Bags, Sacks

I'm glad to see this quiz based on a conversation with Hal and N. the other day:

Me: Hand me that sack.
Hal: What?
Me: The sack by your feet.
Hal: What the deuce are you talking about?
N: She means that bag.
Hal: Who calls it a sack?
N: I don't know, I was confused too.

In the midwest the terms "sack" and "bag" are interchangeable. You can carry your groceries home in a grocery bag or a sack.

Your Linguistic Profile:

70% General American English

20% Upper Midwestern

5% Midwestern

5% Yankee

0% Dixie

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Comments Individual Archive Index

April 18, 2005 08:53 PM, Halifax said:

I deny all words attributed to me on this site.

I say "poke."

April 18, 2005 09:02 PM, Halifax said:

Also, I got 35% Upper Midwestern. How the heck did I get more than you?

April 19, 2005 10:12 AM, Kerry said:

20 dixie, 20 yankee. I am some kind of talking mulatto!

April 22, 2005 04:55 AM, amanda said:

aww man. i'm 45% yankee.

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