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Post by jemali on Apr 3, 2016 2:44:55 GMT
I am in Minnesota and it is pretty common here. I didn't realize people in other areas didn't say it.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 3, 2016 2:49:18 GMT
Another Minnesotan who hears it from time to time IRL, and have used it occasionally myself. Usually though I will say expen$ive, LOL.
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Post by lancermom on Apr 3, 2016 2:50:59 GMT
I use it all the time. Spendy is actually used for something that's more expensive than I would normally spend on that item, but still less than something i would term as expensive. Sort of like tiny is smaller than small. Yes this!! And I live in Minnesota.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Apr 3, 2016 4:09:52 GMT
I've only seen the word 'spendy' used online. Never in real life. I would use the word pricey and that's what I've heard people in real life use as well. I put 'spendy' in with other trendy words like 'yummy' and 'nom nom.' I'd expect to see it used in blogs or something.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 4:34:31 GMT
Hahaha!!! Absolutely. i went to college in MN and we were called Oles... the bookstore sold t-shirts that said Ole Buckets Now I'm going to start thinking in Minnesotan and will probably be saying, "Wanna go with?" by morning. ETA: don't know where your quote disappeared to???
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Post by melanell on Apr 3, 2016 4:42:47 GMT
I use it all the time. Spendy is actually used for something that's more expensive than I would normally spend on that item, but still less than something i would term as expensive. Sort of like tiny is smaller than small. This is exactly how I have seen it used. IRL, I hear "pricey", though. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by Sue on Apr 3, 2016 5:05:06 GMT
Washington/Oregon here. "Spendy" is a word I've heard and used my whole life but I've rarely heard the word "pricey" used.
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Post by polz on Apr 3, 2016 9:55:10 GMT
Well, in New Zealand, a lot of people cuss and saying something costs sh1tloads, would not be uncommon. Never heard spendy or pricey in real life.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Apr 3, 2016 11:02:21 GMT
Not in massively common usage in the UK. Over here it tends to refer to extravagant spending habits rather than expensive, IYSWIM.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Apr 3, 2016 11:13:04 GMT
In the UK we would commonly describe something expensive as 'dear' or 'pricey' or say 'that's a bit steep' but not spendy.
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Post by oldcrow on Apr 3, 2016 11:34:20 GMT
In the UK we would commonly describe something expensive as 'dear' or 'pricey' or say 'that's a bit steep' but not spendy. These terms are very common here in my part of Canada, too.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 3, 2016 11:56:36 GMT
I am in Minnesota and it is pretty common here. I didn't realize people in other areas didn't say it. I agree, it's very common here in MN. DH says it all the time!
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Post by compeateropeator on Apr 3, 2016 12:32:04 GMT
I have heard speedy a bit in my area but pricey is much more common. Neither one cause any reaction, hate or otherwise, when I hear them. They are basic words with basic meanings. I will say sometimes reading the threads of things that annoy people makes me feel so accepting and tolerant. Then I read or hear something else and find my judgemental human nature sets in and I take a big tumble off that high horse I placed myself on. This place is very grounding.
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Post by Zee on Apr 3, 2016 12:53:46 GMT
Hahaha!!! Absolutely. i went to college in MN and we were called Oles... the bookstore sold t-shirts that said Ole Buckets Now I'm going to start thinking in Minnesotan and will probably be saying, "Wanna go with?" by morning. ETA: don't know where your quote disappeared to??? What do you mean about "wanna go with"? That's not just Midwestern, is it? Like "I'm going to the mall, wanna go with"? Is that what you're talking about? I say that all the time, and I've heard it everywhere, not just back home in Iowa/IL. I don't get the hatred toward spendy. If you've grown up hearing it, you're not using it to be cute or trendy, and it's not new, but apparently it must be a regional thing. Who knew?
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Post by AnotherPea on Apr 3, 2016 12:58:31 GMT
Here the word spendy isn't used except by those who say "sammie" for sandwich, "Vicky's" for Victoria Secret and anything else where one is trying to be cute and trendy. It sounds ridiculous coming from anyone over 16 years of age.
"Expensive" simply means that something costs a lot of money. Not that someone cannot afford to buy it.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 3, 2016 13:04:48 GMT
I've only seen it on line.
I would be more likely to use some variation of 'costly' than anything else. As in 'it was more costly than I can do right now.'
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Post by carolynhasacat on Apr 3, 2016 13:19:19 GMT
I heard it growing up in Canada, and also 'dear' and 'pricey'. Spendy is a newer form, I think 'dear' was more associated with older generations in my experience.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 3, 2016 13:44:13 GMT
I use the word spend all the time and I don't care who hates it.
Like my apartment is spendy. More than I wanted to pay but not so expensive I can't afford it.
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Post by pattipea on Apr 3, 2016 14:06:08 GMT
Another Minnesotan checking in. Use and hear 'spendy' quite frequently. Have forever, so not trendy. Also, I'm not a young person. Like others have stated, I can afford 'spendy', but it's a bit more than I had hoped, or expected, to pay.
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 3, 2016 14:16:22 GMT
If you don't live in certain areas, you probably won't hear it used. It's just like in Europe where they use the term "handy" for a cell phone. Just like y'all isn't used in California or New York. Who on earth says that? A cell phone is a mobile.
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Post by JustKim on Apr 3, 2016 14:18:39 GMT
I use it all the time. Spendy is actually used for something that's more expensive than I would normally spend on that item, but still less than something i would term as expensive. Sort of like tiny is smaller than small. Exactly this. If it's expensive I can't afford it. Spendy is something that I can afford with some budgeting. I use it quite often. This is how I use the word. Spendy is something that was more than I wanted to spend but had to have it or buy it and it is worth the price and expensive is something that I would walk away from because I refuse to pay the price.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 14:23:33 GMT
If you don't live in certain areas, you probably won't hear it used. It's just like in Europe where they use the term "handy" for a cell phone. Just like y'all isn't used in California or New York. Who on earth says that? A cell phone is a mobile. I mean, I'm an American and all, but in my quick non-scientific Twitter question of my European friends, not one of them had heard of cell=handy, but they all knew handy=hand job. So, maybe be careful asking where you can get a handy when in Europe.
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Post by YooHoot on Apr 3, 2016 14:33:22 GMT
Who on earth says that? A cell phone is a mobile. I mean, I'm an American and all, but in my quick non-scientific Twitter question of my European friends, not one of them had heard of cell=handy, but they all knew handy=hand job. So, maybe be careful asking where you can get a handy when in Europe. Germany, Switzerland, Austria Read me
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Post by YooHoot on Apr 3, 2016 14:34:07 GMT
If you don't live in certain areas, you probably won't hear it used. It's just like in Europe where they use the term "handy" for a cell phone. Just like y'all isn't used in California or New York. Who on earth says that? A cell phone is a mobile. Germany, Austria, Switzerland
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Post by uksue on Apr 3, 2016 14:41:10 GMT
I've seen lots of youtubers use the word spendy, but pricey is more common where I grew up in central UK.My kids tend to use expensive here in the south east though.
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Post by Sassy Sabrina SWZ on Apr 3, 2016 14:57:52 GMT
Interesting discussion! I've never heard either "spendy" or "pricey" IRL (I've lived in the eastern U.S. all my life). I thought they were new, trendy slang terms, but I now see that they've been around for many years in MN, and maybe the Midwest, generally. But the internet has given us an opportunity to share our regional speech, so these terms have been picked up in other locations, where they ARE considered new and trendy. It's sort of the opposite phenomenon to the way radio, and later TV, brought us a "homogenization" and standardization of American speech when used by news broadcasters and most actors. But the internet, instead of stamping out regionalisms, is giving us a chance to share and adopt them. In a different way, this is also happening with the mingling of different generations, nationalities, and cultures, especially on a forum like this. Purists find certain terms grating, but I think this is an enrichment of our language!
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 3, 2016 16:26:00 GMT
Who on earth says that? A cell phone is a mobile. Germany, Austria, Switzerland Ah, I see. The German-speaking ones. For goodness' sake don't come to the UK and ask for a handy
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2016 16:34:45 GMT
Germany, Austria, Switzerland Ah, I see. The German-speaking ones. For goodness' sake don't come to the UK and ask for a handy This is purely anecdotal but the one German software developer who replied to me on Twitter said that yes, ein Handy does mean mobile/cell but it's about as commonly used as gay=happy in English.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 3, 2016 16:44:47 GMT
I usually say expensive, sometimes pricey. I have heard the term spendy and didn't think it was anything new.
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Post by oldcrow on Apr 3, 2016 17:13:07 GMT
Who on earth says that? A cell phone is a mobile. I mean, I'm an American and all, but in my quick non-scientific Twitter question of my European friends, not one of them had heard of cell=handy, but they all knew handy=hand job. So, maybe be careful asking where you can get a handy when in Europe. You just made me very paranoid. I use the word handy all the time. Such as "isn't that handy", "wouldn't that be handy", "he/she is very handy" ............ Yep, I do use it all the time. Now it is going to bother me every time I say it.
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