Age: 19
Location Growing Up: Indiana, West Virginia:
1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin Yes
caught and cot No
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? No
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
center of a peach Pit
plural form of 'you' You
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake Sprinkles
the night before Halloween Don't call it anything..
small glowing insect visible after dark Lightning Bug
Age (or age group if you don't want to put your real age):
20
Location where you grew up, or location where you learned English:
Québec, Canada
1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin --> yes
caught and cot --> no
Mary, marry, merry --> yes
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.)
None of them does.
3. Write the word that you use to refer to these:
source of water over the sink or tub --> faucet
a carbonated drink --> soft drink
center of a peach --> pit
plural form of 'you' --> you
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake --> sprinkle
the night before Halloween --> um... the night before Halloween (?)
small glowing insect visible after dark --> firefly
Age (or age group if you don't want to put your real age): 21
Location where you grew up, or location where you learned English: New South Wales, Australia
1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin: yes
caught and cot: yes
Mary, marry, merry: yes
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?: no (although I have heard his one)
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
a carbonated drink: Soft drink or fizzy drink
center of a peach: pip
plural form of 'you': you
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake: Hundreds and Thousands
the night before Halloween: The night of 30th of October
small glowing insect visible after dark: I've never seen one. I'd probably call it a firefly.
Age (or age group if you don't want to put your real age): 21
Location where you grew up, or location where you learned English: New England
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? (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. No
She is in hospital. No
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: faucet
a carbonated drink: soda
center of a peach: pit
plural form of 'you': yous! just kidding . you.
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake: sprinkles
the night before Halloween: october 30th
small glowing insect visible after dark : fire fly
Age: 19
Location where you grew up: West Virginia
1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin - no
caught and cot - no
Mary, marry, merry - no (I pronounce all three like 'Mary'... and I remember once when my brother was really little, he wrote "Marry Christmas" on all the Christmas cards!)
draw and drawl - yes (But I do know people who say things like "dral a picture" or "drink from a strawl")
2. Do the following sentences sound okay to you?
I might could do it tonight. no
Do you want to come with? no (I can understand it fine when anyone says it, but to me, it seems incomplete. Like if someone said "Have you heard about the new?" And I'd think "New what?" ...so, it's kind of like that with this, maybe because I'm expecting to hear a pronoun. o.O)
We stood on line for two hours. no
She is in hospital. no (For the same reasons marydoodle pointed out. It makes it seem like "hospital" is a state of being and not a place. Although, I wonder why I have no problem with 'she is in school' and 'she is in church' ...but 'she is in hospital' doesn't work for me.)
We seen the movie yesterday. no, but a lot of people here say it
The car needs cleaned. yes (I was surprised when I found out so many people don't use this. I suppose it's a regional thing, because -everyone- here says this. "The bills need paid." "The cat needs out." I can understand how it would sound strange to someone who isn't used to it.)
We are in five. no (I finally found out what this means! I asked someone about it, and found that some people use this to mean "We are in a group of five." Before, this was totally incoherent to me.)
3. Write the word that you use to refer to these:
source of water over the sink or tub - spicket, and sometimes faucet
a carbonated drink - soda or pop
center of a peach - pit
plural form of 'you' - you
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake - sprinkles
the night before Halloween - I don't have any particular name for it
small glowing insect visible after dark - lightning bug
Age (or age group if you don't want to put your real age): 25
Location where you grew up, or location where you learned English: Georgia, USA
1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin - NO
caught and cot - NO
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? - NO
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
3. Write the word that you use to refer to these:
source of water over the sink or tub - FAUCET
a carbonated drink - COKE
center of a peach - PIT
plural form of 'you' - If you're talking about a group of 2-4 people, it's Y'ALL but if it's a group of 5 or more, it's ALL Y'ALL.
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake - SPRINKLES
the night before Halloween - THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN (Is there something else that it's called?)
small glowing insect visible after dark - LIGHTNING BUG
16
Australia
1. Do you distinguish pronunciation between:
pen and pin - yes
caught and cot - yes
Mary, marry, merry - yes
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? - no
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
a carbonated drink - soft drink
center of a peach - pit
plural form of 'you' - youse / you "number of ppl"
tiny candies put on top of an ice cream cone or cupcake - sprinkles / hundreds and thousands
the night before Halloween - n/a
small glowing insect visible after dark - firefly