What Kind of American English do you Speak?

Published on April 19, 2005 By Gideon MacLeish In Misc

Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English

25% Yankee

20% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

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Comments (Page 1)

StumpMan

on Apr 19, 2005

60% General American English
35% Dixie
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Keep your Dixie cups, the South will rise again!

Sir Peter Maxwell

on Apr 19, 2005

The only English there should be is 'English English'.

Gideon MacLeish

on Apr 19, 2005

But of course, Sir Peter, we peasants must have SOME form of communication. If we spoke proper English, we might be able to convince other peasants that we are noble and thus undermine the dictums of the true nobility such as yourself.

Surely you see the benefits of the language of the unwashed masses (by the way,did you ever get that whole paternity situation squared away with Kylie?)

Dr Guy

on Apr 19, 2005

65% General American English

25% Dixie

10% Yankee

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

I want to know what Yankee phrase I used!

Cordelia

on Apr 19, 2005

Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Thanks, that was fun.

shadesofgrey

on Apr 19, 2005

Your Linguistic Profile:

45% Yankee

40% General American English

10% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

Wow, that's big--sorry Gid. I am apparently the only one who doesnt speak "General American English" the majority of the time. But I would also like to add, that I don't call it either a water fountain or a drinking fountain--it's a bubbla!

Gideon MacLeish

on Apr 19, 2005

shades,

I thought you were from England..."bubbler" is a Wisconsin-ism (and I,too, was a tad disappointed at its exclusion from the quiz).

Dr Guy

on Apr 19, 2005

Better bone up on the Dixie now, you are in the South now Ma'am!

Dynosoar

on Apr 19, 2005

Damn it !

I've yet to figger out how to C&P.....

50% standard
45% southern
5% yankee.......well, I am in NORTH Carolina....

shadesofgrey

on Apr 19, 2005

shades,
I thought you were from England..."bubbler" is a Wisconsin-ism (and I,too, was a tad disappointed at its exclusion from the quiz).

No, I grew up in Rhode Island--which is where the blubber thing comes from too!

Shovelheat

on Apr 19, 2005

50% General American English
30% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern

Gideon MacLeish

on Apr 19, 2005

*bump*

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!)

I was replying to NJ, but you started the thread, so I will give you a cookie as well! Dont worry, your place in the top 10 is solid!

chiprj

on Apr 19, 2005

Carp! I'm sorry! I didn't know you posted this already. I really haven't been around JU nearly as much as I used to be. Sorry again.

Texas Wahine

on Apr 19, 2005

I thought this was pretty neat...I saw chip's first, but there's plenty of Texas Wahine to go around, so here's my results:

Your Linguistic Profile:

45% General American English