A long long time ago I did this Q, and I really enjoyed it. We have new jellies now, and I wanted to try it again.

Here’s my answer: I usually say lightning bug, but firefly does not sound odd to me, and I hear it just as much.

Here’s a few more regional and also country to country examples:

- Couch or sofa.

- Bureau or dresser.

- French fries or chips.

- Jimmies or sprinkles (from what I understand jimmies are now deemed racist, is that right?).

- Pop, soda, or coke.

- Lift or elevator.

- Hero, sub, or grinder.

Tell me some more.

Topics: English, words, languages, vocabulary, dialect