Language preferences survey page 1

Part A: About you

Thank you for helping with the survey. Your answers are anonymous, but we need some general information about you. You must answer all 5 questions in this section.

1. Sex:
   male
   female
   
2. Age:
   
   
3. Where do you live now?
   Town/City, Province/State, and Country
   
   
4. Where were you raised from ages 8 to 18?
   Town/City, Province/State, and Country
   
5. Was English your first language (learned at home in childhood)?
   yes
   no
     If "No" where did you first learn English?
       Country please
      
   

Part B: What you say

1. What do you call the knob you turn to get water in a sink?
   
   
   
2. What do you call the knob you turn to get water outdoors or in the garden?
   
   
   
3. What do you call the small cloth you use for washing your face?
   
   
   
4. Casual wear for exercise usually consists of pull-on pants and a pull-over top. What do you call the rubber-soled shoes you'd wear with this outfit?
   
   
   
5. Does LEVER, as in 'Pull the lever', rhyme with clever or cleaver?
   rhymes with clever
   rhymes with cleaver
   
   

   For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
   I say it this way sometimes
   I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
   I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
   I've never heard it said this way
   
   

6. In ASPHALT, the PH sounds like f. Does the S sound like sh?
   yes
   no
   
   

   For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
   I say it this way sometimes
   I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
   I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
   I've never heard it said this way
   
   

7. Which do you say?
   The cat wants to go out.
   The cat wants out.
   
   

   For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
   I say it this way sometimes
   I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
   I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
   I've never heard it said this way
   
   

8. Complete the sentence: "Today, the sun is not shining, ...
   but yesterday it shined brightly."
   but yesterday it shone brightly."
   
   

   For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
   I say it this way sometimes
   I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
   I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
   I've never heard it said this way
   
   

   • Does SHONE, as in 'The sun shone brightly', rhyme with John or Joan?
     rhymes with John
     rhymes with Joan
     
     

   For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
   I say it this way sometimes
   I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
   I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
   I've never heard it said this way
   
   

9. Does the mi of SEMI-, as in semi-final, sound like my, or like me?
   sounds like my
   sounds like me
   
   

   For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
   I say it this way sometimes
   I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
   I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
   I've never heard it said this way
   
   

10. Does the ti of ANTI-, as in anti-pollution, sound like tie, or like tee?
    sounds like tie
    sounds like tee
    
    

    For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
    I say it this way sometimes
    I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
    I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
    I've never heard it said this way
    
    

11. Do you pronounce the letter Z as zee, or as zed?
    zee
    zed
    
    

    For the answer you did not choose, , pick one of these:
    I say it this way sometimes
    I've heard it said this way around here (but not by me)
    I've heard it said this way somewhere (but not by me)
    I've never heard it said this way
    
    

12. For you, does VASE rhyme with face, days, cause, or has? Pick the version you prefer:
    rhymes with face
    rhymes with days
    rhymes with cause
    rhymes with has
    
    

    Indicate your use or awareness of each of the four possible answers (choose one answer for each line):

    Rhymes with face	I say	Heard here	Heard somewhere	Never heard
    Rhymes with days	I say	Heard here	Heard somewhere	Never heard
    Rhymes with cause	I say	Heard here	Heard somewhere	Never heard
    Rhymes with has	I say	Heard here	Heard somewhere	Never heard

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