Do Southerners say Crick or creek?
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When asked about it, a southerner will almost always say “what accent”. Well in Nebraska, a creek is pronounced crick, and I guarantee that if you call a creek a creek in Nebraska, someone will correct you and let you know that a creek is NOT a creek but a crick.
Why is it called a crick?
crick means a pain in the neck or back, generally from a tight or strained muscle. although looking at creek, it looks like it comes from old norse for bend. so the two words may have that as a common origin since creeks often meander.
What states say Crick instead of creek?
Midwestern people and southern people are the only ones that say “crick” and “warsh” (ie: “I’ma go warsh muh clothes dahn bah thar crick.”) In these parts, it depends on the person. City folk say creek, country/mountain folk say crick.
Is Crick a Southern term?
The first thing I learned was that crick is used just about everywhere except the South. “Crick is less frequent in the South than in the rest of the U.S.,” says Webster’s Third New International Dictionary. So be warned, all of you Northerners attempting to imitate a Southern accent for the purposes of humor.
What’s the difference between creek and Crick?
Creek is the standard spelling for professional writing. Crick is a regional variant that better reflects the pronunciation of some speakers.
What do the British call a creek?
creek (plural creeks) (Britain) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
What is the proper way to say creek?
The dialectal pronunciation and spelling of “creek” as “crick” is very popular in some parts of the US, but the standard pronunciation of the word is the same as that of “creak.”
Why do people say Crick and not creek?
What is the difference between a creek and creak?
Creak can be a noun of verb, but in both cases it refers to a grating type of sound. So an old gate might creak when you open and close it. Or you may hear a creak when a door opens. Creek is a noun referring to a narrow stream that is often a tributary to a river.
What is a small creek called?
Streams smaller than rivers, roughly in order of size, may be called branches or forks, creeks, brooks, runnels, and rivulets. The very smallest kind of stream, just a trickle, is a rill.