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I’m a Yankee


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…

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  1. #1 by David - April 15th, 2005 at 22:05

    60% General American English
    25% Yankee
    10% Dixie
    5% Upper Midwestern
    0% Midwestern

    Go figya.

  2. #2 by Mike Bourne - April 16th, 2005 at 00:29

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

    What the heck is Dixie?

  3. #3 by David - April 16th, 2005 at 00:37

    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 :)

  4. #4 by Jeremy Flint - April 16th, 2005 at 06:21

    55% General American English
    40% Dixie
    5% Upper Midwestern
    0% Midwestern
    0% Yankee

    I am Dixie - as in, southern.

  5. #5 by Michael S - April 16th, 2005 at 10:31

    50% General American English
    30% Yankee
    15% Dixie
    5% Midwestern
    0% Upper Midwestern

    I’m more Yankee than you Jer - how does that work!? :D

  6. #6 by Heatsink - April 16th, 2005 at 19:53

    I suppose it would be pointless to point out that there is no such language as ‘American English’, right?

  7. #7 by Vinnie Garcia - April 17th, 2005 at 08:14

    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 :)

  8. #8 by Vinnie Garcia - April 17th, 2005 at 08:15

    “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.

  9. #9 by Heatsink - April 17th, 2005 at 11:32

    A dialect, eh? Yes - I agree with that :)

  10. #10 by Heather - April 18th, 2005 at 20:45

    Nothing to be ashamed of ; )

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