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As military offspring, I moved a bit and lived among those that moved even more. This apparently made me functionally multi-regional. I don't have strong feelings about any of them being "correct".
Regional Dialect Meme
What do you call:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
creek, stream
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
lunch box, dinner pail
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
frying pan, skillet
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
couch, davenport, or sofa
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutter, rainspout
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch, balcony (if 2nd floor)
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Pop, soda
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Sub, hoagie, hero, or grinder - though I would maintain that they are different from each other in measurable ways.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
bathing suit, swim trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers, tennis shoes
13. Putting a room in order.
Pick up, straighten up, clean
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
potato 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.
teeter totter, see saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
For Real Pizza (NY/NJ), fold in half lengthwise. Otherwise, just pointy end first.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
garage sale, yard sale
19. What's the evening meal?
dinner, supper
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
crawlspace, basement, or cellar
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
drinking fountain, water fountain
22: If something is diagonally located, where is it in relation to you?
Diagonally
23. What do you call the place where the water comes out of the sink?
faucet
Also: purse, handbag, or pocketbook?
Regional Dialect Meme
What do you call:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
creek, stream
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
lunch box, dinner pail
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
frying pan, skillet
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
couch, davenport, or sofa
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutter, rainspout
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
Porch, balcony (if 2nd floor)
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Pop, soda
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Sub, hoagie, hero, or grinder - though I would maintain that they are different from each other in measurable ways.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
bathing suit, swim trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Sneakers, tennis shoes
13. Putting a room in order.
Pick up, straighten up, clean
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
potato 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.
teeter totter, see saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
For Real Pizza (NY/NJ), fold in half lengthwise. Otherwise, just pointy end first.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
garage sale, yard sale
19. What's the evening meal?
dinner, supper
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
crawlspace, basement, or cellar
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
drinking fountain, water fountain
22: If something is diagonally located, where is it in relation to you?
Diagonally
23. What do you call the place where the water comes out of the sink?
faucet
Also: purse, handbag, or pocketbook?