American English Take-Home Exam
Indiana – ‘Indianian’, ‘Indianan’, ‘Hoosier’
San Francisco – ‘San Franciscan’
Oklahoma – ‘Oklahoman’, ‘Okie’, ‘Sooner’
Pittsburgh – ‘Pittsburgher’
Virginia – ‘Virginian’
Oregon – ‘Oregonian’
Iowa – ‘Iowan’, ‘Hawkeye’
Tennessee – ‘Tennessean’, ‘Volunteer’, ‘Big Bender’, ‘Buttenut’
7) Discuss the differences between bourbon and Tennessee whiskey.
First of all, all Bourbons are Whiskey but not all Whiskeys are Bourbons. Bourbon refers to a
spirit that is distilled from a fermented mash of at least 51% corn and is then stored in new
charred oak containers for at least two years. The term Whiskey refers to a spirit that is distilled
from some sort of fermented grain mash, is then stored in oak containers, and is bottled at no less
than 80 proof. The peoplee who produce this spirit, such as Jack Daniels, don’t want their