Fri 20 Jul 2007
Here is a great collection of maps based on pronunciation of words and phrases. When I moved to the Midwest after growing up in the Northeast, I was often made fun of for saying “hoagie” instead of “sub,” “soda” instead of “pop,” and “crown” instead of “crayon.” (OK, that last one is a bit weird, I admit).
Update: The link no longer works (probably from the huge increase in traffic from this site. . .). I’ll update again if the site comes back.
Update: I asked Dr. Bert Vaux, the creator of the survey, why the results were taken down. He is now working on a new study at Cambridge. The site is in a pilot phase and requires registration to view the results.
“The system cannot find the file specified.”
Man, we wait breathlessly for months for an update, and it’s for a broken link?
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True story: I just was doing airplane with Colin – holding him up in the air with my legs on his stomach, and holding onto his hands with my hands – when he suddenly lurched forward. I had a choice. I could have let him crash headfirst into the threadbare carpet. Instead, I held onto him tightly with both hands, bringing him gently to the ground.
Of course, in the process, I dislocated my shoulder, threw up messily, and am now on 8 motrin. So I think we all won something.