Regional Sayings survey for my friend

[lafemmedramatique]

My friend is doing a survey for a class on the phrases people from differant regions use. It's pretty funny, anyway... I don't know that he'll use the info, but I thought I would post it, because it would still be fun for us to see how we talk differantly.

If you don't want him to see the survey, after your name just type "don't use mine"

Anyway, here it goes!

Name:_____________________ ______________ Age:________ Race:__________________

Occupation:___________________________

Residence (state):_______________________ (town):__________________________

How long have you lived there?__________________________

Birthplace (state)?________________________(town):___________ _______________

Where else have you lived, and for how long?_______________________________________

Have you traveled much outside of your native state? Where?________________________________

Parents birthplace (nation or state):
Father:________________________________
Grandfather:_____________________
Grandmother:____________________
Mother:_______________________________
Grandfather:_____________________
Grandmother:____________________

Do you speak any language other than English?______________________________________

Please select one or more of the following options corresponding to the most correct answer(s). Circle only words and phrases you actually use commonly, not ones you hear. If your normal response is not in the list, feel free to write it in. If you never refer to the object in question, please leave the question blank.

1. to put a single room of the house in order:

clean up, do up, redd up, ridd up, straighten up, tidy up, put to rights, slick up

2. small porch, often with no roof:

deck, platform, porch, portico, step, steps, stoop, veranda, piazza

3. place where packaged groceries can be purchased:

grocery store, general store, supermarket, store, delicatessen, grocery, market, food market,
food store, super mart

4. worm used for bait in fishing:

angledog, angleworm, bait worm, eace worm, earthworm, eelwork, fish bait, fishing worm,
fish worm, mudworm, rainworm, redworm

5. a carbonated drink:

pop, soda, soda pop, tonic, soft drink

6. round, flat confection with whole in the center, made with baking powder:

crull, cruller, doughnut, fatcake, fried cake, cake doughnut, raised doughnut

7. to be absent from school:

bag school, cook jack, lay out, lie out, play hooky, play truant, run out of school, skip class,
skip school, slip off from school, ditch, flick, flake school, blow school

8. someone from the country:

backwoodsman, clodhopper, country gentlemen, country jake, countryman, hay seed, hick, hoosier, hillbilly, jackpine savage, mossback, mountain-boomer, pumpkinhusker, railsplitter, cracker, redneck, rube, sharecropper, stump farmer, swamp angel, yahoo, yokel, sodbuster

9. someone who won’t change his mind is:

bull-headed, contrary, head strong, ornery, otsny, owly, pig-headed, set, sot, stubborn, mulish, muley

10. when a girl stops seeing a boyfriend she is said to:

give him the air, give him the bounce, give him the cold shoulder, give him the mitten, jilt him,
kick him, throw him over, turn him down, shoot him down, give him the gate, brush him off,
turn him off, break up with him

[Wombat]

Is this only for people living in America?
I'll do it anyway.

(I've got a couple of ones that wern't on the original list)


Name: Chris Hubley Age: 23 Race: White British

Occupation: Freelance (It sounds better than "unemployed"...)

Residence (state): Wales, UK (town):Cardiff

How long have you lived there? 3 years

Birthplace (state)? Yorkshire (England) (town): Leeds

Where else have you lived, and for how long?_______________________________________

Have you traveled much outside of your native state? Where?I've been to quite a few places in Europe

Parents birthplace (nation or state):
Father:Texas, US
Grandfather:Canada
Grandmother: Not sure
Mother: Aregentina
Grandfather: UK
Grandmother:Argentina

Do you speak any language other than English?No

Please select one or more of the following options corresponding to the most correct answer(s). Circle only words and phrases you actually use commonly, not ones you hear. If your normal response is not in the list, feel free to write it in. If you never refer to the object in question, please leave the question blank.

1. to put a single room of the house in order:

Tidy up

2. small porch, often with no roof:

Porch

3. place where packaged groceries can be purchased:

supermarket

4. worm used for bait in fishing:

I've nver been fishing, but I guess I'd call it the bait worm.

5. a carbonated drink:

Fizzy drink

6. round, flat confection with whole in the center, made with baking powder:

doughnut

7. to be absent from school:

Skive or bunk off

8. someone from the country:

I think I'd just call them "someone from the country".

9. someone who won’t change his mind is:

Stubborn

10. when a girl stops seeing a boyfriend she is said to:

Dump him

[TomSawyer]

Name: Erica Age: 22 Race: Caucasian

Occupation: Grade School Tutor/Museum Registrar

Residence (state): Kansas
(town): Garden City

How long have you lived there? 19 years

Birthplace (state)? Texas
(town): Round Rock

Where else have you lived, and for how long? N/A

Have you traveled much outside of your native state? Where? N/A

Parents birthplace (nation or state):
Father: La Crosse, KS
Grandfather: Liebenthal, KS
Grandmother: Liebenthal, KS
Mother: Omaha, NE
Grandfather: NE, USA
Grandmother: NE, USA

Do you speak any language other than English? No.

Please select one or more of the following options corresponding to the most correct answer(s). Circle only words and phrases you actually use commonly, not ones you hear. If your normal response is not in the list, feel free to write it in. If you never refer to the object in question, please leave the question blank.

1. to put a single room of the house in order:

Clean up

2. small porch, often with no roof:

Porch

3. place where packaged groceries can be purchased:

Store

4. worm used for bait in fishing:

N/A

5. a carbonated drink:

Soda (This however may be skewed by my previous employment at a movie theatre. I started referring to it as 'soda' to avoid misunderstandings with the word 'popcorn'. Most people in the region refer to it as 'pop'.)

6. round, flat confection with whole in the center, made with baking powder:

Doughnut

7. to be absent from school:

Ditch

8. someone from the country:

Hick, hillbilly, redneck

9. someone who won’t change his mind is:

Stubborn

10. when a girl stops seeing a boyfriend she is said to:

Break up with him

[Meander]

Name:Meander Holzer Age: 24 Race: Norwegian

Occupation: Alternative Beauty Therapist, Artist, part-time writer (sounds snotty, doesn't it? I have a professional title after my name and everything. XD)

Residence (state): HI
(town): Honolulu

How long have you lived there? XD 1.5 months!

Birthplace (state)? Oregon (town): Eugene

Where else have you lived, and for how long? Seattle, 20+ years

Have you traveled much outside of your native state? Where?
Pacific Coast, Canada (western side), Mid-west (ie. Indiana, Chicago), East coast (New York, Virginia)

Parents birthplace (nation or state):
Father: Small town, WA
Grandfather: Small town, WA
Grandmother: ?
Mother: City, WA
Grandfather: City, WA
Grandmother:City, WA

Do you speak any language other than English?
Yes- Japanese (not fully fluent, but conversational) some Norwegian, French and Italian (very sparingly)

Please select one or more of the following options corresponding to the most correct answer(s). Circle only words and phrases you actually use commonly, not ones you hear. If your normal response is not in the list, feel free to write it in. If you never refer to the object in question, please leave the question blank.

1. to put a single room of the house in order:

Tidy up

2. small porch, often with no roof:

Lanai (Hawaiian, what I use now) but previously, porch

3. place where packaged groceries can be purchased:

Grocery

4. worm used for bait in fishing:

(N/A)

5. a carbonated drink:

soda

6. round, flat confection with whole in the center, made with baking powder:

Doughnut (but once you've had malasadas, you'll neeeeever go back to plain doughnuts!)

7. to be absent from school:

Play hooky

8. someone from the country:

Hick (derogatory- such as for a rude or classless sort) or Farmboy/girl

9. someone who won’t change his mind is:

My sister, who needs a good slapping.

10. when a girl stops seeing a boyfriend she is said to:

split up with him




eee! it's like a fun quiz!

[erinairout]

Name: Erin O'Connell Age:17

Race:Caucasian

Occupation:Student

Residence (state):Illinois (town):Downers Grove

How long have you lived there? 8 years

Birthplace (state)? Illinois (town): LaGrange

Where else have you lived, and for how long? nowhere else :rolleyes:

Have you traveled much outside of your native state? Where?
East Coast, West Coast, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, Mexico

Parents birthplace (nation or state):
Father:Illinois
Grandfather:Illinois (I think)
Grandmother:Illinois
Mother:Illinois
Grandfather:Illinois
Grandmother:I'm guessing Illinois

Do you speak any language other than English? a little French

Please select one or more of the following options corresponding to the most correct answer(s). Circle only words and phrases you actually use commonly, not ones you hear. If your normal response is not in the list, feel free to write it in. If you never refer to the object in question, please leave the question blank.

1. to put a single room of the house in order:

clean up, straighten up

2. small porch, often with no roof:

deck, porch

3. place where packaged groceries can be purchased:

grocery store, store

4. worm used for bait in fishing:

earthworm, worm

5. a carbonated drink:

pop, coke (it doesn't matter what brand/flavor...it's just "coke" haha)

6. round, flat confection with whole in the center, made with baking powder:

doughnut

7. to be absent from school:

ditch

8. someone from the country:

hick, hoosier, hillbilly, redneck

9. someone who won’t change his mind is:

headstrong, stubborn

10. when a girl stops seeing a boyfriend she is said to:

break up with him

[coconutchutney]

Name:Maria Age:15 Race:Caucasian

Occupation:student

Residence (state):Virginia
(town):Chesterfield

How long have you lived there? almost 8 Years

Birthplace (state)?North Carolina (town):Little Washington

Where else have you lived, and for how long? Brooklyn, New York for a few years; Moscow, Russia for a few years; Strongsville, Ohio for a few years

Have you traveled much outside of your native state? Where? West Coast, East Coast, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, Mexico, Trinidad/Tobago, Bahamas, Jamaica, France, England, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium

Parents birthplace (nation or state):
Father:Pennsylvania
Grandfather:I'm not sure exactly
Grandmother:Troy, New York
Mother:Perm, Russia
Grandfather:Perm, Russia
Grandmother:Perm, Russia

Do you speak any language other than English? Some Russian, some German, some Japanese

Please select one or more of the following options corresponding to the most correct answer(s). Circle only words and phrases you actually use commonly, not ones you hear. If your normal response is not in the list, feel free to write it in. If you never refer to the object in question, please leave the question blank.

1. to put a single room of the house in order:
clean up, tidy up

2. small porch, often with no roof:
deck, porch

3. place where packaged groceries can be purchased:
grocery store, store, delicatessen (for my sliced meats and cheeses), market

4. worm used for bait in fishing:
earthworm (nightcrawlers)

5. a carbonated drink:
soda, soft drink, carbonated beverage (when I'm feeling fancy), and tonic if its tonic water

6. round, flat confection with whole in the center, made with baking powder:
doughnut (Funnel cake and Beignet if you manipulate them into forming that shape)

7. to be absent from school:
play hooky, skip class, skip school

8. someone from the country:
redneck, hick

9. someone who won’t change his mind is:
stubborn

10. when a girl stops seeing a boyfriend she is said to:
brush him off, break up with him

[Plasma]

I would love to soap!

But I would have to make it all up to keep my secret identity secret.