2372: Dialect Quiz - Revision history

92.23.11.33: /* Explanation */ Not there, though. It must follow the punctuation.

2026-01-19T20:58:19Z

‎Explanation: Not there, though. It must follow the punctuation.

2601:647:4401:36E0:59F4:4904:92DF:E18A: HOW IS THIS NOT HERE?

2026-01-19T20:48:54Z

HOW IS THIS NOT HERE?

FaviFake: table's gone as requested

2025-07-22T13:46:10Z

table's gone as requested

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172.70.86.158: Undo revision 371718 by 172.68.211.66 (talk) Vandalism?

2025-04-08T12:51:45Z

Undo revision 371718 by 172.68.211.66 (talk) Vandalism?

172.68.211.66: /* Trivia */

2025-04-08T09:34:03Z

‎Trivia

172.71.158.127: /* Explanation */

2025-02-12T09:12:44Z

‎Explanation

172.70.110.98: /* Explanation */ Correct part that says Neptune is dark blue instead of blue-green

2024-01-14T04:13:59Z

‎Explanation: Correct part that says Neptune is dark blue instead of blue-green

172.70.90.119: Undo revision 329446 by 162.158.90.33 (talk) This was long before it was owned by Musk, let alone renamed. (If anything, add ", later known as X, ", or something less confusing.

2023-11-22T10:33:19Z

Undo revision 329446 by 162.158.90.33 (talk) This was long before it was owned by Musk, let alone renamed. (If anything, add ", later known as X, ", or something less confusing.

162.158.90.33: /* Trivia */ formerly Twitter (elon musk moment)

2023-11-22T04:16:32Z

‎Trivia: formerly Twitter (elon musk moment)

FaviFake at 13:25, 28 August 2023

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 * B) Second syllable
-: "Google" is not generally pronounced with a high-pitched yelp on either syllable{{Citation needed}}. On the other hand, {{w|Yahoo!}}, a competitor of Google, has advertised its services with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm5FE0x9eY0 high-pitched yodeling jingle], with the high-pitched yelp on the second syllable (as opposed to {{w|Goofy}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-70mtXw35c iconic holler], with the high yelp on the first syllable).
+: "Google" is not generally pronounced with a high-pitched yelp on either syllable.{{Citation needed}} On the other hand, {{w|Yahoo!}}, a competitor of Google, has advertised its services with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm5FE0x9eY0 high-pitched yodeling jingle], with the high-pitched yelp on the second syllable (as opposed to {{w|Goofy}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-70mtXw35c iconic holler], with the high yelp on the first syllable).
 ; What do you call the thing on the wall at school that you drink water from?

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 * B) Second syllable
-: "Google" is not generally pronounced with a high-pitched yelp on either syllable. On the other hand, {{w|Yahoo!}}, a competitor of Google, has advertised its services with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm5FE0x9eY0 high-pitched yodeling jingle], with the high-pitched yelp on the second syllable (as opposed to {{w|Goofy}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-70mtXw35c iconic holler], with the high yelp on the first syllable).
+: "Google" is not generally pronounced with a high-pitched yelp on either syllable{{Citation needed}}. On the other hand, {{w|Yahoo!}}, a competitor of Google, has advertised its services with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm5FE0x9eY0 high-pitched yodeling jingle], with the high-pitched yelp on the second syllable (as opposed to {{w|Goofy}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-70mtXw35c iconic holler], with the high yelp on the first syllable).
 ; What do you call the thing on the wall at school that you drink water from?

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 * A) Uranus
 * B) Neptune
-| This question references the fact that Uranus and Neptune are quite similar in appearance, as well as the two common pronunciations of Uranus: "YURR-ə-nəss" and "yoo-RAY-nəss" (which sounds like the phrase "{{tvtropes|UranusIsShowing|your anus}}", a favorite joke of little kids). The original pronunciation is "oo-ra-nos", but this is not a common pronunciation among the general public. It also references the fact that Uranus and Neptune are both blue-green colored planets in the outer solar system and are often confused by people who don't know much about them. (It's a common misconception that Neptune is dark blue, but [https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3761 it's actually blue-green].)
+| This question references the fact that Uranus and Neptune are quite similar in appearance, as well as the two common pronunciations of Uranus: "YURR-ə-nəss" and "yoo-RAY-nəss" (which sounds like the phrase "{{tvtropes|UranusIsShowing|your anus}}", a favorite joke of little kids). The original Greek pronunciation is "oo-ra-nos", but this is not a common pronunciation among English speakers. It also references the fact that Uranus and Neptune are both blue-green colored planets in the outer solar system and are often confused by people who don't know much about them. (It's a common misconception that Neptune is dark blue, but [https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad3761 it's actually blue-green].)
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 ==Trivia==
-*The xkcd X account posted a [https://twitter.com/xkcd/status/1316484953480323072 series of polls] asking the questions in this comic.
+*The xkcd Twitter account posted a [https://twitter.com/xkcd/status/1316484953480323072 series of Twitter polls] asking the questions in this comic.
 **How do you address a group of two or more people?
 ***You (31.2%)

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 The earliest quiz of this type to be widely disseminated online was the [http://dialect.redlog.net/ Harvard Dialect Survey], conducted in the early 2000s by Bert Vaux and Scott Golder. The survey created maps of the distribution of various word usage (such as pop/soda/coke for a fizzy softdrink) and was a relatively early example of widely shared Internet "viral" content. In 2013, Josh Katz of the New York Times created [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/dialect-quiz-map.html a new version] based on the Harvard survey, which became the Times' [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/01/-em-the-new-york-times-em-most-popular-story-of-2013-was-not-an-article/283167/ most popular content of 2013] and spread the idea to many more people. Many of the questions in this comic directly derive from entries in those surveys.
-Randall's previous two comics have been about election predictions, leading up to the 2020 US General Presidential Election. A prominent predictor of the election results is Nate Silver, who runs the FiveThirtyEight website. [https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1315348221565206530 @NateSilver538 posted his results] of taking the New York Times version of the survey on October 11, 2020... just three days before this comic was posted. [[2371: Election Screen Time]] specifically suggests that Randall may be spending too much time obsessing over new posts and content from the election predictors. It's coincidental, but likely, that Nate Silver's tweet inspired Randall's post: he was reminded of the 2013 feature from the Times.
+Randall's previous two comics have been about election predictions, leading up to the 2020 US General Presidential Election. A prominent predictor of the election results is [[Nate Silver]], who runs the FiveThirtyEight website. He [https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1315348221565206530 posted his results] of taking the New York Times version of the survey on October 11, 2020, just three days before this comic was posted. [[2371: Election Screen Time]] specifically suggests that Randall may be spending too much time obsessing over new posts and content from the election predictors. It's coincidental, but likely, that Nate Silver's tweet inspired Randall's post: he was reminded of the 2013 feature from the Times.
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 ! 11
 | What do you call this tool?
-[[File:CloveHammer.png|150px]]<BR>(image of a claw hammer)
+[[File:CloveHammer.png|150px|alt=Image of a claw hammer]]
+|
 * A) Banger