Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Parody of New York Times Dialect Map

I enjoyed this New Yorker parody of the Times' dialect survey and map.  Their map,  of course, is dull:
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But who can resist a survey that starts with this question:

What do you call sweetened carbonated beverages?
a. Soda
b. Pop
c. Coke
d. Dope
e. Horse
f. Fizz-bang
g. Explodo
h. Gentleman’s seltzer
i. Heaven bubbles
Today the Times has an interesting article, "A Makeover for Maps" chronicling the field's growing pains.  Big Data needs new forms (and specialists in color--"no more than 18 colors at once").