need DARE pairs

POLSKY ELLEN S Ellen.Polsky at COLORADO.EDU
Sun Jun 25 07:49:14 UTC 2000


How about plate/platter/dish, as in "Can I make you a platter of food?"
(Philadelphia)

serving/helping

In my family, we say, "turn on the water" (heat water for tea)
(Philadelphia). This strikes my Maryland-born husband (who has spent most
of his life in Colorado) as bizarre.  He'd say "heat some water" or "put
the kettle on."

piecing (Western Kansas - obsolete?)/snacking



Ellen S. Polsky (Ellen.Polsky at Colorado.EDU)



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