Does anybody here seriously pronounce 'creek' as 'crick'?

[Tiamat]

Not as bad as when some people pronounce Milk as Melk.

 

[IronWing]

Only when it rhymes.

 

[imported_weadjust]

I asked Paul Teutul of American Chopper fame how to pronouce creek and he said "I have no idear."

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
Not as bad as when some people pronounce Milk as Melk.

I don't know if he still does it, but a guy I know used to always say melk and pellow.

 

[IronWing]

post
roast
lost
ghost

 

[Acanthus]

Crick is common up here in northwestern PA and Ohio.

I dont use it because im not from here, but it hear it pronounced that way often.

 

[amicold]

Originally posted by: Anubis
yes everyone in western NY does and they sound like morons

I rarely hear anyone here say it and when they do I assault them.

 

[bctbct]

Why do you think they are the same word? They are not even spelled the same.

 

[2Xtreme21]

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*

 

[Vidda]

Yes, in AL, lots of people.

 

[destrekor]

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.

 

[Zenmervolt]

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.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
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

dammit Ohio gets defaced enough, don't advertise it! lmao
i never did understand 'warsh'.. I have some family that say it like that.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

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

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
If it has a name (like when you drive over it on the interstate) I say creek.

If I'm on some farm ground and going fishing it's a crick.

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...

Originally posted by: JujuFish
Besides, "up shit crick without a paddle" sounds better than "up shit creek without a paddle".

Yep, even if it's spelled Shit Creek.

 

[CorCentral]

Not another one! These are tough to spell out so people can understand.

Carmul
Cara-mel


PO-TAY-TO! you shtupid Hobbitsis! :laugh:

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
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.

Um, what?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
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

dammit Ohio gets defaced enough, don't advertise it! lmao
i never did understand 'warsh'.. I have some family that say it like that.

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]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
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

dammit Ohio gets defaced enough, don't advertise it! lmao
i never did understand 'warsh'.. I have some family that say it like that.

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

Don't forget Turalit! (Toilet)

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
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

dammit Ohio gets defaced enough, don't advertise it! lmao
i never did understand 'warsh'.. I have some family that say it like that.

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

Don't forget Turalit! (Toilet)

Tureget?

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
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*

Exactly. Same usage distinction here in SW Pa. too.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Don't forget Turalit! (Toilet)

I got the word "terlet" from Archie Bunker in the 70's...and yes, I still use the word from time to time...among a few other "Bunkerisms."

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
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

dammit Ohio gets defaced enough, don't advertise it! lmao
i never did understand 'warsh'.. I have some family that say it like that.

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

Don't forget Turalit! (Toilet)

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]

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: mrSHEiK124
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.

Um, what?

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]

Originally posted by: BoomerD

Originally posted by: CorCentral

Don't forget Turalit! (Toilet)

I got the word "terlet" from Archie Bunker in the 70's...and yes, I still use the word from time to time...among a few other "Bunkerisms."

:thumbsup: Archie Bunker :thumbsup:
RIP