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greybetaThis is actually a shortened version of a Harvard Dialect Survey (link goes to results page).
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
TPing.
What is the bug that when you touch it, curls into a ball?
Potato bug (I've also heard it called a pillbug, but not often). Most other people I've seen have called this a "roly-poly", which I have NEVER heard them called before.
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
Coke. I'm also comfortable with both soda AND pop (but never both together).
What do you call gym shoes?
Running shoes. 'Sneakers' is also OK, but I'd generally say running shoes.
What do you say to address a group of people?
You guys.
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
Daddy long-legs.
What do you call your grandparents?
Grandma (both mom & stepdad's mothers), Grandpa (stepdad's father), Granddad (mom's father), Nonna and Nonno (dad's parents). (I don't see my stepmother's parents very often.)
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
Shopping cart.
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
Sun shower.
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
A [TV] remote. I'm trying to think what it could possibly be called otherwise. A clicker?
Some questions that weren't in the meme, but that I pulled from the survey:
Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?"
Yes, although I'd probably just say "You coming with?"
Would you say "where are you at?" to mean "where are you?"
Again, this would probably be shortened entirely to "Where you at?" The "are" is extraneous. ;)
Which terms do you prefer for a sale of unwanted items on your porch, in your yard, etc.?
Garage sale.
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)?
Kitty-corner.
What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?
Highway.
What word do you prefer: trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin, waste(paper) basket, these words refer to different things, or other?
Trash or garbage (can).
What do you call a drive-through liquor store?
"Terrified that such things exist".
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
TPing.
What is the bug that when you touch it, curls into a ball?
Potato bug (I've also heard it called a pillbug, but not often). Most other people I've seen have called this a "roly-poly", which I have NEVER heard them called before.
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
Coke. I'm also comfortable with both soda AND pop (but never both together).
What do you call gym shoes?
Running shoes. 'Sneakers' is also OK, but I'd generally say running shoes.
What do you say to address a group of people?
You guys.
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
Daddy long-legs.
What do you call your grandparents?
Grandma (both mom & stepdad's mothers), Grandpa (stepdad's father), Granddad (mom's father), Nonna and Nonno (dad's parents). (I don't see my stepmother's parents very often.)
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
Shopping cart.
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
Sun shower.
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
A [TV] remote. I'm trying to think what it could possibly be called otherwise. A clicker?
Some questions that weren't in the meme, but that I pulled from the survey:
Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?"
Yes, although I'd probably just say "You coming with?"
Would you say "where are you at?" to mean "where are you?"
Again, this would probably be shortened entirely to "Where you at?" The "are" is extraneous. ;)
Which terms do you prefer for a sale of unwanted items on your porch, in your yard, etc.?
Garage sale.
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)?
Kitty-corner.
What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?
Highway.
What word do you prefer: trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin, waste(paper) basket, these words refer to different things, or other?
Trash or garbage (can).
What do you call a drive-through liquor store?
"Terrified that such things exist".
