Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey

>> Date of birth:
    1964, May 9

>> Sex:
    M

>> Where do you currently live? (city, state/province, country)
    Palo Alto, California, USA

>> Please list the places you've lived between age 4 and age 18, with the
>> most recent first:
    Houston, Texas, USA
    London, England, UK

>> Occupation:
    Resistance

>> Highest level of education completed:
    Never ending

>> Ethnic heritage:
    transculturalist/Chinese (Han)

>> What is/are your native language(s)?
    English

>> Roughly how many years have you been conlanging or studying linguistics?
    about a decade

>> How many years ago did you first encounter / begin reading (not
>> necessarily join / begin posting on) an online conlanging community?
    about 8 years ago

>> 1. the metal device over a sink or bathtub that controls the flow of water:
>> faucet, spigot, tap
    tap

>> 2. the apparatus from which you'd get a drink of water in a public place:
>> bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountain
    drinking fountain

>> 3. the device that firefighters attach their hoses to:
>> fire hydrant, fire plug
    fire hydrant
>
>> 4. the container in which you'd put water for washing the car or the floor:
>> bucket, pail
    pail

>> 5. a machine that performs banking services:
>> ATM, automated teller, bank machine, cash machine, cash point,
>> guichet, hole in the wall, money machine, commercial name (eg MAC
>> machine, Instant Teller, Instabank)
     ATM

>> 6. stuff you throw away:
>> garbage, rubbish, trash
    garbage  or trash or sh*t

>> 7. the wheeled conveyance you put your groceries in while shopping:
>> basket, buggy, cart, trolley
    cart

>> 8. a shallow pan for frying eggs or meat:
>> fry pan, frying pan, griddle, skillet, spider
    frying pan or (flat) wok

>> 9. a piece of chocolate, 4-6 inches long:
>> bar, candy bar, chocolate bar
    candy bar

>> 10. a carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage, like Coke or Sprite:
>> coke, cola, cold drink, fizzy drink, pop, soda, soda pop, soft drink, tonic
    soda or soft drink
>
>> 11. cooking outside over a charcoal grill in the summertime:
>> barbecuing, grilling, grilling out, having a cookout
     grilling

>> 12. a cold sandwich on a foot-long roll:
>> sub(marine), hero, hoagie, grinder
    sandwich

>> 13. the sweet, creamy layer on top of a cake:
>> frosting, icing
    frosting

>> 14. your main evening meal:
>> dinner, supper
    supper

>> 15. food picked up and taken home to eat:
>> carry-out, take-away, take-out
    take-out
>
>> 16. an appliance on which you heat food in saucepans:
>> cooker, range, stove
    stove

>> 17. knives, forks, and spoons:
>> cutlery, flatware, silverware, utensils
    silverware if metal; plasticware to eat with if plastic

>> 18. contact someone by telephone:
>> call, phone, ring, telephone, buzz
     call, ring, buzz
>
>> 19. the toilet facilities in a public place:
>> bathroom, facilities, ladies' room / men's room, lavatory, loo,
>> restroom, toilet, washroom, WC, john
    restroom, WC, loo

>> 20. athletic shoes worn with jeans as casual footwear:
>> gym shoes, plimsolls, runners, running shoes, sneakers, tennis shoes,
>> trainers, brand name (eg Adidas)
    tennis shoes, sports shoes

>
>> 21. a sweatshirt with front pockets and a hood:
>> hooded sweatshirt, hoodie, kangaroo jacket, bunnyhug
    "hoodie", 'roo hood
>
>> 22. a piece of furniture that seats 3 people:
>> couch, chesterfield, davenport, divan, settee, sofa
    sofa, settee
>
>> 23. a piece of furniture with drawers for socks, underwear, etc.:
>> bureau, chest (of drawers), drawers, dresser, highboy
    dresser, drawers
>
>> 24. the last letter of the alphabet:
>> zed, zee
    zee
>
>> 25. the place where you pay for something in a store:
>> cash, cash register, cashier, check-out, till
   check-out, cash register,  till

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