Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey

Kelly, part of the survey got cut off:

" For each of the following items, please choose which word you use
most  often, or put the word you do use if it's not a choice. Feel
free to  leave comments if some aspect of your usage is noteworthy (eg
if you  are"

"e.g. if you are" what?

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Date of birth: 1968-05-05
Sex: M
Where do you currently live? (city, state/province, country): Marietta, GA, USA

Please list the places you've lived between age 4 and age 18, with the
most recent first:Warner Robins, GA, USA

Occupation: Information Technologist
Highest level of education completed: Bachelor's degree
(Science/Computer Science/GaTech)
Ethnic heritage: Caucasian
What is/are your native language(s)? English

Roughly how many years have you been conlanging or studying linguistics?  32

How many years ago did you first encounter / begin reading (not
necessarily join / begin posting on) an online conlanging community?
~10

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

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

>  5. a machine that performs banking services:
ATM

>  6. stuff you throw away:
>  garbage, rubbish, trash
"garbage" generally, "trash" for wastepaper

>  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. A "griddle" is in no wise a pan, but a flat surface with
no veritcal enclosure.

>  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

>  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
sub

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

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

>  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

>  18. contact someone by telephone:
>  call, phone, ring, telephone, buzz
call

>  19. the toilet facilities in a public place:
restroom

>  20. athletic shoes worn with jeans as casual footwear:
tennis shoes

>  21. a sweatshirt with front pockets and a hood:
>  hooded sweatshirt, hoodie, kangaroo jacket, bunnyhug
hoodie

>  22. a piece of furniture that seats 3 people:
>  couch, chesterfield, davenport, divan, settee, sofa
couch


>  23. a piece of furniture with drawers for socks, underwear, etc.:
>  bureau, chest (of drawers), drawers, dresser, highboy
dresser

>  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
cash register (otherwise specifically the machine) or cashier
(otherwise specifically the person) depending on emphasis.




--
Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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