Lexical Variation

		ALL AREAS	NORTHERN	MIDLAND	SOUTHERN
1.	STREAM:	creek	creek	creek	creek
			brook (NE, NY)	run (NM)	branch
			kill (NY)	branch (SM)
2.	RAIN:	cloudburst			gully washer
		downpour			(Texas)
3.	BAND:	rubber band		gumband
				(Pittsburgh)
4.	WORM:	nightcrawler	angleworm	fish(ing) worm	fish(ing) worm
		night walker			earthworm (ES)
5.	PAPER:		bag	sack, poke	sak, poke (ES)
6.	WINDOW:		shades	blinds	shades
7.	CART:	shopping cart		buggy
				(SW Va?)
8.	UTENSIL:	frying pan	spider (NE)	skillet	spider (ES)
9.	DEVICE:	tap, faucet		spigot	spigot
				spicket	spicket
10.	FURNITURE:	couch, sofa		davenport	divan
				(N. Midland)
11.	DEVICE:	gutters	eaves	spouting
			spouting	spouts
			spouts
12.	SLAB:	porch	piazza (NE)	stoop	veranda
			stoop
13.	GROUP:	you	youse	you'uns	you all, y'all
			you guys		'mongst ya
					(EVa)
14.	FAMILY:	relatives			kinfolks, folks
		family			kin, relations
					people
15.	ROAD:	[e.g., highway,	pike, interstate,	freeway, ]
16.	GRASS:	[e.g., verge,	median, weed]
17.	PEACH:	stone	pit	seed	seed
18.	DRINK:	(soda) pop	soda		coke (Texas)
		soft drink	tonic (East NE)		soda water
					dope
					(New Orleans)
19.	BEANS:		baked beans	baked beans	Texas:
					pinto beans
					refried beans
					frijoles
20.	CORN:		corn-on-th-cob	corn-on-th-cob	(roasting) ears
				(roasting) ears
21.	FOOD:	pancakes	griddle cakes	flapjacks	flapjacks
			(ENew Engl.)	batter cakes	batter cakes
				(SMidland)	(EVa)
22.	PASTRY:	doughnut	fried cake		beignet (N. O.)
23.	SANDWICH:	submarine/ sub	grinder (NE) hero	hoagy (Eastern North Midlands)	poor-boy (po' boy)
24.	CARRY:		armful	(arm)load	(arm)load
					turn (E. South)
25.	GARMENT:	bathing suit
26.	SHOES:	tennis shoes
27.	CLEAN:		redd up/ridd up
28.	ANIMAL:	skunk	skunk	skunk	polecat
				polecat
				woodspussy
				woodpussy
29.	INSECT:	firefly	firefly (urban)	lightning bug	lightning bug
			lighting bug (rural)	fire bug

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