Comment on Why do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?

PutangInaMo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• thrawn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “Go for X” was somewhat common, including in media. I think OP was mishearing that. There’s virtually no way to differentiate between “gopher” and a rushed, casual “go for” in speech.

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• Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Me too and me neither. I’m over sixty, I’ve lived in various parts of the country, and I’ve never head anyone say that.

  I want to know what that’s about too!

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• Granite@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve only ever used this on a movie set radio. It’s real but limited in its uses.

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