I've spent much of my time in Oklahoma, but I've lived in Arkansas and Maryland. I've visited Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, California, Texas, and Florida. And, of course, I read. So my answers will not all reflect my geographic roots.
A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek, unless it's especially muddy, narrow, and populated with aquatic vermin; in that case, "crick".
Similar rules apply to "wash" vs. "warsh" (greater physical force implied by the latter); "teach" vs. "learn" (likewise); and "wrestle" vs. "rassle" (the first one has rules).
The thing you push around the grocery store: Shopping cart or grocery cart.
A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunchbox or lunch pail.
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Skillet, frying pan.
The piece of furniture that seats three people: Sofa, couch, divan.
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: The density, and resulting gravity, of this planet. Now, if you're talking about the metal construct that then funnels the water away from the roof, that would be a rain gutter or just "gutter".
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Gazebo. If it's attached to the house proper, then "patio".
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Soft drink or soda. Cola, if dark.
During a summer internship with Wal~Mart, I attended many of their Saturday morning meetings. At one of them, Coca-Cola presented Wal~Mart an "outstanding merchant" award. Afterwards, in the Q/A, one of my fellow interns asked, "So, do you guys sell soda, or do you sell pop?"
The response? "We sell Coca-Cola."
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes, sometimes called hotcakes by certain Mc-stablishments. Can also be known as flapjacks, though rarely 'round these parts.
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Hoagy, sub(marine) sandwich, sub(marine), po-boy.
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Shorts, swimsuit, swim trunks, trunks, bathing suit.
Shoes worn for sports: Which sport? Cleats, tennies, tennis shoes.
A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly or lighting bug.
The little insect that curls up into a ball: Roly-poly.
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: Teeter-totter, see-saw, lever.
How you eat pizza: Ideally, holding the crust and chomping directly on the acute angle. For pizzas with excessive thermal capacitance or crusts of insufficient structural integrity, with a knife and fork.
Where private citizens sell their household goods/stuff in their driveway/front yard: Garage sale, yard sale, lawn sale.
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: If climate controlled with the rest of the house, "basement". If not, "cellar".
The thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Water fountain, drinking fountain.
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A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks: Creek, unless it's especially muddy, narrow, and populated with aquatic vermin; in that case, "crick".
Similar rules apply to "wash" vs. "warsh" (greater physical force implied by the latter); "teach" vs. "learn" (likewise); and "wrestle" vs. "rassle" (the first one has rules).
The thing you push around the grocery store: Shopping cart or grocery cart.
A metal container to carry a meal in: Lunchbox or lunch pail.
The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in: Skillet, frying pan.
The piece of furniture that seats three people: Sofa, couch, divan.
The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof: The density, and resulting gravity, of this planet. Now, if you're talking about the metal construct that then funnels the water away from the roof, that would be a rain gutter or just "gutter".
The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening: Gazebo. If it's attached to the house proper, then "patio".
Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages: Soft drink or soda. Cola, if dark.
During a summer internship with Wal~Mart, I attended many of their Saturday morning meetings. At one of them, Coca-Cola presented Wal~Mart an "outstanding merchant" award. Afterwards, in the Q/A, one of my fellow interns asked, "So, do you guys sell soda, or do you sell pop?"
The response? "We sell Coca-Cola."
A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup: Pancakes, sometimes called hotcakes by certain Mc-stablishments. Can also be known as flapjacks, though rarely 'round these parts.
A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself: Hoagy, sub(marine) sandwich, sub(marine), po-boy.
The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach: Shorts, swimsuit, swim trunks, trunks, bathing suit.
Shoes worn for sports: Which sport? Cleats, tennies, tennis shoes.
A flying insect that glows in the dark: Firefly or lighting bug.
The little insect that curls up into a ball: Roly-poly.
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: Teeter-totter, see-saw, lever.
How you eat pizza: Ideally, holding the crust and chomping directly on the acute angle. For pizzas with excessive thermal capacitance or crusts of insufficient structural integrity, with a knife and fork.
Where private citizens sell their household goods/stuff in their driveway/front yard: Garage sale, yard sale, lawn sale.
The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are: If climate controlled with the rest of the house, "basement". If not, "cellar".
The thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places: Water fountain, drinking fountain.