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Does anybody here seriously pronounce 'creek' as 'crick'?
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imported_weadjust
Golden Member
I asked Paul Teutul of American Chopper fame how to pronouce creek and he said "I have no idear."
2Xtreme21
Diamond Member
One of the infamous Pittsburghese words said in these parts. I do say it, though I have different definitions of it. A creek to me is a stream big enough that a bridge should be constructed over it if a road goes through it. A crick is a tiny trickle of a stream that you can pretty much step over, like I had in the woods behind my house growing up.
*shrugs*
*shrugs*
destrekor
Lifer
i use both?
crick for basically a little trickle, typically where water flows but not always, and when it flows it isn't exactly rushing.
creek for basically a very large crick, say, could be 5-15ft across, has constant flow and is serving as a sort of connection between waterways and bodies or water, much like a stream, just smaller. A stream would be some kind of creek that is flowing from high to low ground, in reference of, say a hill or mountain. But really, both are interchangeable imho.
crick for basically a little trickle, typically where water flows but not always, and when it flows it isn't exactly rushing.
creek for basically a very large crick, say, could be 5-15ft across, has constant flow and is serving as a sort of connection between waterways and bodies or water, much like a stream, just smaller. A stream would be some kind of creek that is flowing from high to low ground, in reference of, say a hill or mountain. But really, both are interchangeable imho.
Zenmervolt
Elite member
Unless I'm talking about a specific name (e.g. "Swan Creek"), I'll usually say "crick". I also say "crawdads" instead of "crayfish" and I do use "warsh" fairly regularly (which is actually a lot of fun because I now live in the state of Washington and I get near endless amusement from watching people cringe when I say "Warshington"). I also picked up "wrench" from my grandfather. As in "Wrench that off in the sink, will you?"
And no, I don't speak like that at work or if I have to give a presentation. But if I get pissed off or otherwise agitated I will slip into rural Ohio dialect.
ZV
EDIT: Forgotten until mentioned by another, "ideer" is another word that comes up if I'm agitated. Ahh, the joys of rural up-bringing.
And no, I don't speak like that at work or if I have to give a presentation. But if I get pissed off or otherwise agitated I will slip into rural Ohio dialect.
ZV
EDIT: Forgotten until mentioned by another, "ideer" is another word that comes up if I'm agitated. Ahh, the joys of rural up-bringing.
mrSHEiK124
Lifer
My Bio lab partner told me to tawss the sample and get a new one. I was all 😕, 'till my other lab partner said toss.
I've got no accent, sometimes some Boston stuff slips out because my Dad speaks with a weird Boston/Southern accent combo; I guess that's what you get when you aren't white 😛
I've got no accent, sometimes some Boston stuff slips out because my Dad speaks with a weird Boston/Southern accent combo; I guess that's what you get when you aren't white 😛
BoomerD
No Lifer
That's about it for me. I may say "That's Rattlesnake Creek over there," but if I'm fishin, I'm in a crick...and I LOVE crick fishin!
Rather than post a reply to another post, I'll just edit this one...
Yep, even if it's spelled Shit Creek.
CorCentral
Banned
Not another one! These are tough to spell out so people can understand.
Carmul
Cara-mel
PO-TAY-TO! you shtupid Hobbitsis! :laugh:
Carmul
Cara-mel
PO-TAY-TO! you shtupid Hobbitsis! :laugh:
Zenmervolt
Elite member
I think "warsh", like "wrench", came out of Scotch-Irish or Welsh immigrants since the only times I heard it very prevalently were when dealing with my mother's family who are all of Scotch-Irish and Welsh descent (family came over in the late 1800's, say 1880 or 1890).
As far as defacing Ohio, I rather like the pronunciations there. City folk bother me and it really does bring a smile to my face every time I can make them twitch by going rural. 😛
ZV
CorCentral
Banned
Don't forget Turalit! (Toilet)
Zenmervolt
Elite member
Actually, I've never heard that from someone in Ohio unless they were intentionally mis-pronouncing "toilet". Usually when I slip into rural it's just a "john" or a "pisser", or, more rarely, a "shitter". Of course, if I'm driving through southern Ohio, I'll just call it an "outhouse" and be accurate about it. 😛
ZV
mrSHEiK124
Lifer
She's a New Yorker. We fucked up part of the lab so she was suggesting that I "tawss" it and start over. I didn't know WTF she was talking about until it was pointed out to me that she meant "toss."
Do you need me to help you burp after you're done eating too?
CorCentral
Banned
:thumbsup: Archie Bunker :thumbsup:
RIP
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