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Subject:Subject: Re: Yahoo has no... (nuclear) From:Anthony Talo <alatalo -at- chartermi -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:11:17 -0400
Sorry if this has already been mentioned (I fell behind reading the
digests and I haven't the time right now to catch up :) ...
...but there is a web-based dialect survey conducted by Dr. Bert Vaux
at Harvard. It is long (about 240+ questions) but it is fun to
participate. One of the questions concerns the pronunciation of
new-clear vs. nu-cue-lar, there is also a question about the term you
use to describe a carbonated beverage (pop vs. soda). The coolest
thing about this survey is that the responses are plotted over a map of
the US. There are very clear regional differences for many of the
questions (e.g. pop vs. soda vs. coke). Unfortunately, due to their
recent publicity, their servers have been overwhelmed and the map
function is down
So it really isn't about the "right" way to say something or an
indication of how smart you are (as posited here by a few people) —
it's about where you grew up and where you live. I may say new-cue-lar
and call carbonated beverages soda but at least I don't use the
Michigander vernacular with beauts like, "I seen him at the store
today," "Get me them beers over there," and my favorite, "no, you
mayn't do that." :-)
Cheers,
Tony
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Anthony Talo, Ph.D.
Talo Associates
Editing • Design • Macintosh Gurus
atalo -at- mac -dot- com
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