Dialect Survey Map – Do you say ‘Pop’ or ‘Soda?’

He used to nap on the couch, but he sprawls out in that new lounge chair anymore
I do exclusively figurative paintings anymore
Pantyhose are so expensive anymore that i just try to get a good suntan and forget about it
Forget the nice clothes anymore (referring to babies and eating messily after a certain age)
Which of these terms do you prefer for sale of unwanted items on your porch, in your yard, etc.
What do you call the game wherein the participants see who can throw a knife closest to the other person (or alternatively, get a jackknife to stick into the ground or piece of wood)
What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road?
What do you call the area of grass that occurs in the middle of some streets?
What do you call the long narrow place in the middle of a divided highway?
What do you call the drink made with milk and ice cream?
What do you call the long sandwich that contains cold cuts, lettuce and so on?
What do you call the insect that flies around in the summer and has a rear section that glows in the dark?
What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams?
What do you call the kind of spider (or spider like creature) that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What nicknames do/did you use for your maternal grandmother?
What about your paternal grandmother (is there a distinction?)
What do/did you call your maternal grandfather?
Paternal grandfather?
What do you call the big clumps of dust that gather under furniture and in corners?
What is your "general" term for the rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class, for athletic activities, etc.?
What do you call the little gray creature (that looks like an insect but is actually a crustacean) that rolls into a ball when you touch it?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What term do you use to refer to something that is across both streets from you at an intersection ? (or diagonally across from you in general)
What do you call the activity of driving around in circles in a car?
What do you call paper that has already been used for something or is otherwise imperfect?
What is your "general" term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
When you are cold, and little points of skin begin to come on your arms and legs, you have...?
What do you call the gooey or dry matter that collects in the corners of your eyes, especially while you are sleeping?
What do you call an easy course?
What is the thing that women use to tie their hair?
Do you use the word cruller?
Do you use the term "bear claw" for a kind of pastry?
What do you call someone who is the opposite of pigeon-toed?
Can you call coleslaw "slaw'?
What do you call the box you bury a dead person in?
Do you say "vinegar and oil" or "oil and vinegar" for the type of salad dressing?
What do you call it when a driver changes over one or more lanes too quickly?
When you stand outside with a long line of people waiting to get in somewhere, are you standing "in line" or "on line"?
Do you say "frosting" or "icing" for the sweet spread one puts on a cake?
What is "the City"?
What is the distinction between dinner and supper?
Trash can/garbage can
By accident/on accident
Which of these terms do you prefer for the small road parallel to the highway?
Do you cut or mow the lawn or grass?
Dialect Survey Map - Do you say 'Pop' or 'Soda?' What is your generic term for a sweetened carbonated beverage?
Aunt
Been
The first vowel in "Bowie knife"
Caramel
The vowel in the second syllable of "cauliflower"
the last vowel in "centaur"
Coupon
Craig (the name)
Crayon
Creek (a small body of running water)
The first vowel in "Florida"
Flourish
The last vowel in "handkerchief"
Lawyer
How do you pronounce Mary/merry/marry
Mayonnaise
The first vowel in "miracle"
mischievous/mischievious
The final vowel in "Monday," "Friday," etc.
The second vowel in "pajamas"
Pecan
Poem
Really
Realtor (a real estate agent)
Roof, room, broom, root
Route (as in, "the route from one place to another")
The first vowel in "syrup"
Do you pronounce "cot" and "caught" the same?
Almond
The "s" in "anniversary"
Asterisk
Candidate
the "s" in "chromosome"
et cetera
The final consonant in "garage"
The "c" in "grocery"
Huge, humor, humongous, human
The "s" in "nursery"
The "s" in the last name of Elvis Presley
Quarter
Do you use "spigot' or "spicket" to refer to a faucet or tap that water comes out of?
Strength
The final consonant in "Texas"
Cream Cheese
Insurance
New Haven (the city in Connecticut where Yale University is located)
Thanksgiving
Umbrella
I __________ her lifeless body from the pool
What word do you use to address a group or two or more people? (s)
Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence to mean "Are you coming with us?"
Would you say "where are you at?" to mean "where are you?"
Are consecutive modals acceptable? (eg. "I might could so that")
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