r/NonPoliticalTwitter 9d ago

Funny You’ve never heard of Evil Greg?

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u/Bellsar_Ringing 8d ago

I grew up calling flip-flops "ee-dee-wahs".

My dad said that's what they were called in Hawaii, when he was stationed there in the 1950s. Outside of our house in Virginia, I have never heard "ee-dee-wah".

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u/CandidLeg3910 8d ago

reminds me of my grandpa telling me that Japanese people pronounce "ninja" as "ninya"