George,
Being that I was raised in chicago and just got done with a four year stint in VA (Marine Corps) I know what you are saying coming back to chicago and hearing people it makes me wonder if i am that bad. Well I know we also say WARSH instead of wash and how many different names for A carbonated beverage?? In chicago it is POP in VA it was Soda, sorry I jumped in but I had to add my two cents.
No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.
~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Sean R. Spurrier
Consultant