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lukin Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 6:41 AM EST
Joined: 03-31-2004
Posts: 2,205
I'm finfishing up an eight year college career in a couple of weeks but have one last project I have to do. I'd appreciate it if yous guys could help me out and take the time to fill out this questionairre
Age:
Ethnicity:
Where were you raised:
Gender:

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold?
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house?
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage?
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs?
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich?
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers?
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying?
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room?
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street?

I really appreciate anyone's response, thanks
Homebrew Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 7:01 AM EST
Joined: 02-11-2003
Posts: 11,885
Hey Lukin,
Here we Go.
Age: 40 old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway.
Ethnicity: Caucasian Mutt
Where I was raised?? L.A. Lower Arkansas ElDorado to be exact.
Gender: Male

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? Refrigerator, only it's beer not food.
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? Sheetrock, or paneling.
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? Soda
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? Freeway
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich?
Mine. Also known as a Hoagie, Hero, Sub, or Dagwood.
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? Comforter
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying?
Frying Pan. When used as a projectile, it is called a skillet
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? Couch, CoffeeTable, Coolerdor
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? Turning Lane, sometimes known as the headon collision lane.

Hope this helps
Later
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)




BeatDragon Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 7:02 AM EST
Joined: 02-28-2003
Posts: 4,754
Caucasian
San Jose, Ca
Male

Refgrigerator
Dry Wall
Soda
Freeway
Heartburn
Comforter
Skillet
Couch
Left Turn lane
BeatDragon Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 7:03 AM EST
Joined: 02-28-2003
Posts: 4,754
Oh yeah......39 years old....and getting older by the second
Seth Gekko Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 7:05 AM EST
Joined: 01-30-2004
Posts: 2,311
Something to do with Geographical dialect?
36
Caucasion
upstate NY
Male

1: 'fridgerator
2: Drywall
3: Soda (everyone else in this area calls it "pop"
4: expressway
5: Sub
6: Comforter
7: Frying pan
8: couch
9: Turning lane

good luck, Paul
chipslave Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 7:28 AM EST
Joined: 06-19-2003
Posts: 3,145
Age: 30
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Raised: Minot, ND
Gender: M

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? Fridge
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? Dry Wall
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? Soda
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? Highway
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich? Dagwood
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? Comforter
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying? Skillet
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? Couch
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? Turning Lane







street?
lukin Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 7:29 AM EST
Joined: 03-31-2004
Posts: 2,205
yeah it has to do with dialect and vocabulary differences within the nation. Its for my History of the English language class.
Thom Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 8:02 AM EST
Joined: 12-08-2003
Posts: 6,117
36
American
Yakima, WA
Male

1. Fridge
2. Dry wall
3. Soda
4. Highway
5. Sub sandwich
6. Comforter
7. Skillet
8. Couch
9. Turn Lane
00camper Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 8:04 AM EST
Joined: 07-11-2003
Posts: 2,326
Age: 42
Ethnicity: Overweight, White
Where were you raised: Kentucky
Gender: He

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? Fridge
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? Dry Wall
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? Soda
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? Interstate
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich? Sub
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? [Seriously, I didn't know there was such a thing 'till I got married and my wife wanted one. She called it a Comforter.]
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying? Skillet
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? Couch
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? Turning Lane
plabonte Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 8:39 AM EST
Joined: 09-11-2000
Posts: 2,131
Age: 33
Ethnicity: American of French decent
Where were you raised: West Bend, WI
Gender: Male

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? Refrigerator or frige for short.
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? Dry wall
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? Soda
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? Highway
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich? Sub
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? Comforter
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying? A frying pan or skillet depending on its shape (frying pan has steeper sides whereas a skillet is more bowl shaped)
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? Couch
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? Turn lane if it is used for turning only. Otherwise its the left lane.
lukin Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 9:45 AM EST
Joined: 03-31-2004
Posts: 2,205
just topping this to get a few more replies. By the way I'm glad I was the first to catch all of my typos (finfishing, convering) two weeks from graduation with a BA in english and still I look like the fool :)
lukin Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 1:37 PM EST
Joined: 03-31-2004
Posts: 2,205
^
penzt8 Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 1:47 PM EST
Joined: 06-05-2000
Posts: 1,771
Age: 44
Ethnicity: white
Where were you raised: pennsylvania
Gender: male

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? refrigerator
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? sheetrock
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? soda
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? hiway
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich? hoagie
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? comforter
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying? frying pan
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? couch
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? left turn lane
428cj Offline
#14 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 2:13 PM EST
Joined: 04-26-2003
Posts: 741
31
Caucasian
Northern VA
Male

1. Refrigerator
2. Drywall
3. Beer
4. Highway
5. Big Sandwich (?)
6. Comforter
7. Frying Pan
8. Couch
9. Turn Lane


Hope this helps.

"Me fail English? That's unpossible..."
428cj Offline
#15 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 2:13 PM EST
Joined: 04-26-2003
Posts: 741
31
Caucasian
Northern VA
Male

1. Refrigerator
2. Drywall
3. Beer
4. Highway
5. Big Sandwich (?)
6. Comforter
7. Frying Pan
8. Couch
9. Turn Lane


Hope this helps.

"Me fail English? That's unpossible..."
428cj Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 2:15 PM EST
Joined: 04-26-2003
Posts: 741
Oops, oops.
legendarywilly Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 2:25 PM EST
Joined: 03-23-2004
Posts: 44
Age: 28
Ethnicity: American
Where were you raised: Oregon
Gender: Male


1. fridge
2. sheet rock
3. pop
4. highway
5. dagwood
6. comforter
7. skillet
8. couch
9. turn lane
eh3856 Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, May 3 2004, 3:46 PM EST
Joined: 07-27-2001
Posts: 258
Age: 45
Ethnicity: caucasian
Where were you raised: Monroe Connecticut
Gender: Male

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? Refrigerator
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? sheetrock
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? soda
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? Highway
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich? dagwood
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? Comforter
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying? frying pan
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? couch
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? middle lane

Good Luck.....

GU Offline
#19 Posted: Tue, May 4 2004, 2:20 AM EST
Joined: 09-23-2003
Posts: 213
Age: 52
Ethnicity: Japanese American (Buddha-head)
Raised: Honolulu (Does this disqualify me to answer an English language questionaire?)
Gender: Male

1. Icebox
2. wood
3. soda
4. road
5. sandwich (Sorry, I'm from Hawaii.)
6. down comforter
7. frying pan
8. coffee table
9. turning lane

lukin, what are you going to do with your degree?
plabonte Offline
#20 Posted: Tue, May 4 2004, 6:52 AM EST
Joined: 09-11-2000
Posts: 2,131
I've got an interesting one that you can add to your list.

What do you call the device that you drink water from in public. By me we call it a bubbler. But others call it a drinking fountain or water fountain.

Seth Gekko Offline
#21 Posted: Tue, May 4 2004, 12:45 PM EST
Joined: 01-30-2004
Posts: 2,311
I still haven't seen anyone who used the terms "sofa" or "davenport" instead of couch. . .
BeatDragon Offline
#22 Posted: Tue, May 4 2004, 2:13 PM EST
Joined: 02-28-2003
Posts: 4,754
How about "Divan"
Schmitty22 Offline
#23 Posted: Tue, May 4 2004, 3:19 PM EST
Joined: 01-27-2003
Posts: 4,892
Where were you raised: Detroit MI
Gender: M

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? Fridge
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? Dry Wall
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? Pop
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? Freeway
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich? Sub
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? Comforter
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying? fry pan
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? couch
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? median

Schmitty22 Offline
#24 Posted: Tue, May 4 2004, 3:20 PM EST
Joined: 01-27-2003
Posts: 4,892
*9 left turn lane.. unless i am drunk and in the median already :)
0patience Offline
#25 Posted: Tue, May 4 2004, 3:54 PM EST
Joined: 07-20-2003
Posts: 1,023
Age: 40
Ethnicity: American Indian
Where were you raised: Oregon
Gender: Male

1. What is the word for the appliance that keeps food cold? Fridge
2. What is the word for the materials used for the inside walls of a house? sheetrock
3. What is the word for a carbonated beverage? pop
4. What is the word for a road that connects towns, and has at least 4 lanes with no stop signs? interstate
5. What is the word for a large overstuffed sandwich? dagwood
6. What is the word for a bed convering filled with feathers? Awful... Oh, wait..........comforter
7. What is the word for a pan that you use for frying? painful...Naw, its a Frying pan.
8. What is the word for a long peice of furniture that you putin your living room? couch
9. What is the word for the lane that people move into in order to make a left turn in the middle of the street? turn lane

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