Please let us know where you r and what u r doing. We all love u.

I'm back at the shore and watching the Olympics with my son.

Beth! It's not "back at the shore", it's "downtheshore"! You'll be pegged as an interloper without the local vernacular! ;-)



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The Coast.

You can save that for Seattle. When you go to the coast, it's usually referred to as the beach.

If you go to a lake or a river, it's usually referred to as the lake or river Not the beach.

has lessened the difference, but here's one.

In the '90s, I lived in SoCal. "Let's hook up later" meant "Let's get together and do something later" or "Let's talk later."

I moved to NJ and told this dude, "Let's hook up later." I meant get together to study. That's not what he thought I meant.

ETA: Here the beach is where the ocean meet the sand. The inlet, although it has sand, is not the beach. The back bays are not the ocean.

Shoobies get it wrong.

And I really should have said, "I'm back on the island" rather than the shore.



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Not to mention a whole host of other words. :D

Tingley rubbers. Those got me laughing every time!

For americans who don't know, Tingley's is a brand name of rubber over shoes for mens dress shoes.