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Dialect meme
17 years ago
Taken from 
mcarson's journal
Where did you grow up: Ohio, born to a couple of ex-Pittsburghers.
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Stream (although "creek" must be the offical term because that's what I'm always seeing on maps).
2. The thing you push around in the grocery store.
My little brother. Ha ha, no, shopping cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Metal??? What decade was this written in??? I haven't seen a metal lunch box in my life! For that matter, plastic lunch boxes went out of style after kindergarten for me. Only velcro-fastened cloth bags for us kool kids. :)
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
A what? Oh, the thing I just smacked that dude in the face with. Frying pan or skillet.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Couch or sofa (the latter being used in print ads, on labels, etc).
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutters. Not to be confused with the kind your mind is in, which we call a storm drain.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
I'm now convinced the writer of this questionnaire was from the South. We still have front porches but nobody uses them like that 'round here.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Pop ... unless we're specifying the flavor as in "I'd like an orange soda please."
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Waffle.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Sub. Although I always got the impression that "hoagies" are actually a different type of sandwich. Same with "hero sandwiches."
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
If we're lucky, swim trunks. If we're not so lucky, Speedos. And if fate really decides to give us the finger, the occasional thong or two. *shudder*
12. Shoes worn for sports.
I guess that depends on the sport, doesn't it? There's a big difference between tennis shoes and soccer shoes. I discovered that when the owner of the tennis court threw me out.
13. Putting a room in order.
Uh..... cleaning up?
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Lightning bug. Not to be confused with "Firefly," which is a TV show.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
I honestly don't even know what this is referring to. Woooly bear caterpillar? Pillbug?
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?
By putting it in my mouth, dummy!
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Yard sale or garage sale, depending on if it's in the yard or garage. Around here, it's often both because we Ohioans are serious packrats.
19. What's the evening meal?
Usually late. *ahem* Supper or dinner, pretty much interchangeably.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Vending machine. You crazy kids with your bottled water and complicated shoes.
I don't think we really have a regional dialect in Ohio. We just kind of steal whichever terms we like best from everywhere else.
Oh, and for the record, pancake.
mcarson's journalWhere did you grow up: Ohio, born to a couple of ex-Pittsburghers.
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Stream (although "creek" must be the offical term because that's what I'm always seeing on maps).
2. The thing you push around in the grocery store.
My little brother. Ha ha, no, shopping cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
Metal??? What decade was this written in??? I haven't seen a metal lunch box in my life! For that matter, plastic lunch boxes went out of style after kindergarten for me. Only velcro-fastened cloth bags for us kool kids. :)
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
A what? Oh, the thing I just smacked that dude in the face with. Frying pan or skillet.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
Couch or sofa (the latter being used in print ads, on labels, etc).
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
Gutters. Not to be confused with the kind your mind is in, which we call a storm drain.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
I'm now convinced the writer of this questionnaire was from the South. We still have front porches but nobody uses them like that 'round here.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
Pop ... unless we're specifying the flavor as in "I'd like an orange soda please."
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
Waffle.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
Sub. Although I always got the impression that "hoagies" are actually a different type of sandwich. Same with "hero sandwiches."
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
If we're lucky, swim trunks. If we're not so lucky, Speedos. And if fate really decides to give us the finger, the occasional thong or two. *shudder*
12. Shoes worn for sports.
I guess that depends on the sport, doesn't it? There's a big difference between tennis shoes and soccer shoes. I discovered that when the owner of the tennis court threw me out.
13. Putting a room in order.
Uh..... cleaning up?
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Lightning bug. Not to be confused with "Firefly," which is a TV show.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
I honestly don't even know what this is referring to. Woooly bear caterpillar? Pillbug?
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?
By putting it in my mouth, dummy!
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
Yard sale or garage sale, depending on if it's in the yard or garage. Around here, it's often both because we Ohioans are serious packrats.
19. What's the evening meal?
Usually late. *ahem* Supper or dinner, pretty much interchangeably.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Basement.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
Vending machine. You crazy kids with your bottled water and complicated shoes.
I don't think we really have a regional dialect in Ohio. We just kind of steal whichever terms we like best from everywhere else.
Oh, and for the record, pancake.
7. I never did this, but that's because dusk is when all the day bugs and all the night bugs are both out and looking for some free blood.
8. Soda, but that's because I prefer Pepsi over Coca-Cola, so I don't say "Coke". People seem to be confused when I ask for "Coke", and when they ask what kind, "Pepsi".
9. If your waffles are flat, you're doing it wrong.
13. For me, "Moving". That's pretty much the only time it ever happens... ^_^;;
15. "Pillbug" is a more common name, but I always called 'em "Rolly Poly". The "Scientific" name, though, is Armadillidiidae
17. Crust-first, but only if I'm in obnoxious commercials for a certain pizza-chain. But since I've never starred in those commercials, regular-style.
18. I once saw a "Garage Sale" being held in the front yard, directly next door to a "Yard Sale" being held in the garage. Sadly, both parties were oblivious to the irony. ^_^;;
That line about stealing regional dialect reminds me of a quote... "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." - James D. Nicoll
I can just see a photo of a pancake in a waffle iron, or a waffle in a frying pan, as another one of those "you're doing it wrong" macros.
>> Creek
2. The thing you push around in the grocery store.
>> A grocery basket.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
>> Lunch box - and yes, I still have my old metal lunch box. I also have cloth/plastic ones too.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
>> A Microwave Oven - I have used pans, but I can do this cooking in a MW as well.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
>> 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 - We've got one at the family cabin.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
>> Soda - which I no longer touch; I just stopped liking them.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
>> Waffle or a Pancake (Flap-Jack to some of you).
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
>> Sub - "Dive! Dive! Dive!"
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
>> Trunks if I'm swimming, or shorts if I'm not. Nothing if I..,er..
12. Shoes worn for sports.
>> Tennis shoes or sneakers.
13. Putting a room in order.
>> Cleaning up?
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
Lightning bug - Though I do call them fireflies.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
>> Pill-bug or Sow-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, swing set, Jungle-Gym, and a sand box.
17. How do you eat your pizza?
>> Ah..., what?!
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
>> Garage sale.
19. What's the evening meal?
>> Depends on my mood. Usually it's after the gym.
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
>> I don't have a basement.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
>> A water fountain. We do have vending machines that sell bottled water, but water fountains are still common around here.