Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Regional vocabulary within American English varies. Below is a list of lexical differences in vocabulary that are generally associated with a region. A term featured on a list may or may not be found throughout the region concerned, and may or may not be recognized by speakers outside that region.
Midwestern or Upper Northern dialects or accents of American English are any of those associated with the Midwestern region of the United States, and they include: . General American English, the most widely perceived "mainstream" American English accent, sometimes considered "Midwestern" in character, particularly prior to the Northern Cities Vowel Shift.
one that solicits (e.g. contributions to charity), an advertiser, a salesperson, a promoter; often annoying. chief law officer of a city, town, or government department solitaire peg-jumping puzzle game (see peg solitaire) any of a family of one-player card games (see solitaire) (UK: patience) sort (v.)
Image credits: @midwestern_ope As Jon K. Lauck, editor of Middle West Review, notes, there are nuances to what is the Midwest."The western parts of the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas are sort of ...
List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names. List of adjectivals and demonyms for astronomical bodies; List of adjectivals and demonyms for continental regions. List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions; List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations. List of adjectivals and demonyms for Australia
Depending on where you live, you may know Halloween Eve by a number of different names. Some folks in New Jersey call it "Mischief Night." Some folks in New Jersey call it "Mischief Night." Those ...
If you've ever second-guessed yourself while trying to spell words like "beautiful," "receive," and "license," you're far from the only one. The post 21 Commonly Misspelled Words and How to Spell ...
Since individual names tend to dominate regionally, the use of a particular term can be an act of geographic identity. [1] [2] The choice of terminology is most closely associated with geographic origin, rather than other factors such as race, age, or income. The differences in naming have been the subject of scholarly studies.