What Word Do You Use?
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auntbijouAnother meme, gakked from brumeux77...
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. Down here, we call 'em creeks, pronounced "crick."
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called. Grocery cart or basket, believe it or not!
3. A metal container to carry a meal in. Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. A skillet, and if it has three little legs on it, we call it a spider.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people. A couch, and sometimes, divan, though I haven't used that on in donkey's years.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof. Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening. Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages. Down here, hon, even Pepsi is called "coke." As in, "I'll have a coke with my burger." "What, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, or Coca-Cola?" "Oh, Dr. Pepper." Then the waitress yells, "One burger, medium, no cheese, no onions, fries, and a coke, Dr. Pepper!" Really.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup. Pancake.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself. A sub.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach. Trunks, or a swimsuit.
12. Shoes worn for sports. Tennies, or sneakers. Sometimes, trainers, since the Brit influence is reaching us even way down here! It's not unusual to hear parents around here tell their kids to put on their "Tenny shoes" or "tenny snickers." I'm not kidding!
13. Putting a room in order. Picking up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. Lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. A doodlebug, or pillbug. And forbrumeux77's benefit, this is what they're talking about...
16. The children’s playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down. Um See-saw.
17. How do you eat your pizza? When my mama or my kids are watching, I eat it with a knife and fork. When it's just me and THO, I use my hands, and bite the pointy end first.
18. What’s it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale.
19. What’s the evening meal? Well, growing up, it was supper, because lunch was called dinner. But now, since my husband grew up calling it dinner, we call the evening meal dinner. I still get it mixed up, though, to the confusion of my kids (and me).
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement or storm cellar.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Water fountain.
You know, y'all are missing a LOT by not actually hearing me SAY some of this stuff! If y'all ask me real nice, I might do this as a phone post!!
brumeux77...1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks. Down here, we call 'em creeks, pronounced "crick."
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called. Grocery cart or basket, believe it or not!
3. A metal container to carry a meal in. Lunch box.
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in. A skillet, and if it has three little legs on it, we call it a spider.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people. A couch, and sometimes, divan, though I haven't used that on in donkey's years.
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof. Gutter.
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening. Porch.
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages. Down here, hon, even Pepsi is called "coke." As in, "I'll have a coke with my burger." "What, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, or Coca-Cola?" "Oh, Dr. Pepper." Then the waitress yells, "One burger, medium, no cheese, no onions, fries, and a coke, Dr. Pepper!" Really.
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup. Pancake.
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself. A sub.
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach. Trunks, or a swimsuit.
12. Shoes worn for sports. Tennies, or sneakers. Sometimes, trainers, since the Brit influence is reaching us even way down here! It's not unusual to hear parents around here tell their kids to put on their "Tenny shoes" or "tenny snickers." I'm not kidding!
13. Putting a room in order. Picking up.
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark. Lightning bug.
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball. A doodlebug, or pillbug. And for
brumeux77's benefit, this is what they're talking about...16. The children’s playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down. Um See-saw.
17. How do you eat your pizza? When my mama or my kids are watching, I eat it with a knife and fork. When it's just me and THO, I use my hands, and bite the pointy end first.
18. What’s it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? Garage sale.
19. What’s the evening meal? Well, growing up, it was supper, because lunch was called dinner. But now, since my husband grew up calling it dinner, we call the evening meal dinner. I still get it mixed up, though, to the confusion of my kids (and me).
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? Basement or storm cellar.
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places? Water fountain.
You know, y'all are missing a LOT by not actually hearing me SAY some of this stuff! If y'all ask me real nice, I might do this as a phone post!!
