(Since I don't use a lot of them anymore. No really. I promise.)
Age: 28
Where did you grow up? Woonsocket, Rhode Island
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? brook
The thing you push around the grocery store? carriage
A metal container to carry a meal in? lunchbox
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? frying pan
The piece of furniture that seats three people? couch
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? guttah
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? pawch
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? soda
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? pancake
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? grindah!
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? bathing suit
Shoes worn for sports? sneakuhs
Putting a room in order? clean up
A flying insect that glows in the dark? firefly (err, fiahfly)
The little insect that curls up into a ball? gross (umm, I think we called it a 'pill bug')
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? seesaw
What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? yahd sale. unless it was in the garage, then it was a garage sale
What's the evening meal? suppuh
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? cellah
The stretchy thing that one puts around a bunch of envelopes or the newspaper to keep the pieces together? rubbah band
A group of two or three close friends when speaking to them or asking them something? yous guys
How do you ask someone to accompany you on a trip? Err... politely?
Age: 28
Where did you grow up? Woonsocket, Rhode Island
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks? brook
The thing you push around the grocery store? carriage
A metal container to carry a meal in? lunchbox
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in? frying pan
The piece of furniture that seats three people? couch
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof? guttah
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening? pawch
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages? soda
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup? pancake
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself? grindah!
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach? bathing suit
Shoes worn for sports? sneakuhs
Putting a room in order? clean up
A flying insect that glows in the dark? firefly (err, fiahfly)
The little insect that curls up into a ball? gross (umm, I think we called it a 'pill bug')
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? seesaw
What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff? yahd sale. unless it was in the garage, then it was a garage sale
What's the evening meal? suppuh
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are? cellah
The stretchy thing that one puts around a bunch of envelopes or the newspaper to keep the pieces together? rubbah band
A group of two or three close friends when speaking to them or asking them something? yous guys
How do you ask someone to accompany you on a trip? Err... politely?