Crayfish, Crawfish, or Crawdad? American Dialect Survey (with MAPS!)

So, first, do you even know what these are? I think some "city slickers" probably don't...

Crayfish, Crawfish, or Crawdad - which do you say?

What about your pronunciation of "aunt" ???

The answer can often be known in advance depending on where you grew up or have lived for a long time.

A lot of fascinating stuff here, especially if you scroll down and get into the questions about "What do you call....???":

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But if you're just impatient and want to see the crayfish vs. crawfish vs. crawdad survey results, go here:

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Enjoy.

BTW, the correct answer is craYfish. :glugglug:
 

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