You know you’re in The South when you’re asked, “What kind of Coke would you like? I’ve got Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Dr. Pepper.” Now The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy has been thoroughly studied, and you can see county by county what the most popular generic name for soft drink is for different parts of the United States. Also interesting are dialectal surveys of aunt, coupon, mischievous and others.
Posted by capoccia at March 19, 2005 04:40 PMThat is great stuff! I find this kind of thing fascinating!
863 Posted by: mkp at March 22, 2005 02:05 PM from 68.23.221.52Here's another thing along the same lines: http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/
864 Posted by: mkp at April 18, 2005 02:14 PM from 68.23.221.52I hadn’t heard cruller before (question 8).
60% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
I'd be interested in finding out what the "other" names were.
867 Posted by: circlethewagons at May 24, 2005 12:13 PM from 68.160.184.241
