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Offline cmr107

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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2006, 06:45:12 pm »
Your Linguistic Profile:

70% General American English

15% Yankee

10% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern



Interesting. I was born in Arizona, but moved to Illinois when I was 9 months old. My parents are both from the south, but I've lived in the Midwest my whole life.
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Offline ednbarby

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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2006, 11:19:18 am »
Your Linguistic Profile:

55% General American English

20% Yankee

15% Upper Midwestern

5% Midwestern

0% Dixie

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2006, 11:30:26 am »
Kinda interesting for a Texas boy who was an English major:

Your Linguistic Profile: 
50% General American English 
20% Dixie 
20% Yankee 
5% Upper Midwestern 
0% Midwestern 

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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2006, 11:39:20 am »
I guess I must be a Yankee:

45% Yankee

25% 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 #14 on: November 07, 2006, 12:00:57 pm »
Okay you guys know I'm scottish..

What is the four wheeled contraption you push around your groceries in?
Buggy
Carriage
Shopping / grocery cart

SHOPPING TROLLEY!

You work out in...
Tennis shoes
Sneakers

TRAINERS!!

The second syllable in pajamas sounds like:
The A in jam
The A in father

I PRONOUNCE THEM THE SAME!

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

50% General American English

30% Yankee

15% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2006, 01:09:01 pm »
I am wicked Yankee!  This quiz was pissah!  I also just voted for Teddy Kennedy.

Your Linguistic Profile:

50% Yankee

30% General American English

10% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

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

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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2006, 09:47:17 pm »
Your Linguistic Profile:

70% General American English

10% Dixie

10% Yankee

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #17 on: November 08, 2006, 12:10:34 am »
Starbie, you have by far the highest score in General American English so far.  I know you speak excellent English, but isn't it your second or even thrd language?
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to reply)
« Reply #18 on: November 08, 2006, 02:37:17 am »
Your Linguistic Profile:

70% Dixie

25% Midwestern

5% General American English

0% Upper Midwestern

0% Yankee

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/
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Re: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Non-Americans encouraged to rep
« Reply #19 on: November 08, 2006, 03:35:07 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/

how the hell did dixie get in there??????
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