Interesting: Harvard dialect survey

[BillGates]

A coworker just sent me this website with results from a 2002 Harvard dialect survey. It appears to be web-only but there was a pretty large number of votes gathered from the U.S. so it's reasonably accurate.

Link

It's funny to read some of the things that I never realized was Midwest-oriented, and to see other dialects like how people in Texas and other areas in the south call all soda "Coke".

 

[StageLeft]

people in Texas and other areas in the south call all soda "Coke".

I am exposed to this ignorance on a frequent basis.

 

[Jhill]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

people in Texas and other areas in the south call all soda "Coke".

I am exposed to this ignorance on a frequent basis.

I commit this ignorant act on a frequent basis.

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: BillGates
...like how people in Texas and other areas in the south call all soda "Coke".

It's not soda, it's POP.

 

[geno]

Choice a: expecially (or "ecspecially" or "ekspecially")

jeez....

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: BillGates
...like how people in Texas and other areas in the south call all soda "Coke".

It's not soda, it's POP.

Look on the side of the can, it's Soda, Cola, whatever... but it's definitely NOT POP

 

[Jzero]

Bwaha
My ex-gf pronounced Harry like "Hairy" (see Merry, Mary, Marry). I used to razz on her about it (So what do you call a guy named Harold who has a lot of hair? Hairy Hairy?)

Around where I am now, I get a lot of rib from the locals b/c of the way they mispronounce certain things:
DeKalb sounds like "De Kayelb"
Fayette sounds like "Fahyet"

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: bradruth

Originally posted by: BillGates
...like how people in Texas and other areas in the south call all soda "Coke".

It's not soda, it's POP.

Look on the side of the can, it's Soda, Cola, whatever... but it's definitely NOT POP

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: geno

Choice a: expecially (or "ecspecially" or "ekspecially")

jeez....

My girlfriend says expecially on occasion and I always rip on her - now I have support! At least now I know it's not a birth defect.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Jzero
Bwaha
My ex-gf pronounced Harry like "Hairy" (see Merry, Mary, Marry). I used to razz on her about it (So what do you call a guy named Harold who has a lot of hair? Hairy Hairy?)

wtf? how do YOU pronounce Harry? Does it rhyme with Carey?

 

[Ynog]

I might could.

 

[ajpa123]

Thanks for sharing.
Nice resource! :beer:

Question 82 is funny..!

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Jzero
Bwaha
My ex-gf pronounced Harry like "Hairy" (see Merry, Mary, Marry). I used to razz on her about it (So what do you call a guy named Harold who has a lot of hair? Hairy Hairy?)

wtf? how do YOU pronounce Harry? Does it rhyme with Carey?

I say pronounce it "hairy" too - what does your pronunciation rhyme with?

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Jzero
Bwaha
My ex-gf pronounced Harry like "Hairy" (see Merry, Mary, Marry). I used to razz on her about it (So what do you call a guy named Harold who has a lot of hair? Hairy Hairy?)

wtf? how do YOU pronounce Harry? Does it rhyme with Carey?

Carey rhymes with Hairy, actually. My fiancee's sister is named Carey. It's like Care + eee.
Harry has the long A. Like in Aaaaaaa. haaaaaaa-reee

Carey rhymes with Hairy.
contrast to:
Carrie which rhymes with Harry.

 

[ScottyB]

Wow, everyone around here says 'Floor-duh' It's not even a choice.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Jzero
Bwaha
My ex-gf pronounced Harry like "Hairy" (see Merry, Mary, Marry). I used to razz on her about it (So what do you call a guy named Harold who has a lot of hair? Hairy Hairy?)

wtf? how do YOU pronounce Harry? Does it rhyme with Carey?

H-A-rry. Certainly not like 'hairy'. But then I've been told I have a VERY New England accent (Minus the dropped Rs of Boston, thank you very much).

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Jzero
Bwaha
My ex-gf pronounced Harry like "Hairy" (see Merry, Mary, Marry). I used to razz on her about it (So what do you call a guy named Harold who has a lot of hair? Hairy Hairy?)

wtf? how do YOU pronounce Harry? Does it rhyme with Carey?

Carey rhymes with Hairy, actually. My fiancee's sister is named Carey. It's like Care + eee.
Harry has the long A. Like in Aaaaaaa. haaaaaaa-reee

Carey rhymes with Hairy.
contrast to:
Carrie which rhymes with Harry.

No way. Jim Carey's last name is not said "Cairy", it's said like Harry. Your sister's fiancee might pronounce it that way, but if I were to see it in print, I would assume that's said like "Harry".

 

[dullard]

#96 is interesting, just 7.76% answer the way it is defined in the dictionary. Dinner is the biggest meal of the day, and supper is the meal after dinner.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Carey rhymes with Hairy, actually. My fiancee's sister is named Carey. It's like Care + eee.
Harry has the long A. Like in Aaaaaaa. haaaaaaa-reee

Carey rhymes with Hairy.
contrast to:
Carrie which rhymes with Harry.

I give up, you just confused me even more. I pronounce Carey and Carrie the same!
you mean Harry is like HARRRRRR-eeee? (like HARRR as in pirate speak)?

If so no wonder she's your ex-gf!

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: dullard
#96 is interesting, just 7.76% answer the way it is defined in the dictionary. Dinner is the biggest meal of the day, and supper is the meal after dinner.

I used to call it "supper" until some guy in a chat room (I was young at the time) made fun of me for calling it that. Ever since then, I've called it dinner.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: Jzero

Carey rhymes with Hairy, actually. My fiancee's sister is named Carey. It's like Care + eee.
Harry has the long A. Like in Aaaaaaa. haaaaaaa-reee

Carey rhymes with Hairy.
contrast to:
Carrie which rhymes with Harry.

I give up, you just confused me even more. I pronounce Carey and Carrie the same!
you mean Harry is like HARRRRRR-eeee? (like HARRR as in pirate speak)?

If so no wonder she's your ex-gf!

ROFL. No, if she said it like that, we'd be married, and I'd put on my coat and wizard hat!

It's the Ahhh like in HAT or CAT for Harry and Carrie.
Carey has the same sound as Fairy.

So you guys go see the Jim CAAAAAREY movie? That's just nonsense.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: BillGates

Originally posted by: dullard
#96 is interesting, just 7.76% answer the way it is defined in the dictionary. Dinner is the biggest meal of the day, and supper is the meal after dinner.

I used to call it "supper" until some guy in a chat room (I was young at the time) made fun of me for calling it that. Ever since then, I've called it dinner.

I generally use them both for the evening meal, but if pressed, I would say that dinner is the midday meal, and supper the evening one. But usually I just call the midday meal 'lunch'.

 

[maziwanka]

haha. that was pretty cool. i was trying to answer the nj questions for myself but then i realized how many there were and i stopped.

 

[marleymarl]

it's starting to piss me off!! haahha, some of the terms people have....man.."Lookie Lou" ???"Whipping shitties" ? people talk like this?

LOL

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Jzero
ROFL. No, if she said it like that, we'd be married, and I'd put on my coat and wizard hat!

It's the Ahhh like in HAT or CAT for Harry and Carrie.
Carey has the same sound as Fairy.

So you guys go see the Jim CAAAAAREY movie? That's just nonsense.

no... we go see a Jim Care-eee movie, just like the movie Carrie is pronounced Careee-eee
So you guys go see a HAAAAARRY potter movie? That's just nonsense!