rocks and stones

[Benjamin Barrett]

I always thought the size difference was American versus British. I grew up
near Seattle saying skip rocks. Although there is a complex usage, in
general, stones are larger than rocks for me.

Benjamin Barrett

>-----Original Message-----
>From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]
>On Behalf Of Duane Campbell

>Here in NE Pennsylvania...

>Rocks here are generally larger than
>stones. No one here would try to skip a rock.