Re: [YAEUT] Lexical variation survey

On 05/05/08 03:41:09, Kelly Drinkwater wrote:

> Date of birth:
1984

> Sex:
M

> Where do you currently live? (city, state/province, country)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

> Please list the places you've lived between age 4 and age 18, with
> the
> most recent first:
Melbourne

> Occupation:
Computer programmer

> Highest level of education completed:
Double bachelors degree

> Ethnic heritage:
Australian; parents both born here too

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

> Roughly how many years have you been conlanging or studying
> linguistics?
10

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

> 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
>
> 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
bucket

> 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
rubbish

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

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

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

> 10. a carbonated, non-alcoholic beverage, like Coke or Sprite:
> coke, cola, cold drink, fizzy drink, pop, soda, soda pop, soft drink,
> tonic
Fizzy drink, soft drink; coke can be used generically for any cola.

> 11. cooking outside over a charcoal grill in the summertime:
> barbecuing, grilling, grilling out, having a cookout
barbecuing

> 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 has butter, icing otherwise/more generically

> 14. your main evening meal:
> dinner, supper
Dinner or tea. Dinner is the main meal of the day and you frequently
have Christmas dinner at lunchtime.

> 15. food picked up and taken home to eat:
> carry-out, take-away, take-out
Take-away

> 16. an appliance on which you heat food in saucepans:
> cooker, range, stove
Stove, oven (which I realise is technically wrong but it doesn't stop
me from using it more often).

> 17. knives, forks, and spoons:
> cutlery, flatware, silverware, utensils
Cutlery

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

> 19. the toilet facilities in a public place:
> bathroom, facilities, ladies' room / men's room, lavatory, loo,
> restroom, toilet, washroom, WC, john
Toilets/loo (A bathroom has a shower in it.)

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

> 21. a sweatshirt with front pockets and a hood:
> hooded sweatshirt, hoodie, kangaroo jacket, bunnyhug
Hoodie, assuming I understand "sweatshirt" right.

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

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

> 24. the last letter of the alphabet:
> zed, zee
zed

> 25. the place where you pay for something in a store:
> cash, cash register, cashier, check-out, till
Cashier & Checkout imply a long row of registers like at a supermarket.
Till otherwise.

--
Tristan.