Post by donutsmakemegonuts on Mar 3, 2017 12:30:06 GMT -5
I would take it to mean a regular pen. I wouldn't know what else they meant either lol. I have heard people say this where I live too, and I always thought it was a regional thing, not an age thing. I have also heard people say "coke soda". It kinda drives me nuts
I have a tuna story! At my old work they had a sign on the microwave, "Do not microwave fish." Coworker got caught microwaving tuna from the can. He said, "It's not fish. It's tuna."
Post by somersault72 on Mar 3, 2017 14:21:42 GMT -5
Now that you mention it, my dad always says "ink pen." He's almost 62. I've never really thought twice about it. I don't think I know anyone else that does this.
I'd guess, since we're talking about verbally, it is to differentiate between an ink pen and a pin, aka straight pin, safety pin.
So yeah maybe regional because to me, pen and pin cannot be confused.
My H now says "ink pen" because he's from a part of the country where "pen" and "pin" sound the same (I am not, lol). He asked me for a what I thought was a "pin" once, and after going across the house to my sewing stuff and bringing a straight pin back to him, he started laughing and now always says "ink pen" for "pen." It's the only place where his accent comes out, ha.
I've heard it from some olds around me, but not that often.
It doesn't really sound like peen in GA, lol. More like a pen and pin are both pin. I was so confused as a Yankee transplant child.
I believe you if you are talking about South Georgia, but beyond that I have never heard someone say pen and pin where they couldn't be distinguished.
My freshman college roommate was from a small town in NC and we had this exact misunderstanding early on in our living together, lol. She asked me to hand her a pin and I was like, "....I don't wear pins...?" And she said, "No! A peein, that you wraht weeith." (That's honestly how it sounded).
I believe you if you are talking about South Georgia, but beyond that I have never heard someone say pen and pin where they couldn't be distinguished.
My freshman college roommate was from a small town in NC and we had this exact misunderstanding early on in our living together, lol. She asked me to hand her a pin and I was like, "....I don't wear pins...?" And she said, "No! A peein, that you wraht weeith." (That's honestly how it sounded).
My brother's girlfriend is from Eastern Kentucky and has a similar accent. She's the sweetest person and I feel bad asking "what's that?" all the time.
I have a tuna story! At my old work they had a sign on the microwave, "Do not microwave fish." Coworker got caught microwaving tuna from the can. He said, "It's not fish. It's tuna."
My freshman college roommate was from a small town in NC and we had this exact misunderstanding early on in our living together, lol. She asked me to hand her a pin and I was like, "....I don't wear pins...?" And she said, "No! A peein, that you wraht weeith." (That's honestly how it sounded).
My brother's girlfriend is from Eastern Kentucky and has a similar accent. She's the sweetest person and I feel bad asking "what's that?" all the time.
We also had a more serious incident involving a "spatter" on my jacket.
My brother's girlfriend is from Eastern Kentucky and has a similar accent. She's the sweetest person and I feel bad asking "what's that?" all the time.
We also had a more serious incident involving a "spatter" on my jacket.
I personally say them the same, but now I've been saying them in my head all day and, frankly, I am not sure how I say them. I just asked my 2 year old to tell me what a pen was (showing him the pen) and he just stared at me weirdly.