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Question: Do you call them sprinkles or jimmies?
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09:12 PM - Jun 10, 2023
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Will Ralston
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sprinkles in PA, jimmies in NJ
09:55 PM - Jun 10, 2023
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Jodi B
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In response to Will Ralston.
Nope. I'm 55 and I've lived in NJ my whole life. I've never called them jimmies. My family and friends never called them jimmies. I only know one person who calls them jimmies and he's 82 years old.

They're sprinkles. 🙂
10:10 PM - Jun 10, 2023 (Edited)
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Will Ralston
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Interesting. I guess these dialect shifts don't adhere to invisible borders, after all. Which part of NJ are you in? I heard it from friends who grew up near the Philly suburbs but over the border.
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05:53 AM - Jun 11, 2023
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Jodi B
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In response to Will Ralston.
Northeast. Now that you mentioned the area, it makes sense. North Jersey and South Jersey are very different. For example: North is NYC, Giants, Taylor ham and subs. South is Philly, Eagles, pork roll and hoagies. The debates about those differences, and others, are fierce!
08:04 AM - Jun 11, 2023
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