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What kind of American English do you speak?
Published on April 19, 2005 By
chiprj
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Someone recently posted a link to an English quiz. I can't even remember who it was now. I took the quiz and because of a computer hiccup, I lost my cut and paste job of my results and the window closed. Didn't feel like taking a 40 question quiz again (yeah, I'm that lazy) so, I never replied there... Sorry to the OP of that thread.
But here's a link to a new quiz that tells you "What kind of American English do you speak?"
Your Linguistic Profile:
80% General American English
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
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ParaTed2k
on Apr 19, 2005
70% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
Considering all the state's I've lived in, I'm not suprized my English is pretty "general".
I didn't see "bubbler" as a choice for "drinking/water fountain" though. lol
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Moderateman
on Apr 19, 2005
Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
I would have thought in my case the word "poorly" would have summed it up, but here are the test results
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chiprj
on Apr 19, 2005
I didn't see "bubbler" as a choice for "drinking/water fountain" though. lol
HAHA! If there was a category for Navy speak, they'd have "scuttlebutt" as a possible answer, too! I remember the first time a Sailor called it that - I had NO IDEA what they were talking about.
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Gideon MacLeish
on Apr 19, 2005
chip,
My blog's fast falling out of the top ten as it is.Thanks for the assist by swiping my article...lol
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foreverserenity
on Apr 19, 2005
Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
25% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
Well, I definately don't speak Midwestern!
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carebear07
on Apr 19, 2005
Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Upper Midwestern
Does caveman count as an american english? hehe.
~carebear~
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Dr Guy
on Apr 19, 2005
Does caveman count as an american english? hehe.
Ugh! (Yes)
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enigmagnetic
on Apr 19, 2005
Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
30% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
I didn't think I was that much of a yankee...
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NJforever
on Apr 19, 2005
Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
40% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
I can see where the Yankee comes from, but Dixie? Oh well. As 100% Northerner, this is about what I expected.
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TheFazz
on Apr 19, 2005
Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
35% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
How do I speak
Dixie
? I'm confused...I speak nothing like a Southerner (not that there's anything wrong with speaking like a Southerner)!
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Dr Guy
on Apr 19, 2005
I can see where the Yankee comes from, but Dixie? Oh well. As 100% Northerner, this is about what I expected.
Trade you my 10% yankee for your 10% dixie (I am 65% general, 25% Dixie and 10% Yankee - and I have only visited Yankee territory!)
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NJforever
on Apr 19, 2005
Trade you my 10% yankee for your 10% dixie (I am 65% general, 25% Dixie and 10% Yankee - and I have only visited Yankee territory!)
Heh. Deal.
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TheFazz
on Apr 19, 2005
and I have only visited Yankee territory!
Heh, same here. The most Dixie-speaking state I've been to is Virginia, and that was for less than a day.
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Dr Guy
on Apr 19, 2005
Heh, same here. The most Dixie-speaking state I've been to is Virginia, and that was for less than a day.
too bad, you missed God's country!
American by Birth, Virginian by the grace of God!
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ParaTed2k
on Apr 19, 2005
How do I speak Dixie? I'm confused...I speak nothing like a Southerner (not that there's anything wrong with speaking like a Southerner)!
That depends on if you say "Coke" no matter what soft drink you might be enjoying and if "y'all" "just rolls off your tongue". ;~D
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