Tuesday, April 05, 2005

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I'm a dork, so here is a meme focusing on linguistic differences.

Age: 27
Where did you grow up? Detroit, MI


WHAT DO YOU CALL:

1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? A Creek (My father, however, says "Crick.")

2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called? Cart

3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunch box.

4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Frying pan.

5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Sofa.

6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? Gutter.

7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Porch.

8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? I say "Soda," but everyone else around here says "Pop."

9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Pancake

10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? Sub.

11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? Bathing suit, or sometimes swim suit.

12. Shoes worn for sports? Tennis shoes

13. Putting a room in order? Cleaning

14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? Firefly

15. The little insect that curls up into a ball? Roly-Poly. (I know, I know...)

16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down? Teeter-Totter

17. How do you eat your pizza? With my hands. Unless I'm in a restaurant, and then I use a knife and fork.

18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale.

19A. What's the midday meal? Lunch.

19B. What's the evening meal? Dinner.

20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement.

21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Drinking Fountain.

22. Harass: Where does the accent go? Second syllable.

23. Vehicle: Where does the accent go? First syllable. (I hate it when people say "Vee-HICK-el."

24. Latter: Pronounced with with a "T" in the middle or a "D" in the middle? With a "D"

25. Kitten: Pronounced with with a "T" in the middle or a glottal stop in the middle? Glottal stop.

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