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Dialect Survey Map – Do you say ‘Pop’ or ‘Soda?’

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June 6, 2013, 9:17 AM

What do you call the long narrow place in the middle of a divided highway?
What do you call the little gray creature (that looks like an insect but is actually a crustacean) that rolls into a ball when you touch it?
What is your "general" term for the rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class, for athletic activities, etc.?
What do you call the big clumps of dust that gather under furniture and in corners?
Paternal grandfather?
What do/did you call your maternal grandfather?
What about your paternal grandmother (is there a distinction?)
is there a distinction?
What nicknames do/did you use for your maternal grandmother?
What do you call the kind of spider (or spider like creature) that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams?
What do you call the insect that flies around in the summer and has a rear section that glows in the dark?
What do you call the long sandwich that contains cold cuts, lettuce and so on?
What do you call the drink made with milk and ice cream?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call the area of grass that occurs in the middle of some streets?
What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road?
What do you call the game wherein the participants see who can throw a knife closest to the other person (or alternatively, get a jackknife to stick into the ground or piece of wood)
Which of these terms do you prefer for sale of unwanted items on your porch, in your yard, etc.
Forget the nice clothes anymore (referring to babies and eating messily after a certain age)
referring to babies and eating messily after a certain age
Pantyhose are so expensive anymore that i just try to get a good suntan and forget about it
I do exclusively figurative paintings anymore
He used to nap on the couch, but he sprawls out in that new lounge chair anymore
Are consecutive modals acceptable? (eg. "I might could so that")
eg. "I might could so that"
Would you say "where are you at?" to mean "where are you?"
Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence to mean "Are you coming with us?"
What do you call someone who is the opposite of pigeon-toed?
Do you cut or mow the lawn or grass?
Which of these terms do you prefer for the small road parallel to the highway?
By accident/on accident
Trash can/garbage can
What is the distinction between dinner and supper?
What is "the City"?
Do you say "frosting" or "icing" for the sweet spread one puts on a cake?
When you stand outside with a long line of people waiting to get in somewhere, are you standing "in line" or "on line"?
What do you call it when a driver changes over one or more lanes too quickly?
Do you say "vinegar and oil" or "oil and vinegar" for the type of salad dressing?
What do you call the box you bury a dead person in?
Can you call coleslaw "slaw'?
What word do you use to address a group or two or more people? (s)
s
Do you use the term "bear claw" for a kind of pastry?
Do you use the word cruller?
What is the thing that women use to tie their hair?
What do you call an easy course?
What do you call the gooey or dry matter that collects in the corners of your eyes, especially while you are sleeping?
When you are cold, and little points of skin begin to come on your arms and legs, you have...?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is your "general" term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?
What do you call paper that has already been used for something or is otherwise imperfect?
What do you call the activity of driving around in circles in a car?
What term do you use to refer to something that is across both streets from you at an intersection ? (or diagonally across from you in general)
or diagonally across from you in general
Flourish
Realtor (a real estate agent)
a real estate agent
Really
Poem
Pecan
The second vowel in "pajamas"
The final vowel in "Monday," "Friday," etc.
mischievous/mischievious
The first vowel in "miracle"
Mayonnaise
How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry
Lawyer
The last vowel in "handkerchief"
Roof, room, broom, root
The first vowel in "Florida"
Creek (a small body of running water)
a small body of running water
Crayon
Craig (the name)
the name
Coupon
the last vowel in "centaur"
The vowel in the second syllable of "cauliflower"
Caramel
The first vowel in "Bowie knife"
Been
Aunt
Huge, humor, humongous, human
I __________ her lifeless body from the pool
Umbrella
Thanksgiving
New Haven (the city in Connecticut where Yale University is located)
the city in Connecticut where Yale University is located
Insurance
Cream Cheese
The final consonant in "Texas"
Strength
Do you use "spigot' or "spicket" to refer to a faucet or tap that water comes out of?
Quarter
The "s" in the last name of Elvis Presley
The "s" in "nursery"
Dialect Survey Map - Do you say 'Pop' or 'Soda?' What is your generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?
The "c" in "grocery"
The final consonant in "garage"
et cetera
the "s" in "chromosome"
Candidate
Asterisk
The "s" in "anniversary"
Almond
Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same?
The first vowel in "syrup"
Route (as in, "the route from one place to another")
as in, "the route from one place to another"
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