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caseyrook AKA Mechelle Level 10 #CoulsonLives, Damn it. Posts: 1,588	What Do you Call This Vehicle? Apr 15, 2017 18:40:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by caseyrook AKA Mechelle on Apr 15, 2017 18:40:03 GMT I'm curious to know what you would call this vehicle? I know what I call it, but I'm interested in seeing how much of a regional thing the terminology is. SPOILER: Click to show I call it a 4 Wheeler
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What Do you Call This Vehicle? Apr 15, 2017 18:46:19 GMT

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Post by DoTheMath on Apr 15, 2017 18:46:19 GMT

Apr 15, 2017 18:40:03 GMT caseyrook AKA Mechelle said:

I'm curious to know what you would call this vehicle?

I know what I call it, but I'm interested in seeing how much of a regional thing the terminology is.

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I call it a 4 Wheeler

While living in AZ and visiting family in CA they were referred to as ATV's and/or quads. In AR they're 4 wheelers.

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What Do you Call This Vehicle? Apr 15, 2017 18:52:20 GMT

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Apr 15, 2017 18:46:19 GMT DoTheMath said:

Apr 15, 2017 18:40:03 GMT caseyrook AKA Mechelle said:

I'm curious to know what you would call this vehicle?

I know what I call it, but I'm interested in seeing how much of a regional thing the terminology is.

SPOILER: Click to show

I call it a 4 Wheeler

While living in AZ and visiting family in CA they were referred to as ATV's and/or quads. In AR they're 4 wheelers.

Yep, they're 4 wheelers in MO too. Maybe it's a Midwest/Southwest vs East Coast/West coast thing.

The only reason I brought this up is because I had written to my favorite AoS Podcast about the episode before 'What If' and they didn't know what I was talking about when I mentioned the four wheeler that Daisy packed withexplosives to start a fire on the base.

It got me wondering just how different the names for it are around d the country.

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beren44 Level 10 Posts: 1,595	What Do you Call This Vehicle? Apr 16, 2017 22:14:14 GMT caseyrook AKA Mechelle likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beren44 on Apr 16, 2017 22:14:14 GMT that's a 4-wheeler in my neck of the woods.
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backroadjunkie Level 10 Posts: 874	What Do you Call This Vehicle? Jul 12, 2017 7:36:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by backroadjunkie on Jul 12, 2017 7:36:50 GMT The broad, general term for these are "Off-Highway Vehicles", or OHV's...
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What Do you Call This Vehicle? Jul 12, 2017 13:01:49 GMT

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Post by nillindeiel on Jul 12, 2017 13:01:49 GMT

Growing up here in (northern) Utah, I actually heard them referred to as both ATV's and 4-Wheelers. Which one I heard depended on the neighbor. The neighbor that actually owned them tended to go with 4-Wheeler

If you're interested in other regional differences for words (and pronunciations): www.theblaze.com/news/2013/06/06/50-fascinating-maps-that-show-the-difference-in-the-way-americans-talk/ (I kind of wish the original website that the guy who did this study had put up was still functioning, but alas it's not - at least all links that I've found to it aren't working and I haven't seen any new links if he moved it somewhere else. This was the site I found that had the largest number of his maps)

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ayanami Level 10 Posts: 2,467	What Do you Call This Vehicle? Jul 12, 2017 14:53:11 GMT caseyrook AKA Mechelle likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ayanami on Jul 12, 2017 14:53:11 GMT I'd call it a quad.
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