How do you say these things?

[MickeyMickey]

Here you go!



1. the part of the house below the ground floor. Basement
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? Sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. Creek or stream
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. Donut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.
Bonnet
6. the common worm used as bait.
nightcrawler
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.
Stroller
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.
wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something. ???
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. tadpole
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ? Iowa

I thought this was very interesting![/QUOTE]

 

[sue1013]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. cellar
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. brook
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. donut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. babushka
6. the common worm used as bait. no idea
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. carriage
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.funny bone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. tadpole
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?New Jersey

 

[Handbag Lady]

Here are my answers:

1. the part of the house below the ground floor.

We don't even have basements here.

2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?

That is a subway sandwich, even before Subway opened.

3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.

A stream

4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.

A donut.

5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.

That is a scarf.

6. the common worm used as bait.

No idea. A worm? Perhaps an earthworm? Not much fishing for this city girl. And if we did, we wouldn't have a place to dig up worms anyway.

7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.

That is a stroller.

8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.

A Wishbone

9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.

A funnybone.

10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.

Tadpoles

11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?

Los Angeles, CA

I thought this was very interesting!

 

[Meriweather]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor.
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.
6. the common worm used as bait.
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?

1. basement or crawl space
2. sub
3. creek or stream
4. doughnut
5. bandana
6. night crawler
7. buggy
8. wishbone
9. funny bone
10. tadpole
11. born in CA, live in WA for many years

 

[Liberty Belle]

Can we add some other regional words of our own, too? (For fun!)

What do you call the little things you sprinkle on ice cream? Jimmies

What do you call your subway? The T

What do you call the patch of sand on the waterfront? The beach

The long piece of furniture you sit on in the living room? A couch

Denim pants? Dungarees or jeans

Carbonated beverage? Tonic or soda "sodah"

Sprinkles

Nothing - we don't have one

Beach or shore

Couch

Jeans

Pop

 

[Planogirl]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. what exists in the north
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? subway
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. creek
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. donut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. scarf
6. the common worm used as bait. ???
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. stroller
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something. funny bone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. tadpoles
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ? Texas for a while

 

[Liberty Belle]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. Basement or Cellar
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? Italian
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. stream or brook
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. doughnut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. bandana
6. the common worm used as bait. nightcrawler
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. carriage
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something. funnybone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. POLLYWOG !!!
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ? southern MAINE

Oh yeah. It seems like we did call them pollywogs when I was little (in Michigan).

 

[bethbuchall]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. Basement
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?Sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.Creek (pronounced with the long e sound)
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.Doughnut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.Scarf, head scarf, or kerchief
6. the common worm used as bait. Night crawler or earthworm
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. Baby buggy
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.Wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.Funny bone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.Tadpoles usually, but growing up we said polliwogs
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?New York State--originally near Buffalo, now more central

I'm interested to see what other words are used for wishbone and doughnut, since I can't think of anything.

 

[LaurenLC]

In my class today we were talking about how everyone from different parts of the country say things.. And since most of us our from the same part of the country we say things similarly. So the first thing I thought of was "take it to DIS, a lot of people will chime in .. " hopefully

So I have a list of some questions that I thought would be fun to ask and see how you say them?~

1. the part of the house below the ground floor.
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.
6. the common worm used as bait.
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?

I thought this was very interesting!

1. Where I grew up (Houston, TX) I would have called that space the ground or foundation because we don't have anything 'below' the house. Where I live now (Chicago, IL) I would call that the basement.
2. A sub or hoagie
3. A creek or stream
4. A donut
5. Scarf
6. A worm
7. A stroller
8. The wishbone
9. Funny bone
10. Tadpole
11. Originally: Houston, TX Now: Chicago, IL

I found this oddly fun!

 

[TnTsParty]

1. basement
2. sub
3. creek
4. doughnut
5. kerchief or scarf
6. the common worm used as bait.
7. stroller
8. wishbone
9. funny bone
10. tadpoles
11. Florida

 

[flipturngirl]

Can we add some other regional words of our own, too? (For fun!)

What do you call the little things you sprinkle on ice cream? Sprinkles

What do you call your subway? Max

What do you call the patch of sand on the waterfront? The beach

The long piece of furniture you sit on in the living room? A couch

Denim pants? jeans

Carbonated beverage?Pop

my answers in orange bold

 

[JUJU814]

In my class today we were talking about how everyone from different parts of the country say things.. And since most of us our from the same part of the country we say things similarly. So the first thing I thought of was "take it to DIS, a lot of people will chime in .. " hopefully

So I have a list of some questions that I thought would be fun to ask and see how you say them?~

1. the part of the house below the ground floor.
basement
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?
sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.
brook
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.
donut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.
scarf
6. the common worm used as bait.
worms
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.
stroller
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.
wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.
funnybone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.
pollywogs
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?
northeast, nh, usa



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answers in red above

 

[amez]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. basement or crawl space
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.creek unless I'm visiting my family back home then crick
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.donut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. scarf
6. the common worm used as bait.nightcrawler
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.stroller
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.funnybone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.tadpole or pollywog-growing up my family called them something else, but I can't remember what?
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?originally from Southern IL

 

[PelletierBears]

In my best Boston accent:

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. Cellar "cellah"
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? Spuckey, Sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. Brook
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. Donut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. Kerchief
6. the common worm used as bait. Nightcrawler "nightcrawllah"
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. Carriage, Stoller "strollah"
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. Wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something. Funny bone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. Tadpoles
11. what part of the country are you from? state? MA

I second this...accent and all

 

[OK!]

1. basement
2. sub
3. creek
4. doughnut
5. bandanna
6. um....earthworm, I guess?
7. stroller
8. wishbone
9. funny bone
10. tadpoles
11. St. Louis, MO

And the added-on questions:

What do you call the little things you sprinkle on ice cream? sprinkles

What do you call your subway? we don't have one. We do have an elevated rail system, though, that's called the MetroLink.

What do you call the patch of sand on the waterfront? The beach

The long piece of furniture you sit on in the living room? A couch

Denim pants? jeans

Carbonated beverage? soda


And I thought of one, though this isn't exactly something that comes up in everyday conversation: What do you all call the creatures that are found in creeks and kind of look like miniature lobsters, but gray? I know of 3 names I've heard them called around here, but I always refer to them as "crawdads."

 

[Shyvioletisme]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. basement
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. creek
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. donut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. head scarf
6. the common worm used as bait. bait worm
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. stroller
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something. funnybone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. tadpole
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ? texas



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What do you call the little things you sprinkle on ice cream? sprinkles

What do you call your subway? we don't have a subway, but I call it a subway

What do you call the patch of sand on the waterfront? The beach

The long piece of furniture you sit on in the living room? A couch or sofa

Denim pants? jeans

Carbonated beverage? soda


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[Mrs. Chamberlain]

In my class today we were talking about how everyone from different parts of the country say things.. And since most of us our from the same part of the country we say things similarly. So the first thing I thought of was "take it to DIS, a lot of people will chime in .. " hopefully

So I have a list of some questions that I thought would be fun to ask and see how you say them?~

1. the part of the house below the ground floor.
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.
6. the common worm used as bait.
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?



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from Pea-N-Me questions post 31

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In class we also went over this:
Pop vs. Soda vs. Coke

1) Basement
2) Sandwich
3) Creek
4) Donut
5) Scarf
6) Worm
7) Stroller
8) Wishbone
9) Funny bone
10) Tadpoles
11) California

 

[tink_n_pooh]

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. Basement
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? Sub
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. Stream
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. doughnut
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. bonnet?
6. the common worm used as bait. umm, a worm
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. stroller
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. wishbone
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something. funnybone
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. tadpoles
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ? Jersey



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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pea-n-Me
Can we add some other regional words of our own, too? (For fun!)

What do you call the little things you sprinkle on ice cream? Sprinkles

What do you call your subway? What subway? We don't have a subway but if we did it would be "the subway"

What do you call the patch of sand on the waterfront? The beach but they place you go is 'the shore'

The long piece of furniture you sit on in the living room? A couch

Denim pants? jeans

Carbonated beverage? soda

 

[smkiss02]

In my class today we were talking about how everyone from different parts of the country say things.. And since most of us our from the same part of the country we say things similarly. So the first thing I thought of was "take it to DIS, a lot of people will chime in .. " hopefully

So I have a list of some questions that I thought would be fun to ask and see how you say them?~

1. the part of the house below the ground floor.
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself?
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river.
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center.
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin.
6. the common worm used as bait.
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in.
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe.
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something.
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs.
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ?



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from Pea-N-Me questions post 31

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In class we also went over this:
Pop vs. Soda vs. Coke

1. the part of the house below the ground floor. BASEMENT
2. the kind of sandwich in a large, long bun, that's a meal in itself? SUB
3. a small stream of water not big enough to be a river. CREEK
4. a round cake of dough, cooked in deep fat, with a hole in the center. DOUGHNUT
5. a piece of cloth that a women folds over her head and ties under her chin. SCARF
6. the common worm used as bait. EARTHWORM
7. vehicles for a baby or small child, the kind it can lie down in. STROLLER/CARRIDGE
8. a bone from the breast of a chicken, shaped like a horseshoe. WISHBONE
9. the place in the elbow that give you a strange feeling if you hit it against something. FUNNY BONE
10. very young frogs, when they still have tails but no legs. TADPOLES
11. what part of the country are you from? state? or world. ? CANADA

 

[iwrbnd]

1.basement/crawlspace
2. Sub
3. creek
4.donut
5.scarf
6. night crawler
7. stroller
8.wishbone
9. funny bone
10. tadpoles
11. Missouri

My answers were exactly the same as yours! And then I noticed you were from Missouri, too! Hello neighbor!