Venkatesh Rao@vgrI flat out don't believe thisQuote TweetElizabeth Minkel@elizabethminkel·Jul 11, 2017Never in my life have I been so caught off-guard by a 'regionalisms for certain terms' map. TENNIS SHOES? ALL OF YOU SAY TENNIS SHOES?3:16 AM · Jul 12, 20172 Retweets5 Likes
ಮಹೇಶ 𑀰𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺@karatalaamalaka·Jul 12, 2017Replying to @vgrHiking Allegheny PA, local told us, "you can't hike this trail wearing tennis shoes," we n00bs, "uh we're wearing sneakers not tennis shoes"1
moveable beast@m0veablebeast·Jul 12, 2017Replying to @vgrUmm, they don't say "tennis shoes" in the red parts. They say "plimsolls"
Brian Skinner@gravity_levity·Jul 12, 2017Replying to @vgrto my ears, "sneakers" sounds like such a dorky mom word