measi's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You say poh-tay-toh, I say poh-tah-toh... TranceJen had this on her journal... I did a shorter version a couple weeks ago over on live journal, so what the hell. :) WHAT DO YOU CALL... The basics: I'm from Montana, influenced by Pennsylvania parents. :) A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: A creek, pronounced "crik" or "creek," depending on who I'm surrounded by at the moment. :) What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: shopping (or grocery) cart A metal container to carry a meal in: A lunchbox The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: frying pan or a skillet (I switch back and forth). The piece of furniture that seats three people: A couch The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: the gutter The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: a porch (if attached to the house) or a gazebo (if separate) Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: POP. :) I do use soda much more these days, but it will always be a pop machine. Never, ever a soda machine. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: pancake A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: sub or hoagie The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: swim shorts. Shoes worn for sports: Sneakers Putting a room in order: Pick up A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly (only saw them in PA, though... they don't exist in Montana) The little insect that curls up into a ball: a roly-poly 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 How do you eat your pizza? With my hands, tip to crust. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? garage sale What's the evening meal? supper (although I say dinner more often these days) The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? basement What word(s) do you use to address a group of two or more people? "Hey guys" Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?" *looks sheepish* All the time-- and I get teased for it all the time. It's definitely a Montana thing. Would you say "where are you at?" to mean "where are you?" Not that I'm aware of. Modals are words like "can," "could," "might," "ought to," and so on. Can you use more than one modal at a time? (e.g., "I might could do that" to mean "I might be able to do that"; or "I used to could do that" to mean "I used to be able to do that") No. Does saying something costs "A Buck Forty Eleven" count?. Never heard of it. :) What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road? The hell strip What do you call the area of grass that occurs in the middle of some streets? Median or boulevard What do you call the long narrow place in the middle of a divided highway? Median What do you call the drink made with milk and ice cream? A shake (if I'm ordering at home). A frappe (while I'm here in Massachusetts, since they don't know what the hell a milkshake is). What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams for example (a crustacean of the family Astacidae)? A crawdad What do you call the kind of spider (or spider-like creature) that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? A daddy long-legs What nicknames do/did you use for your maternal grandmother? Grandma Mary or Babci (pronounced "Bab-chee") What about your paternal grandmother (is there a distinction?) Grandma Lillian What do/did you call your maternal grandfather? Grandpa or Djadju (Jad-ju) Paternal grandfather? Grandpa Raymer (who died before I was born) What do you call the big clumps of dust that gather under furniture and in corners? Dust bunnies 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 do you call the activity of driving around in circles in a car? on snow? Pulling a Brodie. What do you call paper that has already been used for something or is otherwise imperfect? Scrap paper What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on? Highway or "The Pike" (if referring to I-90). What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? Sun showers When you are cold, and little points of skin begin to come on your arms and legs, you have: goosebumps What do you call the gooey or dry matter that collects in the corners of your eyes, especially while you are sleeping? Well... sleep. :) What do you call an easy course? Slacker class What do you call a traffic situation in which several roads meet in a circle and you have to get off at a certain point? A rotary or roundabout... or, if I'm stuck on it... a goddamn fucking rotary What is the thing that women use to tie their hair? hair elastic/rubber band or a scrunchie Do you use the word cruller? Yeah, but I don't like those kinds of donuts. Do you use the term "bear claw" for a kind of pastry? Yes... and I love them. :) What do you call someone who is the opposite of pigeon-toed (i.e. when they walk their feet point outwards)? Dance-walking (I do this... a bit) Can you call coleslaw "slaw"? No.. it's coleslaw. What do you call the box you bury a dead person in? a coffin Do you say "vinegar and oil" or "oil and vinegar" for the type of salad dressing? oil and vinegar What do you call it when a driver changes over one or more lanes way too quickly? A Mass-hole (since it generally happens here in Massachusetts) When you stand outside with a long line of people waiting to get in somewhere, are you standing "in line" or "on line" (as in, "I stood ___ in the cold for two hours before they opened the doors")? in line Do you say "frosting" or "icing" for the sweet spread one puts on a cake? frosting What is "the City"? Instinctively, I think San Francisco... but around here, it would be Boston. What is the distinction between dinner and supper? Dinner is earlier than supper (but can be the same meal... it depends on the hour that the meal is eaten.. before six, dinner. After six, supper). Do you cut or mow the lawn or grass? Cut the grass. Do you pass in homework or hand in homework? turn in What do you call the insect that looks like a large thin spider and skitters along the top of water? A water skeeter What do you call the thing from which you might drink water in a school? water fountain (I resist the "Bubblah" term around here) What do you call a public railway system (normally underground)? Subway (for general use), "The T" for Boston specific use. What do you call the act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper? Tee-Peeing What do you call a traffic jam caused by drivers slowing down to look at an accident or other diversion on the side of the road? a fucking stahp-n-gahk. (with as much of a Boston accent as possible) What vowel do you use in bag? short a as in "cat" or "rat" What do you call the paper container in which you might bring home items you bought at the store? paper bag. What do you call the night before Halloween? Pre-Samhain insanity or... October 30th. What do you call the end of a loaf of bread? The heel What do you call a point that is purely academic, or that cannot be settled and isn't worth discussing further? a moot point How do you pronounce the -sp- sequence in "thespian" (the word meaning "actor")? thess-pee-an What do you call a drive-through liquor store? *gasp* these exist?!? What do you call food that you buy at a restaurant but then eat at home? Takeout. What do you say when you want to lay claim to the front seat of a car? Shotgun. What word do you use for gawking at someone in a lustful way? "Drooling over" Do you say "expecially", or "especially"? Especially. 3:14 a.m. - 16 December 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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