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Offline brokebackjack

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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to rep
« Reply #20 on: November 08, 2006, 03:45:46 pm »
Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English

35% Yankee

10% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/

1--How the hell did Dixie get in there, I've been to the south ONCE and that was  almost 30 years ago. Didn't like it. HAHA Your Bushy LOST !!!!! HAHA

2-- Blessedly, there is no Midwest whatsoever, for which I thank God, as I was born in NYC and not Kansas...As for  Upper Midwest I don't even know what it IS. Or WHERE it is: Minnesota???/Michigan?

3--I wonder what it will look like 5 years from now, after living in the Rockies.
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #21 on: November 12, 2006, 12:14:25 pm »
I always suspected my speech was totally mongrelized!

45% General American English

30% Dixie

10% Yankee

5% Midwestern

5% Upper Midwestern


And no apologies for the "Dixie" part: I grew in Atlanta during the Civil Rights era and damned proud of it. Screw the snobs.
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to rep
« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2006, 09:02:09 pm »
Your Linguistic Profile:

40% Yankee

35% General American English

10% Upper Midwestern

5% Dixie

5% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/


And I am from Canada - mmmm
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #23 on: April 11, 2009, 05:48:09 pm »
You Speak General American English!



55% General American English

25% Yankee

15% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

I've been asked by Americans if I'm from the midwest...
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Offline Shasta542

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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #24 on: April 11, 2009, 06:00:35 pm »
You Speak General American English!



60% General American English

25% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

5% Yankee

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #25 on: April 11, 2009, 06:06:36 pm »
You Speak Yankee!

you bet I do!

50% Yankee

30% General American English

10% Dixie

10% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #26 on: April 11, 2009, 06:53:13 pm »
yep, can't complain about that.


55% Dixie

25% General American English

15% Midwestern

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Yankee
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #27 on: April 11, 2009, 06:57:51 pm »
Quote from: brokeplex on April 11, 2009, 06:53:13 pm
yep, can't complain about that.


55% Dixie

25% General American English

15% Midwestern

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Yankee

 :laugh:  :laugh:

I expected to have more DIXIE than I did. Oh well, I guess the low % is because of my Missouri upbringing.

And, in case anyone's confused--it's Missour-EE  NOT Missour-UH   ;D
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #28 on: April 11, 2009, 07:01:57 pm »
Quote from: Shasta542 on April 11, 2009, 06:57:51 pm
:laugh:  :laugh:

I expected to have more DIXIE than I did. Oh well, I guess the low % is because of my Missouri upbringing.

And, in case anyone's confused--it's Missour-EE  NOT Missour-UH   ;D

where I was raised, I am surprised it isn't 90%. perhaps the mass media culture has had an effect on all of our speech patterns. too bad.

I always have said "missour - ee".

what part of the country says "missour - uh"?
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #29 on: April 11, 2009, 07:03:45 pm »
You Speak General American English!



40% General American English

30% Dixie

25% Yankee

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
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