Creek or Crick

[jdoggivjc]

If you "warsh" your clothes you probably call it a crick. If you wash your clothes you probably call it a creek.

If you warsh your clothes down by the crick, you probably also treat your sister the same way Alabamans treat theirs.

 

[Mr Janny]

I think all it reveals is a regional colloquialism

Fair enough

Weirdly on topic, I used to know a guy from South East Iowa, and he used to use the term "Cricker" for anyone of the Mennonite faith. Claimed that's what they were called where he came from. It wasn't derogatory. He said that everyone just called them that. Anyone else ever hear that one? Is it related to creek vs. crick?

 

[1100011CS]

Pronounce it the way it’s spelled. Last time I checked, nothing with “ee” is ever pronounced as a hard “i” by anyone that speaks real English.

except for the people that pronounce 'creek' as 'crick'

 

[jdoggivjc]

except for the people that pronounce 'creek' as 'crick'

I thought it was pretty obvious - they’re not speaking real English.

 

[1100011CS]

Fair enough

Weirdly on topic, I used to know a guy from South East Iowa, and he used to use the term "Cricker" for anyone of the Mennonite faith. Claimed that's what they were called where he came from. It wasn't derogatory. He said that everyone just called them that. Anyone else ever hear that one? Is it related to creek vs. crick?

I think your friend is an *******: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cricker

 

[HFCS]

This thread is final evolved form of CF offseason mode.

 

[Lewey24]

It depends on the size, a "creek" is bigger than a "crick".

 

[CyOps]

"I seen someone fishin in the crick down by where we throwed our old warshing machine in"

 

[simply1]

I can see I’m going to have to fist fight some of y’all.

 

[Cyforce]

It's crick in NW Iowa, but creek here in SE Wisconsin.

Well if that's the way they say it in Steve King country...

 

[Cyforce]

I thought it was pretty obvious - they’re not speaking real English.

Pip pip cheerio

 

[SplitIdentity]

I call them streams

 

[FarminCy]

Fair enough

Weirdly on topic, I used to know a guy from South East Iowa, and he used to use the term "Cricker" for anyone of the Mennonite faith. Claimed that's what they were called where he came from. It wasn't derogatory. He said that everyone just called them that. Anyone else ever hear that one? Is it related to creek vs. crick?

I know that term is used in South Dakota to describe the Hutterite colonies by those living around them. I was told it was due to their baptism rituals. I also know that the term was also used in the same fashion as some other derogatory phrases that decent people don’t use.

I’ve been in meetings where Hutterites were present where someone that uses every derogatory term for anyone not like them sure as hell didn’t use the term around them. Which is par for the course for those types.

 

[el tornado]

This is the correct answer. A generic small stream is a crick. If it has a name, it’s a Creek.

As kids we caught crawfish, crawdads, and crayfish in the Crick down the street
but went fishing at Rock Creek.

 

[jdcyclone19]

@weeterkane I'd be curious about your "disagree" since you do not know the specific area I grew up in.

 

[cydsho]

I think there should be a ruling from Page County/Chris Williams.

 

[Mr Janny]

Up on Cripple Crick
She sends me
If I spring a lick,
She mends me....

Nope. Just wrong.

 

[Macloney]

As kids we caught crawfish, crawdads, and crayfish in the Crick down the street
but went fishing at Rock Creek.

We even caught a few crawdaddys.

 

[mramseyISU]

If you are calling it by name normally you call it creek. If not it's pronounced crick you godless commies.

 

[Acylum]

I just realized I pretty much randomly use both. Maybe it depends who I'm talking to.

I was going to post the exact same thing. I randomly use both but not sure why.