What do you call a water/drinking fountain?
I call it a bubbler, with a soft r. Isn’t it a cute thing to call it?!
What do you call the directionals in a car? Directional or blinker? I switch between the two. I say directional when inside the car, but blinker when I’m looking at someone else’s car. ”They’ve left their blinker on for five minutes now!”
I would be kidding myself if I said I dropped my R’s very often. That’s a rare thing. I just don’t emphasize my R’s super hard. They’re soft, but they’re there.
I have literally never in my life until right now heard anyone call the turn signal a directional. I am like, in shock. Is this a real thing? DIRCETIONAL? I never even heard blinker until I went to Oregon. I’ve always called it a turn signal.
/east tennessee hillbilly reporting for duty.
water fountain and indicator.
-A south texan
Water Fountain, Turn Signal.
-A NORTH texan.
Water fountain and turn signal.
-Western PA
Water fountain and a blinker. I never heard anyone ever say “bubbler” in my whole life until last summer. Hmm.
- New Jersey
fountain and indicator (funny thing really, since it’s you indicating where you want to go)
- England
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cats10 reblogged this from captainlanta and added:
Its fountain/water...em signals. I’m...Prairie Canada...
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fatinsf answered:
Water Fountain and Turn Signal - Tennessee. Obviously North Texas and Tennessee are correct.
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serenemissk reblogged this from perfectlyqueer and added:
signal (occasionally blinker) - Central Texas
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captainboobs reblogged this from geekgirlsmash and added:
fountain / indicater.English, north londoner.
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bedbugsbiting answered:
I have never heard any of these terms. This is weird. I say “water fountain” and “turn signal.”
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tesseralharmonics reblogged this from monasequeda and added:
“Bubbler” is a peculiarly New England term for water fountain. Then again, the older folk in these parts also call soda...
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kinghat answered:
Water fountain and turn signal- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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becausegretchensaidso reblogged this from elleeldritchunderground and added:
You guys are blowing my mind right now. Directional? Indicator? What?! I always say water fountain, and I switch between...
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monasequeda reblogged this from alpha-lima-lima-papa
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arcademia reblogged this from captainlanta and added:
fountain. Blinkers or...And Emergency lights...just that....
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ttssgg reblogged this from hufflepug and added:
blinker. -Chicago by way
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reddoorsandlemontrees answered:
Water fountain, blinker.
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midnight-naiad reblogged this from hufflepug and added:
Drinking fountain, and blinker or turn signal. I’m from Central Texas but I’ve got a bunch of midwest in the way I say...
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hufflepug reblogged this from alpha-lima-lima-papa and added:
Water fountain. Directional if it’s someone else on the road (USE YOUR FUCKIN DIRECTIONAL MOTHERFUCKER), blinker if I’m...
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alpha-lima-lima-papa reblogged this from geekgirlsmash and added:
Drinking fountain and turn signals. And hazard lights or blinkers for emergencies. I’ve never heard of the term...
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lucanias answered:
But it blinks. And it also gives an idea of direction. So all these names are accurate yes
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markatch answered:
Water fountain/ drinking fountain
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nopholom reblogged this from lucanias and added:
fountain and indicator (funny thing really, since it’s you indicating where you want to go) - England
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leezlemon reblogged this from matadelanimasola and added:
Water fountain, Blinker :) -South Eastern Minnesota. Like… Deep south.-
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sirpuddleduck reblogged this from geekgirlsmash and added:
It’s always been a water fountain to me. And I think I alternate pretty evenly between blinker and turn signal. I...
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lucanias reblogged this from thatwholebrevitything and added:
Water fountain and a blinker. I never heard anyone ever say “bubbler” in my whole life until last summer. Hmm. - New...
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captainlanta reblogged this from geekgirlsmash and added:
Just ‘fountain’. Or water fountain. Aaand I call turn signals ‘tickers’. Cos they tick. ((Directional? Indicator? Four...
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matadelanimasola reblogged this from perfectlyqueer and added:
Drinking fountain, and either turn signal or blinker. -South Central Minnesotan, currently living in North East MN
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idowhatiwantthor reblogged this from perfectlyqueer and added:
water fountain and blinker - north texas
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geekgirlsmash reblogged this from thelefthandedwifeinhiding and added:
Drinking Fountain, and turn signal. Blinkers/flashers are the emergency lights. -Ohio Native who spent 5 years living in...
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perfectlyqueer reblogged this from thatwholebrevitything and added:
drinking fountain -Southwestern Michigan
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thatwholebrevitything reblogged this from lucillebruise and added:
Water fountain and turn signal. -Western PA
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vanboobsenstein reblogged this from lucillebruise and added:
So nobody else says sippy spout and flicky plastic bit???
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missgingerlee answered:
Turn signal and water fountain. South GA/middle TN hybrid represent!
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bbc03indisguise answered:
Drinking fountain and blinker -Upstate NY
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sunny1 answered:
water fountain, turn signal
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punkrockmuffinatrix answered:
Water fountain, turn signal/blinker, my grandmother called it a bubbler - New England.
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elleeldritchunderground reblogged this from thelefthandedwifeinhiding and added:
Water fountain and blinker!
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lucillebruise reblogged this from thelefthandedwifeinhiding and added:
Water Fountain, Turn Signal. -A NORTH texan.
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quichelotta reblogged this from thelefthandedwifeinhiding and added:
Water fountain and turn signal -Washingtonian
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muralgirl reblogged this from that1girlsierra and added:
In Canada (at least the parts I am familiar with:) Water fountain/drinking fountain. Turn signal or just signal. Never...
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internalsummer answered:
I call it a turn signal but it’s also common to hear blinker where I’m from in Ohio. Ever heard of a berm?
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thelefthandedwifeinhiding reblogged this from that1girlsierra and added:
water fountain and indicator. -A south texan
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dialling-footnoterphone answered:
Water/drinking fountain, blinker or turn signal
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