My local news gave this web site

[bambii]

and it is interestion it is how we in the United States say different things for the same thing like bucket or pal. here is the write up and the web site


Do you have an accent? Are you pronouncing words correctly, or is your speech influenced by a regional dialect? Our site of the week is about an ongoing Harvard study on American speech patterns. You can look at the results so far and compare how you say certain words compared to the rest of the nation, or you can take the dialect test yourself. For example, do you say "aunt" or "ant" when referring to a relative? See which way the word is said by most Americans, along with a host of others.


http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~golder/dialect/maps.php

 

[doxdogy]

Interesting site. Will look at some more, when the brain is more awake. Thanks for sharing the link.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Oh yea, I remember taking part in the study, after someone posted it here on the DIS.


Finally answers to the questions posed on the DIS! Is this the end of the debate(s)?

7. coupon
a. with [u:] as in "coop" ("coopon") (58.86%)
b. with [ju:] as in "cute" ("cyoopon") (39.48%)
c. other (1.66%)

21. pecan
a. [pi:kn] with stress on the first syllable ("PEE-can") (22.98%)
b. [pi:kn] with stress on the second syllable ("pee-CAN") (13.12%)
c. [pi:kn] with stress on the first syllable ("PEE-Kahn") (12.73%)
d. [pi:kn] with stress on the second syllable ("pee-KAHN") (29.05%)
e. [pkn] ("pick Ann") (2.15%)
f. [pkn] ("pick Ahn") (11.75%)
g. I pronounce it differently when it's alone than when it's in a compound like "pecan pie" (please state how you pronounce the two variants in the comments box) (5.94%)
h. other (2.28%)

37. huge, humor, humongous, human...
a. I pronounce the h (91.22%)
b. I don't pronounce the h (5.26%)
c. I can pronounce the h or not (3.06%)
d. other (0.47%)

50. What word(s) do you use to address a group of two or more people?
a. you all (11.04%)
b. yous, youse (4.68%)
c. you lot (0.07%)
d. you guys (42.68%)
e. you 'uns (0.94%)
f. yins (3.81%)
g. you (28.83%)
h. other (3.88%)
i. y'all (4.08%)

58. Which of these terms do you prefer for a sale of unwanted items on your porch, in your yard, etc.?
a. tag sale (0.54%)
l. patio sale (0.07%)
m. other (3.95%)
b. yard sale (60.12%)
c. garage sale (33.51%)
d. rummage sale (1.34%)
f. stoop sale (0.07%)
h. sidewalk sale (0.34%)
i. jumble (sale) (0.07%)

64. What do you call the long sandwich that contains cold cuts, lettuce, and so on?
a. sub (33.51%)
j. I have no word for this (0.20%)
k. other (2.62%)
b. grinder (0.27%)
c. hoagie (59.77%)
d. hero (0.40%)
e. poor boy (0.07%)
g. Italian sandwich (3.02%)
h. baguette (0.13%)


96. What is the distinction between dinner and supper?
a. supper is an evening meal while dinner is eaten earlier (lunch, for example) (9.19%)
b. supper is an evening meal, dinner is the main meal (5.91%)
c. dinner takes place in a more formal setting than supper (13.36%)
d. there is no distinction; they both have the same meaning (37.58%)
e. I do not use the term supper (30.67%)
f. I don't use the term dinner (0.94%)
g. other (2.35%)

105. What is your generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?
a. soda (73.49%)
j. other (1.07%)
b. pop (20.27%)
c. coke (1.61%)
e. soft drink (3.56%)

 

[DocRafiki]

That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.