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0 pointsanalog313d ago0 comments

Oddly enough "sorry" is also quite common in the upper Midwest US. If I bump into someone else by accident, and it's my fault, they will reflexively say "sorry."

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AngryData3d ago

Yeah, this would read just as well for the upper midwest. Although "Ope!" is also interchangeable with sorry in a lot of situations.

thrownthatway3d ago

This is use in Australia and is short for ”oops, sorry about that”.

SyneRyder3d ago

"Ope" is in use in Australia? Sandgroper here and I've never heard it before. Is it only in certain cities, or a generational / social group thing? Or do I just need to get away from screens more often?

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brg3d ago

From Green Bay to Dickinson, the complete utterance is “Op Sorry.” If one is not in a hurry it is sometimes “Oops, Sorry.”

RajT883d ago

I say "ope, sorry". Never realized it until I saw the midwest memes.

analog31OP3d ago

That's quite a ways.

dmoy3d ago

I'd argue it's not just Green Bay-Dickenson on the east end, but also extending to like souix falls/Fargo on the west end

"Oop, sorry" was viscerally familiar to me

milleramp3d ago

In Los Angeles, its the same in person, in a car it's the finger. (Unfortunately)

DonHopkins3d ago

A hippie driving a VW Microbus leaned out the window and flashed me a peace sign, so I gave him half a peace sign in response.

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