What do you call:
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? a brook
What's the thing you push around the grocery store called? my mother?
A metal container to carry a meal in? a metal one? old school
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? a pan
The piece of furniture that seats three people? couch
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? gutter
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? porch
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? yummy
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? waffles (ew)
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? sub (unless I'm in RI with Liz. Then it's a hoagie. Or is it a Jimmy?)
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? swim trunks
Shoes worn for sports? sneakers
Putting a room in order? awful
A flying insect that glows in the dark? lightening bug
The little insect that curls up into a ball? potato bug
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
How do you eat your pizza? cold, the next day. extra cheese please!
What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? garage sale
What's the evening meal? dinner
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? basement
What word(s) do you use to address a group of two or more people? Hey, y'all!
Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?"? Nope but I know people that do.
Would you say "where are youat?" to mean "where are you?" See above
Modals are words like "can," "could," "might," "ought to," and so on. Can you use more than one modal at a time? Yea... shoulda coulda woulda oughta mighta
What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road? stupid?
What do you call the area of grass that occurs in the middle of some streets? median
What do you call the long narrow place in the middle of a divided highway? median
What do you call the drink made with milk and ice cream? milkshake or smoothie (if with fruit)
What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams for example (a crustacean of the family Astacidae)? shrimp?
What do you call the kind of spider (or spider-like creature) that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? gross
What nicknames do/did you use for your maternal grandmother? Grandma [insert whatever her last name is] or just Grandma
What about your paternal grandmother (is there a distinction?) Gramma
What do/did you call your maternal grandfather? ASSHOLE!
paternal grandfather? last time I saw him? Grandpa
What do you call the big clumps of dust that gather under furniture and in corners? dust bunnies
What term do you use to refer to something that is across both streets from you at an intersection (or diagonally across from you in general)? kiddy corner
What do you call the activity of driving around in circles in a car? 360 or donut
What do you call paper that has already been used for something or is otherwise imperfect? ummm paper?
What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on? highway
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? YAY! Rainbow
When you are cold, and little points of skin begin to come on your arms and legs, you have- brrrrr.... goose bumps
What do you call the gooey or dry matter that collects in the corners of your eyes, especially while you are sleeping? eye crusty things (or just ew)
What do you call an easy course? easy A (most of my classes)
What do you call a traffic situation in which several roads meet in a circle and you have to get off at a certain point? ummmm Washington?
What is the thing that women use to tie their hair? hair tie, scrunchie, barrette, depends on the thing
Do you use the word cruller? what's it mean?
Do you use the term "bear claw" for a kind of pastry? Yea but I don't eat 'em.
What do you call someone who is the opposite of pigeon-toed (i.e. when they walk their feet point outwards)? I don't.
Can you call coleslaw "slaw"? Nope
What do you call the box you bury a dead person in? coffin
Do you say "vinegar and oil" or "oil and vinegar" for the type of salad dressing? I don't.
What do you call it when a driver changes over one or more lanes way too quickly? Stupid driving?
When you stand outside with a long line of people waiting to get in somewhere, are you standing "in line" or "on line" (as in, "I stood ___ in the cold for two hours before they opened the doors")? In line
Do you say "frosting" or "icing" for the sweet spread one puts on a cake? depends. frosting is for cakes, icing is for cookies
What is "the City"? Rochester/NYC
What is the distinction between dinner and supper? There ain't none.
Do you cut or mow the lawn or grass? Well, I don't but ya mow it.
Do you passin homework or hand in homework? pass it up and hand it in.
What do you call the insect that looks like a large thin spider and skitters along the top of water? June bug (I think) EW
What do you call the thing from which you might drink water in a school? drinking/water fountain
What do you call a public railway system (normally underground)? subway/metro (depends on the city)
What do you call the act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper? TPing
What do you call a traffic jam caused by drivers slowing down to look at an accident or other diversion on the side of the road? rubber-necking
What do you call the paper container in which you might bring home items you bought at the store? bag
What do you call the night before Halloween? Mischief Night
What do you call the end of a loaf of bread? Icky.
What do you call a point that is purely academic, or that cannot be settled and isn't worth discussing further? my opinion
How do you pronounce the -sp- sequence in "thespian" (the word meaning "actor")? th-es-p-in
What do you call a drive-through liquor store? wrong
What do you call food that you buy at a restaurant but then eat at home? takeout
What do you say when you want to lay claim to the front seat of a car? Shotgun!
Do you say "expecially", or "especially"? Especially
That was long but interesting. If you're still reading, God bless ya. LOL I got that from.... uh.... I don't know. Let me find it. But first, another quiz result that I got from the same journal.
You may think you are an asshole or a bitch, but the truth is you are a good person at heart. Yeah sure, you can have a mean streak in you, but most of the people you meet like you. I'm 30% a******/b****. (Can ya tell I'm trying to not swear?)
Oh, I'm dumb. I got this from Interest, one of Barb's journals.
And another result..... I am putting this off way too much.
You Are a White Cotton Bra!
Practical, comfortable, and classic
You want your man to feel relaxed and himself with you
Your perfect guy is low maintenance and adaptable
And he makes you feel comfy and cozy too!
Okay, that's it. Before I take too many more of these quizzes, I'm gettin' off. I may as well start a new journal (as Barb did) to hold all my quiz results and surveys. I take enough of 'em. Time to get off........ Okay. I'll just copy the entries from the past day or two.
Love always,
Vickey
3 comments:
There are sooo many small differences in our languages!!
Like, we 'cut' the grass, and we have 'tea' as our evening meal, or for us a teeter-totter is a see-saw :o)
Lots of little differences, this was fun!
Sara x
I read the long list with interest. I enjoyed comparing your answers with my own. The list is part whimsy and part science. A skilled linguist, using a list like this, can tell your home state, your home town, or even your neighborhood, just by the words you choose. Whether you say you drink soda, pop, soda pop, coke, or something else tells the linguist where you lived when you developed your language. And the way pronounce it does too. One person might ask his "moTHer for a drink of waTer" and another may ask his "mudder for a drink of waddah". Depends on where they live, say "Da corna uv Toity Toid and Pahk Avenoo." But don't pahk your cah near dere.
I read it all, and laughed....and just about had a coronary from the alerts beeping...whew! I like this one...and the quizzes, may have to steal em ;) Swiper no swiping :)
xoxo~B
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