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Poll #20467

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 109

Under what circumstances, if any, is the sentence "It's too garlicky for me, the skin" valid in your dialect?

As a spontaneous statement
25 (23.4%)

Only in response to a question such as "Why did you pick the skin off your chicken, I thought you loved that part?"
50 (46.7%)

I am familiar with this construction, but it's not valid for me
13 (12.1%)

I've heard this, but have no instinct for when it might be acceptable to other speakers
14 (13.1%)

This is never a valid construction in my dialect
18 (16.8%)

Other
12 (11.2%)

When speaking in conversation, how do you refer to William Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare
20 (18.3%)

Shakespeare
104 (95.4%)

Will
4 (3.7%)

Bill
1 (0.9%)

The Bard
7 (6.4%)

Other
3 (2.8%)

Are you familiar with anything by Kafka other than The Metamorphosis?

Yes
53 (49.5%)

No
47 (43.9%)

Who's Kafka?
7 (6.5%)

Since I'm watching Gargoyles all the way through, should I just recap them properly?

Yes
52 (72.2%)

No
20 (27.8%)

Who's a good doggie? Who's a good doggie?

Finn
25 (25.8%)

Moonpie
26 (26.8%)

ALL DOGGIES EVERYWHERE
91 (93.8%)

I went down to the bathroom, and guess what I saw?

A praying mantis on the doorjamb!
80 (100.0%)

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