Do you refer to bed sheets and blankets as "the covers"?

Question

If, in a short story, a sentence said, "She tossed the covers off and climbed out of bed," would you know the "covers" means her blankets? I'm from the south, and am wondering if "covers" is a southern thing. Do most people call it bedding, or would you get covers?

Also, do you know what crawlers are?

They're vines. Would you have known that?
Thanks!

Answer 1

I am from the North. Sure, covers is fine. You would say to your child, "get under those covers Right Now" Not "get under the blanket and sheet Right now" And crawlers are just what they are, creeping vines, but maybe I knew that because I am a horticulturist.

Answer 2

i go to bed every night and cover up. when i wake up in the morning i throw the covers back and get out of bed. after breakfast i straighten the covers and make my bed. i never heard of vines being called crawlers. when you think about it it does make sense. the crawlers {vines } grew up the side of the house. I'm from the state of I L. right across them Mississippi River from St. Louis , MO. after i looked back i read the question wrong silly me i thought you wanted a short story explaining about the use of covers. well yes i call my sheets and blankets covers

Answer 3

Here in NJ we say "covers."

As for crawlers, I thought of night crawlers, which are a type of worm used as fishing bait. I haven't heard the term used to mean vines.

Answer 4

I grew up in New Jersey, and sheets and blankets are "covers" just like you said. But I didn't know "crawlers" were vines. I don't recall having heard that one before.

Answer 5

i'm from utah and my family and i would all know what was meant by covers. i live in nebraska now, so as to crawlers i can only answer for my self and i thought you meant night crawlers or worms. i remember reading a book using crawlers and i didn't know what they meant until a little later, in just a few pages really, they talked about them again and i got the idea they were plants. so now i might know what you meant if you used it in a letter or book.

are you writing a book?, if so i wish you some very very good luck.

Answer 6

Calling your bedding covers is quite common in parts of Scotland, i have always used the words blankets or covers even when using a Duvet or Quilt.

Answer 7

Yes I understand the "covers" part but "crawlers" would be bugs of some kind.

Answer 8

I'm an American, and I'm not from the South, but I say "covers". You're good.

I do not say vines are "crawlers".

Answer 9

Im from Tennessee. I call bed sheets and blankets exactly as they are....

Crawlers are bugs in my book.

Answer 10

I call them covers also. I didn't however, know what crawlers were. Now I know, thank you!