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Originally posted by davatsa:
I think what we have here is a dialect standoff. South of the Mason-Dixon line, it's "brim." I'm not sure what it is in Yankee country, but since Theo is one of the most knowledgable yanks I know, I'm guessing it's "bream."

Can we all say bluegill? Maybe Redear?
I've never heard the term up North, only from y'all down South (and folks up here who are from down South). When I think it, I think "breem"; when I say it , I say "bluegill".

I understand I could really get in trouble if I ate my grits with ketchup.

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