February 2009 Weddings
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interesting vocabulary survey
I think it would be neat to see what different words we use for common things. age: Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): Further relevance: 1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks:
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called:
3. A metal container to carry a meal in:
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in:
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people:
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof:
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening:
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages:
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup:
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself:
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach:
12. Shoes worn for sports:
13. Putting a room in order:
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark:
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball:
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down:
17. How do you eat your pizza:
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff:
19. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are:
20. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places:
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called:
3. A metal container to carry a meal in:
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in:
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people:
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof:
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening:
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages:
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup:
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself:
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach:
12. Shoes worn for sports:
13. Putting a room in order:
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark:
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball:
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down:
17. How do you eat your pizza:
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff:
19. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are:
20. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places:
~Jenny~
Re: interesting vocabulary survey
sorry about the weird formatting, I can't fix it and I don't know why?
anyway, my answers are here:
age: 28
grew up in southern Alberta, Canada
further relevance: French-Canadian grandmother, German grandfather
1 creek
2 shopping cart
3 lunch box
4 frying pan
5 couch (tho my grandpa says chesterfield)
6 eavestrough
7 porch
8 pop
9 pancake
10 sub
11 shorts, trunks, speedo
12 sneakers, runners, running shoes
13 cleaning up, reorganizing
14 firefly
15 I don't think I've ever seen a bug that rolls into a ball?
16 teeter-totter
17 I bite it from the pointy end towards the crust, but lately I have been folding it in half vertically and still eating the same way..
18 garage sale, yard sale
19 basement
20 fountain
I think it would be neat to see what different words we use for common things.
age: 25
Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): Clermont Florida
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: creek
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: buggy/cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in: lunch box
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: the what? a gutter?
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: coke
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: boardshorts
12. Shoes worn for sports: whatever brand they are "nikes", "new balance".. i don't say sneakers or tennis shoes.. both irritate me
13. Putting a room in order: cleaning
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: lightening bug
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: roly poly
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down: teeter toter
17. How do you eat your pizza: what? cooked . pineapple & ham
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: garage sale
19. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: basement- which we don't really have in FL
20. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: water fountain
age:22
Where you grew up (Ages 0-18): Arizona, Kentucky, Hawaii, North Carolina, and California. (was a former army brat)
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: creek
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: shopping cart.
3. A metal container to carry a meal in: pot? lol
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Pan or skillet
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: Couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: Gutter
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages:soda
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: a $5 dollar foot long! lol jk a sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: swimming trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports: tennis shoes (sp?)
13. Putting a room in order: cleaning
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: firefly!
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: rollie pollie
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down: seesaw
17. How do you eat your pizza: well I like it with cheese and sausage but I eat it from the point to the crust. for a little while I would eat it from the crust to the point.
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: Garage sale
19. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: Basement
20. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places:Water fountain.
Age: 25.
Grew up in Minnesota - lived here all my life
1.A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: stream
2. What the thing you push around the grocery store is called: shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in: lunch box
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: frying pan
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people: sofa or couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: rain gutter
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: porch
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: pop
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: pancakes
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: swim trunks
12. Shoes worn for sports: tennis shoes/athletic shoes
13. Putting a room in order: straighten or clean
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark: firefly
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball: ??
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down: teeter totter
17. How do you eat your pizza: sometimes point to crust, sometimes crust first, or sometimes cut in squares!
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff: garage sale
19. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: basement
20. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: water fountain (but people over the border in Wisconsin call it a bubbler.)
HAHAHA! I did the same thing with my age! I put 23 but I don't turn 23 until May 28. I don't know what I was thinking. I changed it though.