Language Meme

May 05, 2008 14:41

I knicked this off 
srah_scottydog. This is a meme about dialect and I swear Somerset has some strange words.

A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
A reen

What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
A trolley

A metal container to carry a meal in.
Lunchbox

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

The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Sofa

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. 
Fizzy drinks

A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Pancake

A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself. 
Baggette

The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach. 
Trunks

Shoes worn for sports. 
Trainers

Putting a room in order.
Tidying

A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Firefly

The little insect that curls up into a ball. 
Woodlouse

What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Car boot sale

What's the evening meal?
Tea

The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? 
Cellar

What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Water fountain

Plus, an addittion of my own:

A person who visits a place.
Grockle. It's a strange Devonshire word for tourist.

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