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kimberly_a
Age: almost 21
Where you grew up (ages 5-15): South East Queensland, Australia
WHAT DO YOU CALL ...
1. a body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
creek/brook
2. the thing you push around the grocery store?
shopping trolley - lots of fun to ride . . .
3. a metal container to carry a meal in?
lunch box - but they're plastic
4. the thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
frying pan
5. the piece of furniture that seats three people?
couch, lounge chair
6. the device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
gutters - very important if you rely on tank water
7. the covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
verandah - not necessarily covered though.
8. carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
soft drink. If it's black it's coke, if it's clear it's lemonade
9. a flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
pancakes, or piklets if someone screwed up
10. a long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
a roll
11. the piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
togs! Or DTs (Dick Togs) or boardies
12. shoes worn for sports?
sneakers
13. putting a room in order?
cleaning up
14. a flying insect that glows in the dark?
fire fly
15. the little insect that curls up into a ball?
I don't think I've ever had a name for these
16. the children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
see-saw
17. how do you eat your pizza?
Grab the crust, possibly support the other end. Eat
18. the act of private citizens putting up signs and selling their used stuff?
garage sale
19. the evening meal?
tea
20. the thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Here, it's likely to be under a Queenslander. Mostly compacted dirt floors, possibly with timber slats around it. Dark, cool, perfect in the middle of summer. We call it under the house . . .
Additional Question 21. The Bag you carried to school?
In primary school it was a port. In highschool, a school bag.
Additional Question 22. Where you put your personal items at school?
Inside the classroom - a tidy tray. Outside the classroom - a port rack
Regional vocabulary meme, stolen from
kimberly_aAge: almost 21
Where you grew up (ages 5-15): South East Queensland, Australia
WHAT DO YOU CALL ...
1. a body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
creek/brook
2. the thing you push around the grocery store?
shopping trolley - lots of fun to ride . . .
3. a metal container to carry a meal in?
lunch box - but they're plastic
4. the thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
frying pan
5. the piece of furniture that seats three people?
couch, lounge chair
6. the device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
gutters - very important if you rely on tank water
7. the covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
verandah - not necessarily covered though.
8. carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
soft drink. If it's black it's coke, if it's clear it's lemonade
9. a flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
pancakes, or piklets if someone screwed up
10. a long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
a roll
11. the piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
togs! Or DTs (Dick Togs) or boardies
12. shoes worn for sports?
sneakers
13. putting a room in order?
cleaning up
14. a flying insect that glows in the dark?
fire fly
15. the little insect that curls up into a ball?
I don't think I've ever had a name for these
16. the children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
see-saw
17. how do you eat your pizza?
Grab the crust, possibly support the other end. Eat
18. the act of private citizens putting up signs and selling their used stuff?
garage sale
19. the evening meal?
tea
20. the thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
Here, it's likely to be under a Queenslander. Mostly compacted dirt floors, possibly with timber slats around it. Dark, cool, perfect in the middle of summer. We call it under the house . . .
Additional Question 21. The Bag you carried to school?
In primary school it was a port. In highschool, a school bag.
Additional Question 22. Where you put your personal items at school?
Inside the classroom - a tidy tray. Outside the classroom - a port rack
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on 2003-12-08 11:25 pm (UTC)That was really intersting. One I've been thinking about lately is eating times at school.
Primary school: little lunch and big lunch
High school: morning tea and lunch
I don't know if anyone else was the same as me.
Jodi.