Regional Vocabulary Meme
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Age: 41
Where did you grow up? New York City (to age 7), Oceanside Long Island (to age 18). Lived in Mass/NH/NY/NJ ever since (never left the northeast)
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Creek
2. The thing you push around the grocery store? Shopping Cart or cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Frying pan or skillet
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? Gutters
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Soda or Coke (not pop or as in Massachusetts tonic)
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? Hero or 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? Tyding
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? firefly (I forgot to change this from lighning bug earlier)
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? Fingers and a napkin (unless deep dish)
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale
19. What's the evening meal? Dinner
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement
Extras:
An unusually heavy rain which does not last long. Downpour
A window covering on rollers that pulls down. Shade or Window Shade
A new, limited access, multi-lane road. Highway
Heavy garments worn for work. Jumpsuit?
computerchixAge: 41
Where did you grow up? New York City (to age 7), Oceanside Long Island (to age 18). Lived in Mass/NH/NY/NJ ever since (never left the northeast)
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? Creek
2. The thing you push around the grocery store? Shopping Cart or cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in? Lunchbox
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? Frying pan or skillet
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? Gutters
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? Porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? Soda or Coke (not pop or as in Massachusetts tonic)
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? Pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? Hero or 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? Tyding
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark? firefly (I forgot to change this from lighning bug earlier)
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? Fingers and a napkin (unless deep dish)
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale
19. What's the evening meal? Dinner
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement
Extras:
An unusually heavy rain which does not last long. Downpour
A window covering on rollers that pulls down. Shade or Window Shade
A new, limited access, multi-lane road. Highway
Heavy garments worn for work. Jumpsuit?
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Date: 2003-12-04 08:46 am (UTC)The secretary in the guidance office at Seaford HS was quite a hoot. She told me admissions counselors have the most stressful job, trying to find all these high schools in unfamiliar places.
Small world
Date: 2003-12-04 08:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-12-04 09:56 am (UTC)Some of the top of my head are:
I say soda, or refer to it by brand name (i.e., Diet Pepsi, Sprite, etc.)
I also say pecan like "pee-can" (ok that looks nasty) not pe-CAN with the short A sound. I get a lot of looks on that one.
I call sandwiches hoagies or subs, and once in awhlie I'll say "grinder" but not often (I was born in CT).
Dinner is the formal meal, supper is a quickie-on-the-go thing.
Other than that, I'm with you on your answers, except maybe lightning bug. I think I say lightning bug.