Date:  Sun, 1 Oct 1995 09:42:10 -0600

From:  Katherine Catmull <kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BGA.COM>

Subject: icebox



At 8:54 AM 10/1/95 -0400, John J Staczek wrote:





>    I've a further question, what do we see as the distribution of

>'ice box'? I grew up with that in Toledo and notice that I use it more

>often than the other usual suspects of 'fridge, refrigerator, reefer,

>frigidaire.



Wouldn't the distribution be by age rather than geography? My mother (b.

1930, Minnesota) used "icebox" somewhat more often than "refrigerator" or

"fridge," and I (b. 1958, Utah) mimicked her usage when I was a child. Now

I almost ever hear "icebox," and I never use it.



Kate Catmull      kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]bga.com