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1 ) How do you pronounce Aunt?
* Like the word ant
RESULT: Spoken throughout the US
2 ) How do you pronounce caramel?
* Either
((That is: 'Car-ml' and 'Car-a-mel' both sound fine to me.))
RESULT: Found throughout the US
3 ) How do you pronounce creek?
* Rhymes with meek
RESULT: Common throughout the entire United States
4 ) How do you pronounce the second syllable in pajamas?
* Rhymes with jam
RESULT: Northeast United States and Great Lakes, and west Coast
5 ) How do you pronounce route?
* Rhymes with rout
RESULT: Southeastern US
6 ) Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way?
* Yes
RESULT: Common nearly everywhere
7 ) How do you address a group of people?
* You all
((I'm more likely to say "ya' all," or just use "you" in it's plural sense.))
RESULT: Common nearly everywhere ("you guys" favors northern)
8 ) What kind of sale is it on the front lawn?
* Garage sale
RESULT: All of U.S.; southeast not favored
9 ) What's that long sandwich with lots of cold cuts and toppings?
* Sub
RESULT: Common throughout entire U.S.
10 ) What's the tiny lobster that crawls around in creek bottoms?
* Crawfish
RESULT: This is a universal generic term used nationwide
11 ) What do you call gym shoes?
* Tennis shoes
RESULT: All of the U.S. except the Northeast U.S.
12 ) What is spread onto the tops of cakes?
* Frosting
RESULT: New England and western Great Lakes
13 ) What's that road along an Interstate highway?
* Service road
((Actually, I didn't know they even had a name for that. But this one sounds best to me.))
RESULT: Used nationwide, especially in urban areas
14 ) What do you put groceries in?
* Bag
RESULT: Used nationwide and in southern urban areas
15 ) Where might you get water in a public building?
* Water fountain
(('Drinking fountain' is okay, too))
RESULT: Most common nationwide except for Great Lakes area
16 ) What is that bubbly carbonated drink called?
* Soft drink
((Eh. I didn't like the options.))
RESULT: Used mostly in a small belt from Carolinas to Indiana
17 ) What's it called when you throw toilet paper over a house?
* TP'ing
RESULT: Used heavily in Great Lakes and Midwest region
18 ) What's the night before Halloween called?
* I don't use any word for this
RESULT: This is common throughout most of the U.S.
19 ) What's a drive through liquor store called?
* I haven't heard of any such thing, or none of the below
RESULT: Dont worry, this is a common response.
20 ) What's that bug that rolls into a ball when you touch it?
* Roly-Poly
RESULT: Throughout the U.S.
Score:
49% (Yankee). Barely in the Yankee category.
Doesn't surprise me overly much. I've lived in the east; I've lived in the south; I've lived in the west; I've lived overseas. I suppose it's inevitable that my speech patterns are a hopeless mix of them all, or that they tend toward terms that are common in all places.
-- Vilkacis