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humanodon · 3990 days ago · link · · parent · post: How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

It determined that I'm from the metro Boston region. I'm surprised that water fountains are only referred to as "bubblers" in two small regions in the US.

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katakowsj · 3989 days ago · link ·

"Bubblers" huh? Never heard of them referred that way here in the Detroit area. Do know that "bubblers" are used by here by folks to keep their big boats sitting in the water dockside all winter. Bubblers are used to created moving water under a boat to keep ice from forming around the boats hull.

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