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What Kind of American English do you Speak?

April 19, 2005 11:26:11 AM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums



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50% General American English

25% Yankee

20% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern


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Gideon MacLeish
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Reply #1 April 19, 2005 11:38:51 AM
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60% General American English
35% Dixie
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Keep your Dixie cups, the South will rise again!
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Reply #2 April 19, 2005 11:49:13 AM
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The only English there should be is 'English English'.
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Reply #3 April 19, 2005 11:53:12 AM
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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?)

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Reply #4 April 19, 2005 11:55:58 AM
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65% General American English
25% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

 

I want to know what Yankee phrase I used!

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Reply #5 April 19, 2005 11:56:16 AM
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Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Thanks, that was fun.
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Reply #6 April 19, 2005 12:16:11 PM
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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!

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Reply #7 April 19, 2005 12:25:25 PM
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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).

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Reply #8 April 19, 2005 12:38:12 PM
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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!


Better bone up on the Dixie now, you are in the South now Ma'am!
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Reply #9 April 19, 2005 12:42:34 PM
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Damn it !

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

50% standard
45% southern
5% yankee.......well, I am in NORTH Carolina....
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Reply #10 April 19, 2005 1:06:30 PM
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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!
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Reply #11 April 19, 2005 1:26:31 PM
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50% General American English
30% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
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Gideon MacLeish
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Reply #12 April 19, 2005 2:44:29 PM
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*bump*
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Reply #13 April 19, 2005 4:32:05 PM
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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!

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Reply #14 April 19, 2005 5:21:00 PM
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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.
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Reply #15 April 19, 2005 6:10:50 PM
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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

25% Dixie

20% Yankee

5% Midwestern

5% Upper Midwestern
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Reply #16 April 19, 2005 6:24:31 PM
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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!)


Didn't expect to find one here. Once again, deal.

And as long as I'm here, here's my results from the other thread:



Your Linguistic Profile:



50% General American English

40% Yankee

10% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern




I just thought of one way the dixie part may make sense. I've got family in both Virginia and North Carolina. Maybe they affect my speech.
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Reply #17 April 20, 2005 6:23:27 AM
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I just thought of one way the dixie part may make sense. I've got family in both Virginia and North Carolina. Maybe they affect my speech.

Maybe you just like our BBQ?

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Reply #18 April 20, 2005 12:11:24 PM
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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.

lol,

It's OK, chip, really, I was just in a bit of a snit yesterday.

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