Creek or Crick

[JM4CY]

There is an obvious and clear answer here but I don't want to influence voting.

 

[cmjh10]

Its spelled creek, but pronounced crick

 

[Stewo]

I don't play banjo, so it's creek.

 

[arobb]

Creek if it has a name, crick if it doesn't.

 

[Macloney]

It depends who you are talking to and where you are at.

 

[Mr Janny]

I don't play banjo, so it's creek.

This.

Saying "crick" reveals a lot about a person, very little of it flattering

 

[Urbandale2013]

These are two distinct things.

 

[adjl]

This.

Saying "crick" reveals a lot about a person, very little of it flattering

Agree, that and if they say "wash" or "warsh"

 

[cmjh10]

Its spelled creek, but pronounced crick

Or, a creek always has water flowing, whereas a crick dries up quite frequently over the summer.

 

[Al_4_State]

Creek if it has a name, crick if it doesn't.

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

 

[CTTB78]

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

 

[BirdOfWar]

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

 

[Al_4_State]

This.

Saying "crick" reveals a lot about a person, very little of it flattering

I think all it reveals is a regional colloquialism

 

[1100011CS]

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

 

[3TrueFans]

Got a few hillbillies around these parts apparently.

 

[Mr Janny]

 

[Gunnerclone]

Both. If you drive on a bridge over a random creek you’re “going over a creek”.

If you have a creek on your property that you walk or drive to, or a creek that you frequent, then you’re “going down to the crick”

 

[jdcyclone19]

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

I'm from NW Iowa originally, most people where I grew up say creek and a few old timers say crick.

 

[madguy30]

 

[jdoggivjc]

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.