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Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:47 am
by assateague
Flightstopper's response in another thread got me thinking (slow day). Around here, we use them both, but not interchangeably. It seems to have to do with intent. I'll often say "chuck me that board", or "chuck me that remote". That seems to be when the other person actually wants what you're throwing to them. If you say "chunk", it's usually a sign that you're trying to do some damage. "There's a snake- chunk a rock at it", or "that pit bull was eyeballing me, so I chunked a hammer at it". Not sure if this is universal, or just here. Never would I say "I was trying to kill a rat, so I chucked a stick at it". Nope.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:50 am
by jehler
I had never heard chunk in that context until the indatrip, now jr and I chunk things all the time. One of the best things about lousiana, you can chunk anyting you don't want indariver
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:37 pm
by Mornin Beef
So some dude with a hairlip likes throwing stuff and this is what happens?
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:55 pm
by NuffDaddy
Never heard chunk used like that. If its a friendly throw I've always heard "toss" around here. If its an aggravated throw then its a "chuck".
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Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:52 pm
by Redbeard
Weirdos say chunk
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:56 pm
by Bootlipkiller
Redbeard wrote:Weirdos say chunk
Agreed!
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:02 pm
by 3legged_lab
Only use chuck on the west coast I guess. Unless it goes like this "see that chunk in the stripper boots eyeballing you?"
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:13 pm
by Redbeard
Mmm I'd bite a chunk outta her ass
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:21 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
jehler wrote:I had never heard chunk in that context until the indatrip, now jr and I chunk things all the time. One of the best things about lousiana, you can chunk anyting you don't want indariver
Chunk must be a southern thing bc I've never used or heard anyone use "chuck" I did go to school my entire life growing up with a guy named Chuck. He was kind of an asshole. However id never ask someone to chunk something to me. I'd use "toss" or "hey throw me that"
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Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:24 pm
by jehler
FlintRiverFowler wrote:jehler wrote:I had never heard chunk in that context until the indatrip, now jr and I chunk things all the time. One of the best things about lousiana, you can chunk anyting you don't want indariver
Chunk must be a southern thing bc I've never used or heard anyone use "chuck" I did go to school my entire life growing up with a guy named Chuck. He was kind of an asshole. However id never ask someone to chunk something to me. I'd use "toss" or "hey throw me that"
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I lived in the south from 82-93 and never heard chunked for throwing something, must be new
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:27 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
Everybody says chunk down here but I guess I should've added that its mainly pertaining to throwing rocks for some reason.
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Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:28 pm
by banknote
jehler wrote:FlintRiverFowler wrote:jehler wrote:I had never heard chunk in that context until the indatrip, now jr and I chunk things all the time. One of the best things about lousiana, you can chunk anyting you don't want indariver
Chunk must be a southern thing bc I've never used or heard anyone use "chuck" I did go to school my entire life growing up with a guy named Chuck. He was kind of an asshole. However id never ask someone to chunk something to me. I'd use "toss" or "hey throw me that"
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I lived in the south from 82-93 and never heard chunked for throwing something, must be new
Just like those cars with trucks in 'em that everyone seems to be driving these days.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:31 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
banknote wrote:jehler wrote:FlintRiverFowler wrote:jehler wrote:I had never heard chunk in that context until the indatrip, now jr and I chunk things all the time. One of the best things about lousiana, you can chunk anyting you don't want indariver
Chunk must be a southern thing bc I've never used or heard anyone use "chuck" I did go to school my entire life growing up with a guy named Chuck. He was kind of an asshole. However id never ask someone to chunk something to me. I'd use "toss" or "hey throw me that"
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I lived in the south from 82-93 and never heard chunked for throwing something, must be new
Just like those cars with trucks in 'em that everyone seems to be driving these days.
Never heard a trunk called a truck. Now we call a pickup a truck where as other people such as DKC get offended saying that term is reserved for heavy duty trucks and 18 wheelers.
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Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:32 pm
by rebelp74
Must be a southern thing, everyone down here uses chunk. Hey chunk me the whatever.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:44 pm
by Flightstopper
Can't say I hear chuck here much. Chunk is regular vocabulary down here. Never even thought about it before now.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:52 pm
by huntntech
It's chuck here, not chunk. I can't say I've ever heard anyone use chunk like that.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:52 pm
by Olly
You wanna chuck me a chunk of that wood for the fire?
Chuck= action
Chunk= material things.
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Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:03 pm
by banknote
Olly wrote:You wanna chuck me a chunk of that wood for the fire?
Chuck= action
Chunk= material things.
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X2
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:28 pm
by The Duck Hammer
rebelp74 wrote:Must be a southern thing, everyone down here uses chunk. Hey chunk me the whatever.
X2, never heard chuck before now.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:36 pm
by AKPirate
You guys better be careful, I think it was this very same topic that started the Civil War...it could get outta hand very quickly
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:44 pm
by Bufflehead
never here chuck around here. everyone says chunk.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:00 pm
by banknote
Google always has an answer, though I'm not always sure it's the right answer.
http://www.beedictionary.com/common-err ... k_vs_chuckIn casual conversation, you may get by with saying “Chuck [throw] me that monkey wrench, will you?” But you will mark yourself as illiterate beyond mere casualness by saying instead “Chunk me that wrench.” This is a fairly common substitution in some dialects of American English.
Don't shoot the messenger!
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:04 pm
by rebelp74
We also still call them (edit by mod)s down here.
Irregardless I'll keep chunking

Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:05 pm
by banknote
rebelp74 wrote:We also still call them (edit by mod)s down here.
Irregardless I'll keep chunking

Good one! Here's a whole list:
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/errors.html#errors
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:12 pm
by banknote
Some women I've done a lot of design work with were always misusing "flush." In regards to an idea that needed work they'd say "we need to flush it out." When I corrected them and told them the proper term was to "flesh it out," they said "Ew, that's gross sounding! We like 'flush' better."
http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/flesh.html
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:15 pm
by rebelp74
I'm gonna take a shit. Why would you take one, wouldn't you want to leave it?
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:17 pm
by Flightstopper
banknote wrote:Google always has an answer, though I'm not always sure it's the right answer.
http://www.beedictionary.com/common-err ... k_vs_chuckIn casual conversation, you may get by with saying “Chuck [throw] me that monkey wrench, will you?” But you will mark yourself as illiterate beyond mere casualness by saying instead “Chunk me that wrench.” This is a fairly common substitution in some dialects of American English.
Don't shoot the messenger!
I won't shoot but can't promise I won't chunk rocks at you.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:21 pm
by QH's Paw
banknote wrote:Olly wrote:You wanna chuck me a chunk of that wood for the fire?
Chuck= action
Chunk= material things.
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X2
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
^^^^THIS!^^^^^
What kind of retard can't pronounce chuck and says chunk instead?

Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:29 pm
by banknote
I used to also work with a guy who said "orientated" all the time and it drove me nuts.
Re: Chunk or Chuck?

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Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:29 pm
by assateague
QH's Paw wrote:banknote wrote:Olly wrote:You wanna chuck me a chunk of that wood for the fire?
Chuck= action
Chunk= material things.
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X2
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
^^^^THIS!^^^^^
What kind of retard can't pronounce chuck and says chunk instead?

I told you ,they're two different things. You would CHUNK a turd AT somebody, you would chuck a biscuit TO somebody.