I love this sort of thing and have to share:
Found these really fascinating dialect maps for the continental US
They've got 122 entries with a variety of words and phrases, from "how do you pronounce 'coupon'" to "what do you call a carbonated soft drink" to "what city is 'the City'"?
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december21st
May 24, 2013 22:39
I am, as you may or may not know, an English language geek. So you get my random English trivia for the day - you can even play along at home
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december21st
Mar 30, 2013 11:36
So I was doing laundry yesterday and I lost a pillowcase.
I've looked everywhere I can think of, three times.
It vanished without a trace.
Some people just lose socks ...
p.s. No, wait, I just found out I lost a sock too. Maybe they ran off together.
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december21st
Jan 09, 2013 21:20
In my experience, Netflix has always been rather hit-and-miss in their recommendations. Their latest example of this struck my funny bone, so ... I share!
Suspenseful TV Dramas Starring a Strong Female Lead
Revenge
Medium
Scandal
Saving Grace
Ringer
The Killing
... and ...
Murder, She Wrote
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