dialect survey
Here's a dialect survey, from linguaphiles, because I don't feel like writing about my life... well, all right, I've been sick for a while and have slept since I got home until about an hour ago (with a break for dinner; which in retrospect wasn't a very good idea).
But yeah, survey.
Age: 15
Where I grew up (ages 5-15): 0-9 Providence, Rhode Island (suburb), 9-10 Boise, Idaho, 10-15 Los Angeles, California (suburb)
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Brook.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket? A shopping cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunch pail. I can only blame the kids at my school who got me saying that in fifth grade.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? The frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Sofa. Occasionally "couch," but usually sofa.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? The rain gutter. It's pretty much gone out of conversations since we moved into Southern California. *snerk*
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Pancakes.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? A sub sandwich? I dunno.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? Swimsuit/swimming trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports? Either just "[insert sport here] shoes" or trainers.
13. Putting a room in order? Cleaning up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? A firefly.
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball? Pillbug, although I'm much more used to saying "roly-poly."
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? A see-saw.
17. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal? Dinner. Sometimes I accidentally call it "lunch."
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? The basement... but we only have a garage in California :o(
21. An unusually heavy rain which does not last long? A "flood" or "heavy drizzle..." I've got my rain-terms mixed up, yes.
22. A window covering on rollers that pulls down? Blinds. Wait, on rollers? ... curtains?
23. A new, limited access, multi-lane road? The highway.
24. Heavy garments worn for work? ... work clothes?
25. What do you call hard, mouth sized candy on a stick? A lollipop.
26. Where do you go shopping for food? At the supermarket.
27. Fill in the blank: duck duck _______. Goose!
28. What do you drink water out of in a hallway? My first reaction is always "bubbler," but now I'm used to "drinking fountain."
But yeah, survey.
Age: 15
Where I grew up (ages 5-15): 0-9 Providence, Rhode Island (suburb), 9-10 Boise, Idaho, 10-15 Los Angeles, California (suburb)
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Brook.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store/supermarket? A shopping cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunch pail. I can only blame the kids at my school who got me saying that in fifth grade.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? The frying pan.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people? Sofa. Occasionally "couch," but usually sofa.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? The rain gutter. It's pretty much gone out of conversations since we moved into Southern California. *snerk*
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Soda.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Pancakes.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? A sub sandwich? I dunno.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? Swimsuit/swimming trunks.
12. Shoes worn for sports? Either just "[insert sport here] shoes" or trainers.
13. Putting a room in order? Cleaning up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? A firefly.
15. The little insect arthropod that curls up into a ball? Pillbug, although I'm much more used to saying "roly-poly."
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? A see-saw.
17. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal? Dinner. Sometimes I accidentally call it "lunch."
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? The basement... but we only have a garage in California :o(
21. An unusually heavy rain which does not last long? A "flood" or "heavy drizzle..." I've got my rain-terms mixed up, yes.
22. A window covering on rollers that pulls down? Blinds. Wait, on rollers? ... curtains?
23. A new, limited access, multi-lane road? The highway.
24. Heavy garments worn for work? ... work clothes?
25. What do you call hard, mouth sized candy on a stick? A lollipop.
26. Where do you go shopping for food? At the supermarket.
27. Fill in the blank: duck duck _______. Goose!
28. What do you drink water out of in a hallway? My first reaction is always "bubbler," but now I'm used to "drinking fountain."