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What kind of American English do you speak?

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MattG
post #2
08 June 2005, 00:15 UTC#2
65% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
made
post #3
08 June 2005, 00:16 UTC#3
im:

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
25% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
funk master steven
post #4
08 June 2005, 00:16 UTC#4
70% general american english
15% yankee
10% upper midwestern
5% dixie
0% midwestern
.inn0cent.
post #5
08 June 2005, 00:18 UTC#5
85% General American English
5% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Upper Midwestern
Rico
post #6
08 June 2005, 00:23 UTC#6
65% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
15% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Dixie
Nico
post #7
08 June 2005, 00:24 UTC#7
45% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

fuck I don't wanna be a bloom yank.
louxx
post #8
08 June 2005, 00:34 UTC#8
50% General American English
30% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

always assumed I just spoke english.
adEm
post #9
08 June 2005, 00:41 UTC#9
65% General American English
20% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
Anderson
post #10
08 June 2005, 00:43 UTC#10
65% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
BornToDie
post #11
08 June 2005, 00:50 UTC#11
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

What ever happened to ENGLISH ENGLISH
louxx
post #12
08 June 2005, 00:52 UTC#12
QUOTE(BornToDie @ Jun 8 2005, 12:50 AM)
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

What ever happened to ENGLISH ENGLISH
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Amen.
Chicken_Nuggeto
post #13
08 June 2005, 01:03 UTC#13
Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
10% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
MattG
post #14
08 June 2005, 01:27 UTC#14
QUOTE(Rico @ Jun 8 2005, 12:23 AM)
65% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
15% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Dixie
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well come to the club
THC
post #15
08 June 2005, 01:29 UTC#15
Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

not sure how accurate this is because Adem should be 100% Dixie hahaha
T0M
post #16
08 June 2005, 01:31 UTC#16
60% General American English
30% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
NayNay
post #17
08 June 2005, 02:49 UTC#17
60% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Do you guys think canadians talk funny? I have always wondered because I cant tell the difference.
THC
post #18
08 June 2005, 03:21 UTC#18
us canadians have no accent that I know of, americans say we say aboot instead of about but thats not true.
itsallinthehips
post #19
08 June 2005, 04:26 UTC#19
45% General American English
30% Yankee
20% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
Digby
post #20
08 June 2005, 09:43 UTC#20
I'm
60% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
j0nes
post #21
08 June 2005, 09:49 UTC#21
45% General American English
35% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

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Wilbur
post #22
08 June 2005, 09:57 UTC#22
50% General American English
40% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
gman
post #23
08 June 2005, 10:07 UTC#23
QUOTE(treasurehuntcrew @ Jun 8 2005, 05:21 AM)
us canadians have no accent that I know of, americans say we say aboot instead of about but thats not true.
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The canadian accent is soft, but definately quite noticeable
WEAK
post #24
08 June 2005, 10:19 UTC#24
<table style="color: black;" width=400 align=center border=1 bordercolor=black cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>
<tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
<h3>Your Linguistic Profile:</h3>
</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
70% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
15% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
10% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
5% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
0% Midwestern</td></tr></table>

<div align="center">
<a href="http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/">What Kind of American English Do You Speak?</a>
</div>
Scott
post #25
08 June 2005, 11:25 UTC#25
45% General American English
35% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
gman
post #26
08 June 2005, 11:37 UTC#26
QUOTE(WEAK @ Jun 8 2005, 12:19 PM)
<table style="color: black;" width=400 align=center border=1 bordercolor=black cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2>
<tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
<h3>Your Linguistic Profile:</h3>
</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
70% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
15% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
10% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
5% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
0% Midwestern</td></tr></table>

<div align="center">
<a href="http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/">What Kind of American English Do You Speak?</a>
</div>
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Hahahha
deen0
post #27
08 June 2005, 12:22 UTC#27
some of the question had like answers that didnt fit either way so I dunno how accurate it is

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