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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. |
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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message ... > This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. Ayup, corns a come in early so we be talkin snow round abouts county faya time. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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On 9/2/2014 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. > LOLOL Apparently I'm from Southern California. Which is absolutely correct. I was born there. And we lived there again when Dad was in VietNam. But I haven't been there since 1968. Jill |
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On 9/2/2014 7:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. > The result indicates I am from the eastern U.S., most likely New York City or North Carolina. I was born, grew up, and married in the city of Los Angeles and have always lived in southern California within a 70-mile cicle. My parents were born, grew up, and married in Chicago. I have never been to North Carolina and have spent a total of less than a week in New York City. -- David E. Ross Visit "Cooking with David" at <http://www.rossde.com/cooking/> |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:58:11 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: > On 9/2/2014 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > > This will tell you. > > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. > > > LOLOL > > Apparently I'm from Southern California. Which is absolutely correct. > I was born there. And we lived there again when Dad was in VietNam. > But I haven't been there since 1968. > You may have played with and/or gone to school with lots of Southern Californians... which are just an amalgam of people from elsewhere anyway. -- Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them. |
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On 2014-09-02 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. > It says I am from Newark. Go figger. |
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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. I took it twice. First time, it said Jackson MS, Houston, or St Louis. I thought the St Louis one was weird, and it picked that from the answer "crawdad". Well, I grew up calling them crawdads but switched at some point to crawfish; I don't have a strong preference for either word. Took it again with pretty much the same answers (a few of the questions were a little different) but said "crawfish" this time. Shreveport, Houston, or Baton Rouge. I'd say that's pretty good. :) I grew up in East Texas, just a little north of Houston. We watched Houston television, Houston radio, and subscribed to a Houston newpaper. My parents still live there. I've lived in Minnesota for 20+ years, and still have a Texas accent but have picked up new words for things we didn't have back then (like roundabouts) Bob |
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On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 4:48:00 PM UTC+2, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. It is interesting that even though I'm from Denmark, it pinned me as San Jose/ Freemont, California. Not too far off from Davis, CA where I have lived. Red areas covered California, Nevada, Honolulu and southern Florida. |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:32:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2014-09-02 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> This will tell you. >> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& >> >> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >> > >It says I am from Newark. Go figger. I've been to Newark a few times. By any chance, do you wear your hat backwards and pants hanging down your ass? |
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What a joke! My other half, foreign born and raised, was typed as Buffalo, Providence or Minneapolis. I guess various terminologies were picked up as English was absorbed over many moves of residence. Never lived in any of those areas, btw. |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:32:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2014-09-02 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> This will tell you. >> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& >> >> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >> > >It says I am from Newark. Go figger. Apparently, I'm from Buffalo. Makes sense. It's the closest U.S. city to Toronto, where I spent most of my youth. Doris |
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>>> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >>> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >>> >> >> It says I am from Newark. Go figger. > > I've been to Newark a few times. By any chance, do you wear your hat > backwards and pants hanging down your ass? > I've never been anywhere near Newark. I went to Google Maps for a street view virtual tour. I see what you mean. Holy Crap. It is hard to believe that people live like that. |
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I never knew that a boulevard, by definition, has a median. Learn something everyday, however, I know of streets which carry that term which are no more than two lanes and nothing else.
I noticed that the list of terms for the grassy strip twixt sidewalk and street did NOT include 'swale'. Hmmph. Maybe swale is being misused too? |
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On 2014-09-02 12:13 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> > What a joke! My other half, foreign born and raised, was typed as > Buffalo, Providence or Minneapolis. I guess various terminologies > were picked up as English was absorbed over many moves of residence. > Never lived in any of those areas, btw. > I lost the page and went back and had to do it again. There were several questions that were different but it still pegged me for Newark Yonkers/Paterson. Buffalo is red, indicating a strong similarity. That surprises me because, living fairly close to Buffalo, I have been there often, used to deal with a lot of people from Buffalo on the job, and there are a number of people in our kayak club from Buffalo. While we apparently use the same vocabulary, there us a distinct Buffalo accent. Even more curious is the Tonawanda accent, similar to but more pronounced than the one from Buffalo. Go a few miles north, east or south and that accent disappears. |
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On 2014-09-02 12:27 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> Apparently, I'm from Buffalo. Makes sense. It's the closest U.S. city > to Toronto, where I spent most of my youth. > My wife did it and got the same. She was born and raised in Toronto. Curiously, I was born there but raised in Mississauga and Niagara. |
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On 2014-09-02 12:46 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I never knew that a boulevard, by definition, has a median. Learn > something everyday, however, I know of streets which carry that term > which are no more than two lanes and nothing else. > > I noticed that the list of terms for the grassy strip twixt sidewalk > and street did NOT include 'swale'. Hmmph. Maybe swale is being > misused too? > I would think that to call it a swale is way off base. A swale is a low laying area, badly drained and often swampy. |
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On 9/2/2014 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. It has me in the New York City area. Not surprising. I am surprised there wasn't a question of what I call flavored bubbly beverages. nancy |
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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message ... > This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. Interesting:) It placed me in Newark / Paterson, Yonkers and Jersey City:) Ophelia a Yorkshire lassie <g> -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message ... > On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:32:41 -0400, Dave Smith > > wrote: > >>On 2014-09-02 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>> This will tell you. >>> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& >>> >>> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >>> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >>> >> >>It says I am from Newark. Go figger. > > I've been to Newark a few times. By any chance, do you wear your hat > backwards and pants hanging down your ass? lolol what a vision:)) -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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I am Rockford, I'll., Ft. Wayne, Ind., or Grand Rapids.
I was born in Duluth and have lived in my youth in KY and FL. But most of my life, including some of my young years, have been spent in Iowa. I consider Rockford to be pretty darn close to accurate. N. |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:15:25 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote: >On 9/2/2014 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> This will tell you. >> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& >> >> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. > >It has me in the New York City area. Not surprising. > >I am surprised there wasn't a question of what I call >flavored bubbly beverages. > >nancy There was the first time I took it. Just did it again and about four of the questions was different than last time. First time has the soda, pop, tonic, etc. |
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On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:46:45 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote: > I never knew that a boulevard, by definition, has a median. Learn something everyday, however, I know of streets which carry that term which are no more than two lanes and nothing else. The planners must have had visions of grandeur. :) > > I noticed that the list of terms for the grassy strip twixt sidewalk and street did NOT include 'swale'. Hmmph. Maybe swale is being misused too? Swale is listed here - it's a South Florida term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_verge I didn't know it had a name, but I see the local term for it is "planting strip". No idea why it's not listed above. http://www.panil.org/pdf/CityofOakla...lkPamphlet.pdf -- Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them. |
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It got me pretty close, Boston. I was born and raised and have lived my whole life in Southern NH.
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On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 18:15:35 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote: > > > "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message > ... > > This will tell you. > > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. > > > Interesting:) It placed me in Newark / Paterson, Yonkers and Jersey City:) > > Ophelia a Yorkshire lassie <g> It put you on the East Coast, so that's fine. We have East Coast accents that can be traced to specific areas in England. I'd wonder how legitimate that quiz was if it placed you out West. -- Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them. |
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> wrote in message ... > On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 18:15:35 +0100, "Ophelia" > > wrote: > >> >> >>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message . .. >>> This will tell you. >>> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& >>> >>> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >>> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >> >> >>Interesting:) It placed me in Newark / Paterson, Yonkers and Jersey >>City:) >> >>Ophelia a Yorkshire lassie <g> > > Well tha lass, there's nowt say queer as foke. Aye lass, tha's not wrong ;-) -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 1:44:14 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:46:45 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia > > > wrote: > > > > > I never knew that a boulevard, by definition, has a median. Learn something everyday, however, I know of streets which carry that term which are no more than two lanes and nothing else. > > > > The planners must have had visions of grandeur. :) Yeah - and the name usually ends in an 'e' and they stick an accent over it to Frenchify it, doncha know. The worst ones are those which combine the planner's kids' names. Donald, Marie, Carol and Denise ends up as Domacarise Blvd. |
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On 2014-09-02 2:29 PM, sf wrote:
>> Interesting:) It placed me in Newark / Paterson, Yonkers and Jersey City:) >> >> Ophelia a Yorkshire lassie <g> > > It put you on the East Coast, so that's fine. We have East Coast > accents that can be traced to specific areas in England. I'd wonder > how legitimate that quiz was if it placed you out West. The quiz is about vocabulary, not accent. The results might have been different if there were questions involving bonnets, boots or hoods and trunks. The questions and results are for Americans. |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 15:37:48 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: > On 2014-09-02 2:29 PM, sf wrote: > > >> Interesting:) It placed me in Newark / Paterson, Yonkers and Jersey City:) > >> > >> Ophelia a Yorkshire lassie <g> > > > > It put you on the East Coast, so that's fine. We have East Coast > > accents that can be traced to specific areas in England. I'd wonder > > how legitimate that quiz was if it placed you out West. > > The quiz is about vocabulary, not accent. The results might have been > different if there were questions involving bonnets, boots or hoods and > trunks. The questions and results are for Americans. There were plenty of how do you pronounce type questions as well as vocabulary. -- Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them. |
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On 2014-09-02 4:16 PM, sf wrote:
>> The quiz is about vocabulary, not accent. The results might have been >> different if there were questions involving bonnets, boots or hoods and >> trunks. The questions and results are for Americans. > > There were plenty of how do you pronounce type questions as well as > vocabulary. Tomayto... tomahto... not an accent. |
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On 9/2/2014 9:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. > I answered it as I would have had I not been transported to Texas and It pegged me right in the heart of New Jersey. Hudson County girl, here, and damned proud of it! -- From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas |
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On 9/2/2014 3:26 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 9/2/2014 9:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> This will tell you. >> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& >> >> >> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >> > > I answered it as I would have had I not been transported to Texas and It > pegged me right in the heart of New Jersey. > > Hudson County girl, here, and damned proud of it! > Do you ever miss Scrapple? |
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On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 7:48:00 AM UTC-7, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> This will tell you. > > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. I'm deep south, pretty accurate. |
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On 9/2/2014 11:40 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>>> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >>>> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >>>> >>> >>> It says I am from Newark. Go figger. >> >> I've been to Newark a few times. By any chance, do you wear your hat >> backwards and pants hanging down your ass? >> > > > I've never been anywhere near Newark. I went to Google Maps for a street > view virtual tour. I see what you mean. Holy Crap. It is hard to > believe that people live like that. I worked in downtown Newark for many years. Not the garden spot of the Garden State, for sure. -- From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas |
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On 9/2/2014 12:44 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2014 09:46:45 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia > > wrote: > >> I never knew that a boulevard, by definition, has a median. Learn something everyday, however, I know of streets which carry that term which are no more than two lanes and nothing else. > > The planners must have had visions of grandeur. :) >> >> I noticed that the list of terms for the grassy strip twixt sidewalk and street did NOT include 'swale'. Hmmph. Maybe swale is being misused too? > > Swale is listed here - it's a South Florida term. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_verge > I didn't know it had a name, but I see the local term for it is > "planting strip". No idea why it's not listed above. > http://www.panil.org/pdf/CityofOakla...lkPamphlet.pdf > > Between each house in the subdivision (called a "development" in New Jersey) where I lived there was a depression for water run-off. That's what we called a swale. The grassy strip between the sidewalk and the curb was usually called a "pain in the ass to mow" since it was an easement of the municipality and the homeowners did the work. I was lucky as I had a corner property on the side of the street that didn't have sidewalks. -- From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas |
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On 9/2/2014 9:13 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> Between each house in the subdivision (called a "development" in New > Jersey) where I lived there was a depression for water run-off. That's > what we called a swale. Right, I think of it as a depression in the earth, and the other choice confused me, a berm. To me that is the opposite of a swale, a berm is a mound of earth. Neither of which says grass strip by the sidewalk. I don't think I ever heard it called anything, growing up. I chose other for that question, I think. > The grassy strip between the sidewalk and the curb was usually called a > "pain in the ass to mow" since it was an easement of the municipality > and the homeowners did the work. I was lucky as I had a corner property > on the side of the street that didn't have sidewalks. I'm really glad we don't have sidewalks, for one thing you have to clear them of snow if you do have them. I have my hands full with a driveway. nancy |
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On Tue, 02 Sep 2014 10:48:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>This will tell you. >http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > >Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. Pretty accurate...30 miles off William |
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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message ... > This will tell you. > http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& > > Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess > you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. I got Spoke, Salt Lake City and Fresno. I have not lived in any of these places. But I have lived in various states and did pick, up terms there. For instance, Beer Barn in PA. We have no such place here and we can get any alcohol pretty much anywhere now. |
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"jmcquown" > wrote in message ... > On 9/2/2014 10:48 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> This will tell you. >> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=2& >> >> Pegged me for Philadelphia but I moved from there in 1981. I guess >> you never lose that vocabulary learned in the formative years. >> > LOLOL > > Apparently I'm from Southern California. Which is absolutely correct. I > was born there. And we lived there again when Dad was in VietNam. But I > haven't been there since 1968. > Interesting. I was born in Wichita and I know that things were said differently there but those things didn't stick with me. My parents also mostly adopted the verbiage of this area as well. |
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