Chapter . Self-Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of American Dialects

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Self-Quiz

Test Your Knowledge of American Dialects

Each of the following phrases is common to a specific U.S. dialect. See if you know what each one means and where it is from.

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Note: This Self-Quiz is adapted from the self-monitoring scale provided by Snyder (1974).

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Test Your Knowledge of American Dialects

  1. “Are you packing a card?”

    Union membership, Pacific Northwest.

  2. “Check out the second growth.”

    Timber that has grown back on a previously harvested area, Pacific Northwest.

  3. “Mind if I use your commode?”

    Bathroom, Deep South.

  4. “Hey, that guy just budged!”

    Cut in line, eastern Wisconsin and Minnesota.

  5. “Is there a bubbler nearby?

    Drinking fountain, eastern Wisconsin.

  6. “You’re blocking my dooryard.”

    Driveway, Maine and northern New England.

  7. “He’s just a leafer.”

    Tourist traveling to see the seasonal foliage, northern New England.

  8. “Let’s sit in the parlor.”

    Living room, Delaware Valley.

  9. “It’s in the locker.”

    Closet, New Orleans.