I stole this from dana-elayne (hope you don't mind!). Of course, I changed a lot of the answers. I didn't realize how many different ways people call the same thing (people in different parts of the country). And I added the last one, because I know people call it different things. But here's my answers:

What do you call:

A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
stream

What the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
basket, but someone once made fun of me for calling it that, so I try to call it a cart.

A metal container to carry a meal in.
lunch box

The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
pan

The piece of furniture that seats three people.
couch

The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
gutter

The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
porch

Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
soda

A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancake

A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
sub

The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
bathing suit

Shoes worn for sports.
sneakers

Putting a room in order.
cleaning

A flying insect that glows in the dark.
lightning bug

The little insect that curls up into a ball.
rollie pollie

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.
See-Saw

How do you eat your pizza?

like a normal person, crust last

What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
garage sale

What's the evening meal?
dinner

The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
basement, but we don�t have them in Florida

What word(s) do you use to address a group of two or more people?
You or you guys

Would you say "Are you coming with?" as a full sentence, to mean "Are you coming with us?"
No, I hate that.

Would you say "where are you at?" to mean "where are you?"
sometimes

Modals are words like "can," "could," "might," "ought to," and so on. Can you use more than one modal at a time? (e.g., "I might could do that" to mean "I might be able to do that"; or "I used to could do that" to mean "I used to be able to do that")

only when I say �I might should do that�

What do you call the area of grass between the sidewalk and the road?
government property (haha). I know there�s a name for it, but I can�t remember. I live in an apartment, so I don�t have that.

What do you call the area of grass that occurs in the middle of some streets?
median

What do you call the long narrow place in the middle of a divided highway?
median

What do you call the drink made with milk and ice cream?
Milkshake

What do you call the miniature lobster that one finds in lakes and streams for example (a crustacean of the family Astacidae)?
crayfish

What do you call the kind of spider (or spider-like creature) that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
Daddy Longlegs

What nicknames do/did you use for your maternal grandmother? What about your paternal grandmother (is there a distinction?)
Grandma

What do/did you call your maternal grandfather?
my mother�s father� he died when she was a kid

Paternal grandfather?
Grandpa

What do you call the big clumps of dust that gather under furniture and in corners?
a pain in the arse, aka dustbunnies

What term do you use to refer to something that is across both streets from you at an intersection (or diagonally across from you in general)?
Catty Corner (or however it�s spelled, just not kitty corner)

What do you call the activity of driving around in circles in a car?
doing donuts� or practicing for the Electrical Light Parade at Disney

What do you call paper that has already been used for something or is otherwise imperfect?
recycled?

What is your *general* term for a big road that you drive relatively fast on?
highway

What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
being in Florida in the summer� or a sunshower

When you are cold, and little points of skin begin to come on your arms and legs, you have:
goosebumps

What do you call the gooey or dry matter that collects in the corners of your eyes, especially while you are sleeping?
sleepies

What do you call an easy course?
a Mickey Mouse course or an �easy A�

What do you call a traffic situation in which several roads meet in a circle and you have to get off at a certain point?
a roundabout

What is the thing that women use to tie their hair?
a hairtie

Do you use the word cruller?
is that a donut? I don't eat crullers, I like chocolate donuts.

Do you use the term "bear claw" for a kind of pastry?
yes

What do you call someone who is the opposite of pigeon-toed (i.e. when they walk their feet point outwards)?
bow-legged

Can you call coleslaw "slaw"?

you can, but I don�t

What do you call the box you bury a dead person in?
coffin

Do you say "vinegar and oil" or "oil and vinegar" for the type of salad dressing?
oil and vinegar

What do you call it when a driver changes over one or more lanes way too quickly?
I call him an asshole, and that asshole is cutting me off.

When you stand outside with a long line of people waiting to get in somewhere, are you standing "in line" or "on line" (as in, "I stood ___ in the cold for two hours before they opened the doors")?
In line

Do you say "frosting" or "icing" for the sweet spread one puts on a cake?
frosting

What is "the City"?
the place with all the tall buildings, I usually say downtown

What is the distinction between dinner and supper?
they�re the same, but supper is old-fashioned. My grandmother used to call lunch dinner and dinner supper.

Do you cut or mow the lawn or grass?
cut the grass or mow the lawn

Do you pass in homework or hand in homework?
depends on how the classroom is set up. They pass it down the row or hand it to the teacher

What do you call the insect that looks like a large thin spider and skitters along the top of water?
Dragonfly

What do you call the thing from which you might drink water in a school?
Water fountain

What do you call a public railway system (normally underground)?
Subway

What do you call the act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper?
t.p.-ing

What do you call a traffic jam caused by drivers slowing down to look at an accident or other diversion on the side of the road?
a bunch of nosy bastards wasting my time (but I look too)

What vowel do you use in bag?
Short a

What do you call the paper container in which you might bring home items you bought at the store?
a paper bag, but I usually get plastic bags

What do you call the night before Halloween?
"The night before Halloween"

What do you call the end of a loaf of bread?
The end piece

What do you call a point that is purely academic, or that cannot be settled and isn't worth discussing further?
Moot

How do you pronounce the -sp- sequence in "thespian" (the word meaning "actor")?
Thes-pee-an

What do you call a drive-through liquor store?
a trashy place where the drunk drivers don�t have to get out of their car. But it�s less dangerous, you know, because they could fall while getting out and hurt themselves.

What do you call food that you buy at a restaurant but then eat at home?
take-out

What do you say when you want to lay claim to the front seat of a car?
"Shotgun!"

What word do you use for gawking at someone in a lustful way?
checking him/her out

Do you say "expecially", or "especially"?
"Especially"

What do you call the thing water comes out of at your sink?
a faucet

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