Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT: August 24-28, 2009
cgarci21:
Its dictionary definition is to be neat or trim but I think, insofar as connotative use, the definition is different based on place. I've always heard 'natty' used to describe something worn/old, which is apparently wrong. It may just be one of those locational colloquialisms, like 'pop'. I've called soda 'pop' all my life but its only called 'pop' in the midwest US, everywhere else its soda. Meh.
maddness:
I live in the midwest and have never called it pop or soda pop. My step-sister, who is from Denver, calls it pop.
Watched Pot:
--- Quote from: maddness on 30 Aug 2009, 19:52 ---I live in the midwest and have never called it pop or soda pop. My step-sister, who is from Denver, calls it pop.
--- End quote ---
According to this map, you live in Cherry County, Nebraska.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Sodavspopvscoke.png
Akima:
--- Quote from: Watched Pot on 30 Aug 2009, 18:00 ---Living in America, I've never heard the word used to describe any garment less than, say, 20 years old and in a condition that shows its age.
--- End quote ---
Fair enough. Down here, we'd call a garment like that "daggy".
maddness:
Nope ... I once went through Nebraska on the way to Denver. I challenge the correctness of that map. I was born and raised in Chicago and, excepting my grandmother's cousin who calls it Sodee Pop, I never heard anyone refer to it as pop until I met my step-family. My grandmother's cousin is from Alton, IL, within spitting distance of Missouri.
I've only ever seen the use of natty in literature and that was always the original meaning. I've never personally heard any one use natty. I've heard someone say that another person was nattily dressed, but they meant neatly. If it's used as slang for something old and worn, then it's just not been used so much in my area.
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