Thanks Heather, you’ve ruined my day 
Your Linguistic Profile: |
| 60% General American English |
| 25% Yankee |
| 5% Dixie |
| 5% Midwestern |
| 5% Upper Midwestern |
Realistically, this puppy didn’t work for me, as on 3 or 4 questions I couldn’t answer what I’d actually normally say, sadly.
I mean, I spent a year in England, so I use a fair amount of UK slang. I still say “Howdy!” when meeting somebody (without a twang, oddly). At some point or another I’ve forgotten more languages than most people ever learn.
I guess “General American English” is the only way they can describe someone who isn’t a yankee, dixie or “xwesterner”. Could they just call me “cool” or “Canadian” though? Grr…
April 15th, 2005 at 10:05 pm
60% General American English
25% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
Go figya.
April 16th, 2005 at 12:29 am
75% General American English
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
What the heck is Dixie?
April 16th, 2005 at 12:37 am
Dixie’s the southeast US. Think “Confederates” in US Civil War terms and you have your region.
You and I apparently picked up on something from there
April 16th, 2005 at 6:21 am
55% General American English
40% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
0% Yankee
I am Dixie – as in, southern.
April 16th, 2005 at 9:52 am
I’m a Yankee too!
Well I darn well should be! Born in Boston, one of the five founding families of Nanytucket..jeez I think if I scored any higher on …
April 16th, 2005 at 10:31 am
50% General American English
30% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
I’m more Yankee than you Jer – how does that work!?
April 16th, 2005 at 7:53 pm
I suppose it would be pointless to point out that there is no such language as ‘American English’, right?
April 17th, 2005 at 8:14 am
50% General American English
25% Dixie
20% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
That’s about right. I’ve spent my whole life either in Florida or the northeast
April 17th, 2005 at 8:15 am
“I suppose it would be pointless to point out that there is no such language as ‘American English’, right?”
It would be more a dialect than another language.
April 17th, 2005 at 11:32 am
A dialect, eh? Yes – I agree with that
April 18th, 2005 at 8:45 pm
Nothing to be ashamed of ; )