say “shibboleth”
September 19, 2006 – 8:38 amWhat do you call the gooey or dry matter that collects in the corners of your eyes, especially while you are sleeping? What do you say when you want to lay claim to the front seat of a car? What do you call paper that has already been used for something or is otherwise imperfect?
Are you in the dialectic mainstream? Who says root (rhymes with put) and who says root (rhymes with shoot)? What part of the country says “chill bugs” instead of “chilly bumps?”
All this and a lot more: Dialect Survey Maps and Results
One Response to “say “shibboleth””
there are just too many of these that most others seem to have gotten wrong …. they do them not at all like i do
unlce jim
By uncle jim on Sep 20, 2006