Linguistic Survey

Yes, I've had problems down there saying pop...can we agree that people who call all carbonated beverages 'coke' as a little ignorant? They actually will say 'what kind of coke do you want?' with the response being 'I'll have a pepsi'.

I could agree on that. Coke is a drug (cocaine)!

Coke IS a drug, but that drug is caffeine... my understanding is that the coca (Cocaine) ingredient has been gone from the recipe for over a century.

The generic term I have always used is pop. "Soda" is something I have only ever heard used on TV.

Toasté - I was joking about "coke" - however, it is the slang word for cocaine here. I met a girl from Minnesota when she enrolled in my school in Miami (both her and I were students). You don't understand how the students laughed at her when she said "pop". She started saying "soda" like the rest of us. Before that I never even had the notion that people in other parts of the States might call it differently. Speaking of TV, I wonder if they watched the same TV we do, because as you know, the younger generation is heavily influenced by what they see on TV.

22, Canadadian. English is my first language. Stumbled across this site while searching for some info on accents.

1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin - yes
caught and cot - almost indistinguishable if out of context
Mary, marry, merry - no
draw and drawl - yes

2. Do the following sentences sound okay to you? (Don't worry about "technically" correct grammar, just tell me if these sound allright in your opinion, or if you use them.)
I might could do it tonight. - no
Do you want to come with? - not correct, but it's fairly accepted in some situations
We stood on line for two hours. - no
She is in hospital. - no
We seen the movie yesterday. - no
The car needs cleaned. -no
We are in five. - no (could be acceptable if referring to being in a numbered room, such as in a hotel)


3. Write the word that you use to refer to these:
source of water over the sink or tub - tap
a carbonated drink - pop
center of a peach - pit
plural form of 'you' - all of you, (english doesnt have a formal plural for you. Y'all is a slang contraction, yous is just plain wrong)
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake - sprinkles
the night before Halloween - the night before Halloween. ("Halloween eve" sounds funny as halloween is derived from hallows eve)
small glowing insect visible after dark - firefly

I can't believe I just spelled Canadian wrong :o

Tiffany... sorry. English is a native language for me, but not my language of everyday use, so I sometimes mess up on irony. Sorry again.

Do you want to come with?

The only time I have heard this was on an episode of BUFFY. In what region of the USA do ppl use this phrase. I thought it was a cali thing?

25 Atlanta, GA

1. sometimes
yes
NO
yes

2. None of these sound correct.

3. faucet, soda, pit(seed), you all and ya'll, sprinkles, oct 3oth, lighting bug and firefly

Age : 25
Location : Australia

1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin - YES
caught and cot - YES
Mary, marry, merry - YES. Mary is longer than merry
draw and drawl - YES. drawl has an l

2. Do the following sentences sound okay to you? (Don't worry about "technically" correct grammar, just tell me if these sound allright in your opinion, or if you use them.)
I might could do it tonight. - NO
Do you want to come with? - Maybe (it's a bit slang)
We stood on line for two hours. - NO.
She is in hospital. - YES
We seen the movie yesterday. - NO.
The car needs cleaned. - NO
We are in five. - NO

3. Write the word that you use to refer to these:
source of water over the sink or tub - Tap, water spout, nozzle.
a carbonated drink - Soft drink if flavoured. Soda water if plain.
center of a peach - pip or pit
plural form of 'you' - youz (slang),you people/guys
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake - sprinkles
the night before Halloween - Halloween eve?
small glowing insect visible after dark - firefly

1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin: YES
caught and cot: YES
Mary, marry, merry: NO
draw and drawl: YES

2. Do the following sentences sound okay to you?
I might could do it tonight. NO
Do you want to come with? YES
We stood on line for two hours. NO
She is in hospital. NO
We seen the movie yesterday. NO
The car needs cleaned. YES
We are in five. NO

3. Write the word that you use to refer to these:
source of water over the sink or tub: FAUCET
a carbonated drink: POP or SODA or SOFT DRINK
center of a peach: PIT
plural form of 'you': YOU
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake:
the night before Halloween: I DON'T KNOW A NAME FOR THAT.
small glowing insect visible after dark: FIREFLY or LIGHTNING BUG

I wonder what the point of this question was: "tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake"

I would have expected that the original poster would have had a reason to think there might be a difference between some native english speakers, but so far, everyone has written sprinkles with the exception of those speakers who are not native english speakers.

I think that some New Englanders call them something different, maybe 'jimmies' or something.

>>Dave Sunday, January 02, 2005, 22:47 GMT
I can't believe I just spelled Canadian wrong :o <<

A Canadadian = a Trinidadian Canadian?

Tee hee

Is "She is in hospital" incorrect?

Age (or age group if you don't want to put your real age): 24
Location where you grew up, or location where you learned English: Willimantic, Connecticut, USA

1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin -- yes
caught and cot -- sometimes
Mary, marry, merry -- no
draw and drawl --yes

2. Do the following sentences sound okay to you? (Don't worry about "technically" correct grammar, just tell me if these sound allright in your opinion, or if you use them.)
I might could do it tonight. -- no
Do you want to come with? -- yes
We stood on line for two hours. -- yes
She is in hospital. -- no
We seen the movie yesterday. -- no
The car needs cleaned. -- no
We are in five. -- I don't know, because I don't understand the context

3. Write the word that you use to refer to these:
source of water over the sink or tub -- tap
a carbonated drink -- soda
center of a peach -- pit
plural form of 'you' -- you guys
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake -- sprinkles
the night before Halloween -- no name for it
small glowing insect visible after dark -- fire fly