Is it normal strange style of speech?

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So I know this chick, mid-twenties, educated, native English speaker from the US.
Instead of saying "I am eating/cooking chicken" she says (when referring to more than one piece of chicken) "I am eating/cooking chickens".

When asked why she states "You think all of these pieces come from the same chicken?"... Probably not.

If it is a single piece of chicken she says "I am eating/cooking a chicken" not "I am eating/cooking chicken".

When she is hungry and does not know what she wants to eat, she says "I want to eat a thing...", and I'll offer her a cheeseburger or something and she'll say "No, I want a different thing..." if she wants something else.

She refers to cars by their model name, like "My friend is coming by to pick us up in her Explorer", or, "My Thunderbird is in the shop" "Crap, I left my jacket in your Civic"

Is this style of speech unusual and can someone tell me what it is called or if it's just dumb?

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  • questionnaire
    11 years ago | pl

    Naming cars by model name I've heard before. The chicken is a new one on me.

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  • Dozis
    11 years ago | pl

    I left my jacket in Jessica's Vulva. I mean Volvo!

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  • Avant-Garde
    11 years ago | pl

    Do you know the region she comes from?

    Also, maybe she has something like Aspergers Syndrome?

    And no, I'm not trying to be mean or offend anyone.

    I can see where your friend is coming from, but to an extent. There are some things that I'm very specific with certain things when I speak. I guess my brain wired is slightly different. I've had people to make fun of how I speak. The words and tone I use and so on.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago | pl

      She is from the Southern United States (deep South, like, Georgia) but she does not have the accent and yes, I remember her telling me that she has Aspergers.

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      • squirrelgirl
        11 years ago | pl

        Well, that explains it. Unusual use of language is a classic symptom of Aspergers. I've been diagnosed with it and I have weird phrases too. Sometimes I'll throw in very formal words into everyday language, or I'll make up my own phrases like "car time" (combination of "car" and "alone time") or "nail party" (meaning "manicure").

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  • shade_ilmaendu
    11 years ago | pl

    I honestly dont see this as being so unusual, hell talk to some of my friends, I know a guy who speaks in metaphors so much sometimes its hard to know what hes saying.

    Everyone has different speech patterns and different ways of saying things, and youd have to take into consideration all the input shes ever had in her life that could possibly cause her to alter her manner of speaking.

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  • Charmo
    11 years ago | pl

    I do that, as well. I mostly do it for my own amusement. And thank you for giving me some new ideas. Now if you'll excuse me, there are some chickens I need to go eat.

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  • dinz
    11 years ago | pl

    The English Language, calls this distinction between field names and food names.

    Eg Pig>Pork, Cow>Beef. Chicken is the only meat I believe that doesn't make this distinction.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago | pl

      Don't forget duck and turkey!

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      • rin
        11 years ago | pl

        She sounds smart. "You think all of these pieces come from the same chicken?" Hehe that's true. :)

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      • dinz
        11 years ago | pl

        I don't eat Duck nor turkey LOL but yeah birds for some reason don't have them

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  • rin
    11 years ago | pl

    I think she took English class too seriously.

    Is she an English major or something?? lol.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago | pl

      No, I think she is majoring in law. She goes to community college to transfer to university. She is good at English and she makes good grades (but not in Math, lol) but she doesn't take school all that seriously.

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  • InvadingPotatoLeader
    11 years ago | pl

    Perfectionist?
    Can be interesting/annoying :)

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  • Alison89
    11 years ago | pl

    Not really normal, but it sounds amusing. Does she have any other interesting habits.

    I had a quirky friend who would say stuff, not exactly like that, but would make you think. One time, we were at the mall and he said he was going to take the "downward moving stairs." I corrected him and called it the escalator. He said, "No, it's going down, not up."

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago | pl

      She does have some strange habits, I had a class with her last semester and she would bring a chicken bowl from the mall food court to class and sit indian style eating chicken and watching the lecture.

      She really likes chicken I guess.

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  • joybird
    11 years ago | pl

    Strange! I'd ask her how many chickens or if she is eating a whole one :o)

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