Southern Ohio) - a bag at a grocery store
- soda (parts of Wisconsin) - soft drink
- toboggan (South Eastern Ohio and Central Kentucky) - a ski cap
- Yooper (Michigan) - people who reside in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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“We should declare war on North Vietnam.... We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.”
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“New York is a meeting place for every race in the world, but the Chinese, Armenians, Russians, and Germans remain foreigners. So does everyone except the blacks. There is no doubt but that the blacks exercise great influence in North America, and, no matter what anyone says, they are the most delicate, spiritual element in that world.”
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