I remember a story my mom tells about her, a Montanan until her adulthood, going to Chicago with her new husband (born and raised in Skokie) and asking him what

I remember a story my mom tells about her, a Montanan until her adulthood, going to Chicago with her new husband (born and raised in Skokie) and asking him what kind of planes land in Wrigley Field. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Field http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrigley_Field See, in Montana 'field' is always (or nearly always) short for 'airfield'; there's no way to tell how language will change over time and place.