help for school survey!

[waywaaaard]

1. Are the following phrases familar to you? Please answer "Y" or "N"

- as easy as ABC / as pie
- as fast as lightning
- as crazy as fox
- as weak as a baby / as water / as a cat
- as proud as Lucifer
- as bald as a mushroom
- as friendly as hell
- as black / dark as the night
- as proud as a peacock
- as happy as a sandboy
- as dead as a doornail
- as plain as a pikestaff
- as blind as a bat
- as cool as a cucumber
- as large as life
- as thick as thieves
- as smooth / brittle as glass

Just copy em and make a Y or N behind each line

2. Please name the ones you personally would use if necessary.

3. Are there any other similar forms you know compared with those in 1.? If so please list
them and explain how it is you know them in this other way (pertaining to your background,
your dialect, your family ties etc.).

4. In order to get an accurate look at the variety of results, please give your age group and
your background on your specific English language background. (American, British, Irish, etc.)

Age group: (copy and make a "*" behind the right line)
18-24
25-30
35-45
46-55
56-65

Your English language background:




Hey would be really nice if 2 or 3 guys could answer me to all those questions, hopefully native speakers - it's really important for me and I need this till tomorrow -.-

THX guys in advance

just copy this and then fill out

[Pedsdude]

1. Are the following phrases familar to you? Please answer "Y" or "N"

y (more likely ABC, pie is more an american version of it, I believe)- as easy as ABC / as pie
y (very commonly used in England, just picked it up) - as fast as lightning
n (heard of 'as sly as a fox', well known simile) - as crazy as fox
n - as weak as a baby / as water / as a cat
n - as proud as Lucifer
n - as bald as a mushroom
n - as friendly as hell
y (both - 'as bright as day' is also used in contrast) - as black / dark as the night
n ('as proud as a lion' is more well known; I use it) - as proud as a peacock
y (my mum told me it when I was younger ) - as happy as a sandboy
n - as dead as a doornail
n - as plain as a pikestaff
y (very commonly used in England, just picked it up) - as blind as a bat
y (very commonly used again...) - as cool as a cucumber
n ('larger than life', but i've never used it in this form -->) - as large as life
y (very common) - as thick as thieves
n ('as smooth as silk / a baby's bottom' are ones I've used and are common) - as smooth / brittle as glass


2. Please name the ones you personally would use if necessary.

Pretty much all of the ones I put 'y' next to.


3. Are there any other similar forms you know compared with those in 1.? If so please list
them and explain how it is you know them in this other way (pertaining to your background,
your dialect, your family ties etc.).

Added them accordingly above.

As for my background:
- Upper middle class
- West Midlands English (pretty much no accent)
- Not sure what you mean by 'family ties', but I only really have my direct family; mum, dad, older brother.


4. In order to get an accurate look at the variety of results, please give your age group and
your background on your specific English language background. (American, British, Irish, etc.)

Age group: (copy and make a "*" behind the right line)
*18-24
25-30
35-45
46-55
56-65

Your English language background:
Native.


If you need any more help then let me know

[Soviet]

1. Are the following phrases familar to you? Please answer "Y" or "N"

Y - as easy as ABC / as pie
Y - as fast as lightning
Y - as crazy as fox
Y - as weak as a baby / as water / as a cat
N - as proud as Lucifer
N - as bald as a mushroom
Y - as friendly as hell
Y - as black / dark as the night
Y - as proud as a peacock
N - as happy as a sandboy
Y - as dead as a doornail
N - as plain as a pikestaff
Y - as blind as a bat
N - as cool as a cucumber
Y - as large as life
Y - as thick as thieves
Y - as smooth / brittle as glass

2. Please name the ones you personally would use if necessary.

smooth as glass, black as night, weak as baby, friendly as hell

3. Are there any other similar forms you know compared with those in 1.? If so please list
them and explain how it is you know them in this other way (pertaining to your background,
your dialect, your family ties etc.).

not really

4. In order to get an accurate look at the variety of results, please give your age group and
your background on your specific English language background. (American, British, Irish, etc.)

American

Age group: (copy and make a "*" behind the right line)
*18-24
25-30
35-45
46-55
56-65

Your English language background:

Grew up with English, took English throughout school.

Not actually 18, but if you need some more of these then just use this, I'm close

[Neon]

Y - as easy as ABC / as pie
Y - as fast as lightning
N - as crazy as fox
N - as weak as a baby / as water / as a cat
N - as proud as Lucifer
N - as bald as a mushroom
N - as friendly as hell
Y - as black / dark as the night
N - as proud as a peacock
N - as happy as a sandboy
N - as dead as a doornail
N - as plain as a pikestaff
Y - as blind as a bat
Y - as cool as a cucumber
Y - as large as life
Y - as thick as thieves
N - as smooth / brittle as glass


2. Please name the ones you personally would use if necessary.
I don't use any of them

3. Are there any other similar forms you know compared with those in 1.? If so please list
them and explain how it is you know them in this other way (pertaining to your background,
your dialect, your family ties etc.).

Nope, I generally use more swearing when using variations of these phrases. (eg. " as friendly as fuck")

4. In order to get an accurate look at the variety of results, please give your age group and
your background on your specific English language background. (American, British, Irish, etc.)

Age group: (copy and make a "*" behind the right line)
18-24*
25-30
35-45
46-55
56-65

Your English language background: From England in the Midlands. My parents and sister are from Birmingham so i have got influences from them. I use alot of slang, speech patterns that people from manchester use. I got that from listening to someone from manchester for 2 years on the radio.

I'm from a middle class family. My dad is from a working class family although speaks with a slightly posh accent. My mum comes from an Irish family.



Hey would be really nice if 2 or 3 guys could answer me to all those questions, hopefully native speakers - it's really important for me and I need this till tomorrow -.-

THX guys in advance

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[Drofder2004]

1. Are the following phrases familar to you? Please answer "Y" or "N"

Y - as easy as ABC / as pie
Y - as fast as lightning
N - as crazy as fox
N - as weak as a baby / as water / as a cat
N - as proud as Lucifer
N - as bald as a mushroom
Y - as friendly as hell
Y - as black / dark as the night
Y - as proud as a peacock
N - as happy as a sandboy
Y - as dead as a doornail
N - as plain as a pikestaff
Y - as blind as a bat
Y - as cool as a cucumber
Y - as large as life
N - as thick as thieves
Y - as smooth / brittle as glass

2. Please name the ones you personally would use if necessary.
From the above:
Easy as Pie
Dead as a doornail
Blind as a bat

3. Are there any other similar forms you know compared with those in 1.? If so please list
them and explain how it is you know them in this other way (pertaining to your background,
your dialect, your family ties etc.).
As clear as crystal.

- Middle Class
- North Londoner (not cockney)
- No accent
- No family ties

4. In order to get an accurate look at the variety of results, please give your age group and
your background on your specific English language background. (American, British, Irish, etc.)

Age group:
*18-24*
25-30
35-45
46-55
56-65

Your English language background:

See above.

[waywaaaard]

THX G(u)ays
helped me a lot
I love ya

[JDogg]

THX G(u)ays
helped me a lot
I love ya

No problem G(u)ay!.

[Pedsdude]

THX G(u)ays
helped me a lot
I love ya

No problem G(u)ay!.

You didn't even contribute!

[Soviet]

THX G(u)ays
helped me a lot
I love ya

No problem G(u)ay!.

You didn't even contribute!

[JDogg]

THX G(u)ays
helped me a lot
I love ya

No problem G(u)ay!.

You didn't even contribute!

I just did