NYT Dialect Quiz

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  • CkepiJinx
    CkepiJinx Posts: 613 Member
    Dead on for me
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    Of the three top cities suggested, I have lived in two, and currently still in one of those two, but am originally from a city 70ish miles away from both.

    I thought the sandwich question was interesting as according to the result maps at the end only people in southern Louisiana call it a "poor boy" which is the closest answer. We actually call it "poboy".

    ETA: here's a link to the quiz for those interested:

    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html

    that's interesting because where I am from I just hear sub. And to me a poboy is only a hoagie roll with fried shrimp. And I have never had one, I am mainly familiar with it because of top chef/food shows.

    The bread makes all the difference. If it's on a hoagie roll, it's not a real poboy. Poboys are made on special french bread that is hard to find outside of the southern Louisiana area. Fried shrimp is good, but my favorite is roast beef.
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