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ANYHOW the "whachyoucallit" syndrome spans many countries as well as states and sometimes cities.
In Detroit we called what people here in ohio refer to as a "fork lift" a Hi-lo. I came here and was looking to use the hi-lo and nobody had a clue what I was talking about.
Then we have one guy from "buckeye lake" area that calls it a "Tow Motor" and buckeye lake is a half hour from here.
When I lived in Kentucky we called the knit caps you wear on your head during the winter (if you do) a "toboggan". Then I went to Michigan in 6th grade, one winter before I caught the bus I was running around because I had lost my toboggan asking the teachers in each class if they had seen it. They all looked at me like I was an idiot.
Last teacher said to me "You can't bring your sled to school anyway" and I looked at him like he was an idiot because I had no idea what he was talking about.
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