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senoritafishAre you a Rebel or a Yankee?
35% Dixie. You are definitely a Yankee.
How do you pronounce Aunt?
As a kid, I had a friend haughtily tell me, Onts are your relatives, Ants are on the ground. I just thought she was being pretentious.
How do you pronounce caramel?
Depends whether it's carmel corn or Suzanne Vega is singing.
How do you pronounce creek?
I pronounce it creek, but my mother pronounced it crick, like in your back. She was from upstate New York.
Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way?
I can hear (or feel) a slight difference, but it's definitly not "kawt."
How do you address a group of people?
I don't use any of those - I just say "you." I may occasionally say "yez" but it's completely affected (I picked it up in Australia).
What kind of sale is it on the front lawn?
It's a garage sale if it's in the garage; a yard sale if it's on the lawn. I've had both, since we have both a front yard and an alley, where the garage is. The yard is generally better attended.
What's that long sandwich with lots of cold cuts and toppings?
I blame Subway™.
What's the tiny lobster that crawls around in creek bottoms?
I used the term crawdad in Australia and people looked me like I was nuts. All I can say is my grandma came from Missouri.
What do you call gym shoes?
Sneakers and tennis shoes are interchangeable; but then, I seldom played tennis.
What is spread onto the tops of cakes?
Frosting is eastern? I wonder why I absorbed that and not the next one?
What is that bubbly carbonated drink called?
Soda, but I remember my mom always calling it pop.
What's it called when you throw toilet paper over a house?
TPing is just short for toilet papering; I've always used them interchangably.
What's the night before Halloween called?
Beggar's Night - Ok, I had no clue about this until I was living in New Hampshire, and I got a knock on my door on October 30 from two kids with pillowcases in plainclothes. I said, "wait, you're a day early." They informed me other wise as they rolled their eyes. I had no candy, and the kids obviously thought I was stupid. And![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
runsamuck is a tranplanted Michigander, laughed when he heard this and told me about Devil's Night, when apparently a lot of people used to set fires in Detroit.
What's that bug that rolls into a ball when you touch it?
IT'S NOT A BUG, IT'S A CRUSTACEAN! But pill bug and sow bug are interchangeable.
35% Dixie. You are definitely a Yankee.
How do you pronounce Aunt?
As a kid, I had a friend haughtily tell me, Onts are your relatives, Ants are on the ground. I just thought she was being pretentious.
How do you pronounce caramel?
Depends whether it's carmel corn or Suzanne Vega is singing.
How do you pronounce creek?
I pronounce it creek, but my mother pronounced it crick, like in your back. She was from upstate New York.
Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same way?
I can hear (or feel) a slight difference, but it's definitly not "kawt."
How do you address a group of people?
I don't use any of those - I just say "you." I may occasionally say "yez" but it's completely affected (I picked it up in Australia).
What kind of sale is it on the front lawn?
It's a garage sale if it's in the garage; a yard sale if it's on the lawn. I've had both, since we have both a front yard and an alley, where the garage is. The yard is generally better attended.
What's that long sandwich with lots of cold cuts and toppings?
I blame Subway™.
What's the tiny lobster that crawls around in creek bottoms?
I used the term crawdad in Australia and people looked me like I was nuts. All I can say is my grandma came from Missouri.
What do you call gym shoes?
Sneakers and tennis shoes are interchangeable; but then, I seldom played tennis.
What is spread onto the tops of cakes?
Frosting is eastern? I wonder why I absorbed that and not the next one?
What is that bubbly carbonated drink called?
Soda, but I remember my mom always calling it pop.
What's it called when you throw toilet paper over a house?
TPing is just short for toilet papering; I've always used them interchangably.
What's the night before Halloween called?
Beggar's Night - Ok, I had no clue about this until I was living in New Hampshire, and I got a knock on my door on October 30 from two kids with pillowcases in plainclothes. I said, "wait, you're a day early." They informed me other wise as they rolled their eyes. I had no candy, and the kids obviously thought I was stupid. And
runsamuck is a tranplanted Michigander, laughed when he heard this and told me about Devil's Night, when apparently a lot of people used to set fires in Detroit.What's that bug that rolls into a ball when you touch it?
IT'S NOT A BUG, IT'S A CRUSTACEAN! But pill bug and sow bug are interchangeable.
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Date: 2008-10-09 01:36 pm (UTC)