Flatiron Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Wow, you can tell that I've lived in the south for 34 years!Your Linguistic Profile:50% General American English35% Dixie10% Yankee5% Midwestern0% Upper MidwesternBlogthings - What Kind of American English Do You Speak?http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I speak Canadian English EH?But here is what that contraption you linked told me Your Linguistic Profile:70% General American English10% Dixie10% Yankee5% Midwestern5% Upper Midwestern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blim Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 65% General English20% Upper Midwestern15% Yankee (?)0% Midwestern0% DixieMarko,........Canadian Dixie, eh?????? That's ok, I have no idea where the Yankee in my results came from.....That was fun, Flatiron, thanks!Liz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
handplane Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Hey Mickey,We two of a kind!!!!Your Linguistic Profile: 50% General American English 35% Dixie 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Yankee 0% Midwestern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flatiron Posted September 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Yep, we sure are handplane! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isteve Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 55% General American English35% Yankee5% Dixie5% Upper Midwestern0% MidwesternNo midwestern for me...don't yu know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimras Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 75% General American English15% Upper Midwestern10% Midwestern0% Dixie0% Yankee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearskin Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) 70% General American English25% Dixie5% Upper Midwestern0% Midwestern0% Yankee Edited September 7, 2005 by bearskin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robroy Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Your Linguistic Profile:45% General American English30% Yankee15% Dixie5% Midwestern5% Upper MidwesternAnd all this time everyone was telling me I had a foreigh accent I thought I spoke English English Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brett5150 Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) 65% General American English35% Yankee0% Dixie0% Midwestern0% Upper MidwesternDoes dis means dat I's winnin'?? That's a neat test flatiron!!!Brett Edited September 7, 2005 by brett5150 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tman70 Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Wow, you can tell that I've lived in the south for 34 years!Your Linguistic Profile:50% General American English35% Dixie10% Yankee5% Midwestern0% Upper MidwesternBlogthings - What Kind of American English Do You Speak?http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I've lived in the south a lot longer with a lot of mountain raisin also.Your Linguistic Profile:50% Dixie50% General American English0% Midwestern0% Upper Midwestern0% YankeeI really think it ought to be more like 80 southern and 20 other. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikex Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Your Linguistic Profile:55% General American English30% Dixie10% Yankee5% Upper Midwestern0% Midwestern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
12lostcause12 Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Well I guess in some ways I don't find this suprizing, I sort of wish it wasn't what is is though.Your Linguistic Profile:65% General American English30% Dixie5% Upper Midwestern0% Midwestern0% Yankee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rv56 Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Your Linguistic Profile:60% General American English20% Yankee10% Dixie5% Midwestern5% Upper MidwesternCool....flatiron... eh..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thesidekickcat Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 I have no idea where the Yankee part comes from for me!!! Or the Upper Midwestern for that matter. Your Linguistic Profile: 65% General American English 15% Dixie 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Midwestern 5% YankeeDid anyone check out the home page of that site? Scroll down the left side to "More Quizzes" Lots of fun stuff.Pat.God bless everyone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 70% General American English20% Yankee10% Dixie0% Midwestern0% Upper Midwestern^^^ Lol, and I live in Ohio.. guess I'm not midwest enough.Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 (edited) Your Linguistic Profile:45% General American English35% Yankee15% Upper Midwestern5% Dixie0% MidwesternI guess the "y'all" did the dixie...no idea where the upper midwestern came from though. Edited September 7, 2005 by tictoc5150 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_Holiday Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 65% General American English20% Dixie10% Yankee5% Upper Midwestern0% Midwestern10% Yankie! Dems fightin' werds! BH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsbowen Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 55% General American English25% Dixie20% Yankee0% Midwestern0% Upper MidwesternMakes sense that I'd be split between Dixie and Yankee. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 60% Southern40%REDNECK!!!!!!! GIT-R-DONE!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jcl Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 70% General American English15% Yankee10% Dixie5% Upper Midwestern0% Midwestern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian_Holiday Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 60% Southern40%REDNECK!!!!!!! GIT-R-DONE!!!!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Cheater! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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