"Say It" Survey

The purpose of this questionnaire is to learn the slang or regional ways of saying things, both in the present and from the past. It has 2 sections, and you may elect to do the entire survey or just one of the sections. The first section asks for your responses. The 2nd section asks for a response of someone at least 15 years older than you.

Write an expression YOU might use to convey the following messages:

1.   That's "very unfortunate"
2.   How "disgusting!"
3.   You look "nice"
4.   I am "very happy"
5.   I "don't want to do that"
6.   I am "very tired"
7.   I am "very confused"
8.   He was "quite drunk"
9.   I need a "little nap"
10. . I am "out of money"
11. . Those are "nice clothes"
12. . She's my "best girl friend"
13. . That's "just wonderful"
14. . What's "been going on in your life
15. . I don't have "transportation"
16. . Let's have a "meal"
17. . That's "nice music"
18. . What a "messy room"
19. . I was "totally upset'
20. . I "must hurry along"
21. . That job "was very difficult"
22. . What an "unusual person"
23. . That's was "quite simple"
24. . She was "beautiful"
25. . That's "okay"

Say It Survey (SAMPLE Answers)
Your Age 13

1.    That's "very unfortunate": What a bummer!
2.   How "disgusting!": Gross me out
3.   You look "nice": You look rad
4.   I am "very happy": I'm stoked
5.   I "don't want to do that": No way Jose
6.   I am "very tired": I'm zonked
7.   I am "very confused": I'm spaced out
8.   He was "quite drunk": He was feeling no pain
9.   I need a "little nap": I need some ZZZ's
10. . I am "out of money": I'm broke
11. . Those are "nice clothes": Those are bad threads
12. . She's my "best girl friend": She's my main squeeze
13. . That's "just wonderful": Hot dog!
14. . What's "been going on in your life?": What's going down?
15. . I don't have "transportation": I don't have wheels
16. . Let's have a "meal": Let's chow down
17. . That's "nice music": Those are awesome tunes
18. . What a "messy room": What a pigsty
19. . I was "totally upset": I freaked out
20. . I "must hurry along": Got to split
21. . That job "was very difficult": That was a killer
22. . What an "unusual person": What a Barney
23. . That's was "quite simple": It was a piece of cake
24. . She was "beautiful": What a looker
25. . That's "okay": No problema