What kind of American English do you speak?

saint

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Thanks joy that was fun, and accurate for me. At least I'm somewhat holding on to my yankee roots!


45% General American English
35% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
 

kosar

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Nov 27, 1999
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Your Linguistic Profile:
75% General American English
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee
 

SixFive

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Mar 12, 2001
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BG, KY, USA
60% General American English
30% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee


0% Yankee, YES!! :clap:
 

dawgball

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Feb 12, 2000
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75% General American English
20% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
0% Yankee
 

MadJack

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Jul 13, 1999
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Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
25% Dixie
20% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
 

redsfann

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Aug 3, 1999
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Interesting site...

glad my profile has at least a bit of Upper Midwestern in it, seeing as I've lived in this area for 35 of my 40 years....
Have no explanation at all for the 10% dixie, though....

75% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern
0% Yankee
 

ajoytoy

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Chopsticks said:
Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
25% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
were you copying me when you took the test, or do asians just think alike?

:mj14:
 

The Judge

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Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
35% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee

I would have guessed pretty close to this.
 

pd1

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Feb 24, 2001
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65% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
 

ocelot

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May 21, 2003
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Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
30% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Dang, how'd that Yankee get thah!
 

moe777

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Oct 8, 2003
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Your Linguistic Profile:
45% General American English
40% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
 
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dunclock

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Dec 22, 2001
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Nashville, TN
50% General American English
40% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
0% Yankee

Guess I will never shed my Alabama roots

Nor do I ever I want to :Yep:
 

AR182

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Nov 9, 2000
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Scottsdale,AZ
Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English

30% Yankee

10% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern


i must have gotten the 10% dixie & 5% upper midwestern from hanging out here. (lol)

i just noticed that mine doesn't add up to 100%....probably missed one question.
 

tigerfan

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Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
40% Dixie :mj14:
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern


Not to bad
Tigerfan
 
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