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James29
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 Message 17 of 46
25 December 2013 at 3:18pm | IP Logged 
It worked absolutely perfect for me. Unbelievable. Do people really say some of those expressions? Or, are they just in there as controls?
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 Message 18 of 46
25 December 2013 at 3:39pm | IP Logged 
luke wrote:
What's also interesting is it seems some of you saw different questions than I did. Where I
grew up they
didn't have drive through liquor stores, or if they did, I probably liked to see what all they had to make the
most informed (but poor) decision.
I didn't see that question either, but I just assumed Julie was
giving a facetious example. Not that I would put it past certain states to actually have drive-thru liquor stores
;)
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 Message 19 of 46
25 December 2013 at 5:09pm | IP Logged 
I really got the question about drive-through liquor stores :). Which, apparently, are a big no-no in San Jose and Honolulu :).
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 Message 20 of 46
25 December 2013 at 6:03pm | IP Logged 
It gave me New York as one of the answers, and I actually lived in New York for a while,
even though I'm not American, so I guess it's pretty accurate.
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 Message 21 of 46
25 December 2013 at 6:05pm | IP Logged 
James29 wrote:
Do people really say some of those expressions?


haha, yes! I wonder if anyone from this forum says "the devil is beating his wife" instead of "sunshower"?

What option did you guys (lol) select for the question about centipedes?

And what do you call an easy high school or college class? The only answer that made sense to me was "blow-off," though I would call that class a "joke."
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 Message 22 of 46
25 December 2013 at 9:39pm | IP Logged 
espejismo wrote:
What option did you guys (lol) select for the question about
centipedes?


Why, roly poly or pill bugs, of course! Centipedes are mean scary things with a painful
bite. Roly poly bugs are more like cute little toys for kids and kittens.
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 Message 23 of 46
25 December 2013 at 10:28pm | IP Logged 
Hmm. The first time I didn't get a very accurate answer - it told me I was from Tennessee or Texas. But that's
just because I put "y'all" as my preferred mode of addressing groups of two or more people. The second time,
on the other hand, it nailed me - it listed a city near my hometown in Georgia.

Edit: I would definitely say "roly poly". I wouldn't know what you meant if you used an expression other than
that one or "pill bug".

Edited by Amerykanka on 25 December 2013 at 10:32pm

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 Message 24 of 46
26 December 2013 at 5:48am | IP Logged 
I thought it would be interesting to see how this survey deals with a British dialect, and have added my results below...

Most similar: Yonkers, New Jersey, and New York.

Least similar: Amarillo, Lubbock, and Little Rock.



Looking at the map, Hawai'i comes close (I've lived here for well over a year now), and it seems as though I know the way to San Jose but not to Amarillo. ;)

Edited by Teango on 26 December 2013 at 5:55am



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