For my own research:

[wednes]

I saw this meme in Poppy Z Brite's journal. Because I'm interested in everyone's answers, I picked out the best questions and made it into a poll. Please encourage your flist to take it. I notice that when I write, every character (almost) talks just like me. Maybe this will help my dialogue become more diverse, which I totally need for my serial killer novel.

[Poll #1168722]

That last one is not a dialect question...I just wanted to know.

Comments

[katharinakatt.livejournal.com]

I think 'itches' won.

Their answer to The game where you hit someone when you see a Volkswagon bug? had me laughing SO hard.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

how about the piece of playground equipment with the long board and the pivot?

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I didn't think that was as interesting as the rest.

It's either seesaw or something else...now I forget.

Okay, point taken!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

i never even heard "seesaw" until we moved east!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Really?

Teeter Totter then?

[fflo.livejournal.com]

that's the one!

[purplecat-a2.livejournal.com]

I think I meant Sir Graves Ghastly, I didn't really watch that many horror movies when I was young.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Fair enough.

[purplecat-a2.livejournal.com]

The only movie person I really remember was Bill Kennedy.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Ha!

He always dressed like he was going golfing.

[purplecat-a2.livejournal.com]

When I was a teenager (at that age where everything your parents do embarrasses you), we were eating breakfast in Scotland and my Mom asked the waitress "what do you call these?" She looked at my Mom like she was crazy and said "they're Pancakes". I was mortified! My Mom thought they would have some cute Scottish name, I guess.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

That's pretty funny.

[derekfz.livejournal.com]

Given the space to do so (like in this comment box for example), I would clarify that the thing in the front of the house is always the porch, while the thing in the rear of the house is also the porch if it's an open area, but the patio if it is enclosed.

People in teh N-to-the-E-to-the-O don't really say "soda", but I do. It began as an act of rebellion. Kind of. I just always thought "pop" sounded stupid and I consciously decided to stop saying that and start saying "soda."

I never actually heard or or was made aware of slug bug / punch buggy until about 6 years ago. About a year later on a Simpsons episode was the first time I ever heard it referred to as "punch buggy".

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Thanks for taking the time to clarify. I also made the choice to say "Soda" (or Sodee) instead of "pop" for much the same reason as you.

[derekfz.livejournal.com]

I'll also say "sodee" on occasion, as some words are just funnier with an affectation. Like "Alabammer." And "cellaphone." And "gots." And more, I'm sure.

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Saxomaphone?

[derekfz.livejournal.com]

Yes! And "edumacated" and "sophistamocated."

[wednes.livejournal.com]

only when preceeded by "doowacky"!

[derekfz.livejournal.com]

Or, um... followed by ;cP

Sometimes such affectations really stick with me. Ever do or say something once or twice as a joke, but it sticks? Example: I very often sing along to whatever I'm listening to at work, and can, for all intents and purposes, no longer sing along to "The Illinois Enema Bandit" without slipping in "lord, the pitiful screams of all them college-edumacated women..."

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Ever do or say something once or twice as a joke, but it sticks?

Totally. That's how I started saying HAIRess instead of haRASS.