Laundromat or Laundrymat?

**frugalwarrior2** · 12-12-2010, 08:05 PM

Well we actually say Lawn-dru-mat. But Laudromat is correct here. And yes Mary the O-matic was a popular thing.

My Gram used to Warsh her clothes in the zinc cuz it was cheaper.

**MaryCarney** · 12-12-2010, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by frugalwarrior2

Well we actually say Lawn-dru-mat. But Laudromat is correct here. And yes Mary the O-matic was a popular thing.

My Gram used to Warsh her clothes in the zinc cuz it was cheaper.

Oh man - my DH 'warshes' stuff all the time!!!

**frugalwarrior2** · 12-12-2010, 08:25 PM

Mary where do they say that?? I always wondered where she got it. I only know her living here but don't where her parents lived just that they were scotch and irish.

**onencgirl** · 12-12-2010, 08:29 PM

Oh my garsh... my Grammie always said warsh and zinc too. And garsh. lol She was from Illinois.

**MaryCarney** · 12-12-2010, 08:40 PM

My in-laws on their farm in central Indiana ALL say it!
Just as an aside- they also ALL refer to a green bell-type pepper as a mango, of all things!

**annymoll** · 12-12-2010, 09:18 PM

I call it laundrymat, and I think I spell it that way too! LOL!!! I sure am thankful that I seldom go there!

**druthb00** · 12-12-2010, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by frugalwarrior2

Well we actually say Lawn-dru-mat. But Laudromat is correct here. And yes Mary the O-matic was a popular thing.

My Gram used to Warsh her clothes in the zinc cuz it was cheaper.

LOL, I say Lawn-dru-mat as well... All of my relatives are from Michigan and they claim it's a "Michigander" thing lol...along with "yous guys..." << I don't say THAT, however. I didn't know I was pronouncing it strangely until my best friend made fun of me sometime in high school LOL.

**frugalfranny** · 12-13-2010, 03:22 AM

LaundrOmat here................

Fun reading...........I remember hearing 'warsh' once in awhile. Sort of said as an on purpose slang........

**mamamia** · 12-13-2010, 06:22 AM

I said ~laundrumat~ in NY, or just ~the laundry~. I'm not sure how it's pronounced here in FL, but it is spelled ~laundromat~.

And druthb00, the only people I ever heard say youse guys are from NYC. I still say it along with a few other Brooklyn slangs, like ~Ter-lit~(toilet), ~soder~ (soda), and ~hea and beah~ (here and beer)

I love all the different accents and vocabularies, and I've gotten pretty good at identifying which city/state people are from too. That's because here in FL, native Floridians are far and few between. Seems like everybody here is a transplant from another state. So after striking up converations while standing on line, etc., I began hearing all the different accents, and that's why I've gotten good at it.

Neat Topic!

Theresa

**Rosebush3** · 12-13-2010, 08:03 AM

It is what it is, and it is Landromat. The word laundrymat is a corruption of the correct word, probably like some people will say 'li-berry' for library or 'nu-cu-lar' for nuclear, or FARVE for FAVRE, even Brett says everyone says it wrong. A mispronunciation. You do your laundry at the laundromat.

**hotprincesscm** · 12-13-2010, 09:32 AM

I say LaundrYmat...although I do spell it LaundrOmat...because all the signs say so! LOL

**Sassyclass** · 12-13-2010, 11:43 AM

Laundromat here. My ex MIL always said warsh also. And Maui would be from Hawarya. My ex and I would always remind her there is no "r" in either word but it did no good.

Cat

**imagine** · 12-13-2010, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Sassyclass

Laundromat here. My ex MIL always said warsh also. And Maui would be from Hawarya. My ex and I would always remind her there is no "r" in either word but it did no good.

Cat

My grandmother (mom's MIL) would add an r to end of words that ended with a Short sound a. My mother's name ended in a short sound A. She thought her MIL was making fun of her name for years. Until one day I pointed out she did that to all words that ended that way. It was just her accent.

**annymoll** · 12-13-2010, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by Rosebush3

It is what it is, and it is Landromat. The word laundrymat is a corruption of the correct word, probably like some people will say 'li-berry' for library or 'nu-cu-lar' for nuclear, or FARVE for FAVRE, even Brett says everyone says it wrong. A mispronunciation. You do your laundry at the laundromat.

Is it landromat, or laundromat?I'm getting even more confused.