When we first moved to Utah from florida I was stumped by a few words and phrases.
1. does you daughter "tend"?
I'm thinking "sheep"???, but "Tend" means babysit, as in to tend to the children.
2. When I called the school about attendance policies I was told they were real strick about "sloughing". I was really confused until later in the conversation I realize "sloughing" meant "skipping school", it had nothing to do with snakes. ( my only point of reference)
3. Working in the NICU I "bathed" the babies. The locals "Bath-ed" the babies. They would say " I am going to "bath" the baby, Not "bathe" the baby. Still confused on that one.
But you know what, the more time we spent there the more those local expressions made me smile. Wonderful people in Utah!!
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