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#itscalledasemi #colloquialism #eastcoastlingo
MayJasper What would you write if you were? 😊 6y
ralexist @MayJasper - We call them Semis, singular = Semi. Short for semi-trailer since the trailer doesn't have four wheels. I get the tractor-trailer thing, I just find it hard to say since tractors aren't what's usually hauled by them these days. But I also say soda, while everyone else here in MN says pop 🙂 (edited) 6y
LauraBeth That‘s what we call them in the south 😀 6y
MayJasper Very interesting, thanks @ralexist. I say pop too, but the usual term here (Midlands, UK) is fizzy drinks. 6y
Amie We say "semi" here in Ohio too. Tractor means farm equipment to me ? 6y
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