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jbsegalIf anyone wants to buy me any of the 4 published volumes the Dictionary of American Regional English for the Seasonal GiftGiving Holiday of their choice, I wouldn't stop them.
(Oh, does a "Parking Ramp" exist outside Minneapolis?)
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cyanblue who ganked it from gucky...
Age: 36
Where did you grow up: Pawling, NY
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Usuall a Stream, sometimes a creek.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Sofa or Couch
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 (though they don't have to be covered.)
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Soda
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
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers
13. Putting a room in order.
Cleaning up, Neatening up
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly, occasionally a lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Pill bug
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.
See-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Folded in half, supporting the tip of the slice as needed, pouring grease down my hand. :)
EDIT: 2 more fromkathrynt
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale if it's outside, Tag Sale if it's both..in and out? Hm. I use both.
19. What's the evening meal?
I eat supper. I cook dinner. I also sit down to dinner.
EDIT 2: one more fromagrumer, but with a straight answer.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement.
(Oh, does a "Parking Ramp" exist outside Minneapolis?)
From
cyanblue who ganked it from gucky...Age: 36
Where did you grow up: Pawling, NY
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Usuall a Stream, sometimes a creek.
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
Shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
Frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Sofa or Couch
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 (though they don't have to be covered.)
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Soda
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
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers
13. Putting a room in order.
Cleaning up, Neatening up
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly, occasionally a lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
Pill bug
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.
See-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
Folded in half, supporting the tip of the slice as needed, pouring grease down my hand. :)
EDIT: 2 more from
kathrynt18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Garage sale if it's outside, Tag Sale if it's both..in and out? Hm. I use both.
19. What's the evening meal?
I eat supper. I cook dinner. I also sit down to dinner.
EDIT 2: one more from
agrumer, but with a straight answer.20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement.
