"Slept late" dialect quiz

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Help me build a theory about which people use "slept" to mean "went to sleep". Thanks!

How might you indicate that you were awake later than usual last night? *

"I slept late"

"I went to sleep late"

I might use either of the above without thinking about it.

Other:

When you hear someone say "Last night I slept at 10"...

They are saying they went to bed at 10pm, and that's how I would say it, too.

I have heard people say this to mean they went to bed at 10pm, but I would not say it this way myself.

This sounds ungrammatical to me and/or I've never heard this.

Clear selection

When you say "I slept late" could you be saying ...

I didn't go to bed until late at night

I didn't wake up until later than usual or later than I was supposed to.

Either, depending on the context.

Clear selection

I would like to suggest a nuance about this usage that is not captured above

Do you consider yourself a native English speaker? *

Yes

Besides English, what other languages were spoken in your family? *

Besides English, what other languages were you exposed to outside home (friends, school) as a child?

Where did you grow up? (specific city/state/region) *

Where do you live now? (specific city/state/region)

How old are you?

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