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lookout123 · 08-22-2005, 06:16 PM

80% General American English
5% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee

Perry Winkle · 08-22-2005, 06:17 PM

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<h3>Your Linguistic Profile:</h3>
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70% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
15% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
10% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
5% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
0% Midwestern</td></tr></table>

Strange I'm from Missouri and have no Midwestern expressions?

I call Soda/Pop/Coke: Soda or Soda Pop
I say "Catta Corner" or when I'm around the part of my family with a Missourian Drawl I say something kind of like "Catter Corner" or "Catte' Corner" where the ' is a glottal stop.

OnyxCougar · 08-22-2005, 06:23 PM

taking this one atm, will edit with results

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?te...02516259233005

Your accent is nothing exceptional; it may be "colorful" or you might just be from Southern California. You also don't catch some grammatical points, and are thus probably one of the people contributing to the death of the subjunctive, which is just as well. More than half of test-takers fall into this category; no one, as of this writing, has scored higher than 85% on the orthophony aspect of the test.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 47% on orthophony

You scored higher than 4% on eugrammacy

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Actually, when I wasnt in England, most of my youth was in California and Arizona (which is all Eastern Californian anyways), so I'm not surprised I have a California Dialect.

Perry Winkle · 08-22-2005, 06:39 PM

You scored higher than 13% on orthophony
You scored higher than 69% on eugrammacy

Trilby · 08-22-2005, 06:52 PM

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

Happy Monkey · 08-22-2005, 08:10 PM

<table style="color: black;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="400"><tbody><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#a8ffb3">Your Linguistic Profile:

</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d9ffd8">75% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#a8ffb3">20% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d9ffd8">5% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#a8ffb3">0% Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d9ffd8">0% Upper Midwestern</td></tr></tbody></table>

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Clodfobble · 08-22-2005, 10:06 PM

60% General American English
20% Dixie
20% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

I guess that's what happens when you have a mother from Tey-xas and a father from New Joisey...

...and...

Stereotype-shatterer
You scored 60% on orthophony and 100% on eugrammacy!
Despite your nonstandard way of speaking, you seem to appreciate some very fine points of grammar. Next time the New York Times has an opening for an editor. . . .

How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 73% on orthophony
You scored higher than 93% on eugrammacy

08-22-2005, 11:56 PM

Stereotype-shatterer
You scored 16% on orthophony and 100% on eugrammacy!
Despite your nonstandard way of speaking, you seem to appreciate some very fine points of grammar. Next time the New York Times has an opening for an editor. . . .

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 0% on orthophony

You scored higher than 66% on eugrammacy

I always suspected I was wierd...

wolf · 08-23-2005, 12:55 AM

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
35% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

What's interesting is that my primary language acquisition occured in the Midwest (Chicago Suburbs) but I was raised by Eastern parents.

Happy Monkey · 08-23-2005, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

What's interesting is that my primary language acquisition occured in the Midwest (Chicago Suburbs) but I was raised by Eastern parents.

Heh. I was raised in DC by Midwestern parents, and I also ended up with 0% Midwest.

Griff · 08-23-2005, 06:44 AM

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<h3>Your Linguistic Profile:</h3>
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55% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
30% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
15% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
0% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
0% Midwestern</td></tr></table>

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<a href="http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/">What Kind of American English Do You Speak?</a>
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Of course, my accent is Northern Appalachia, so I don't know if people really hear Yankee...

wolf · 08-24-2005, 12:42 PM

Apropos of this thread, I received this from xoxoxobruce the other day ...

Perry Winkle · 08-24-2005, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

Apropos of this thread, I received this from xoxoxobruce the other day ...

If Sammy says that to the Snakes on the Plane I'll be able to die happy.

BigV · 08-24-2005, 02:54 PM

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<h3>Your Linguistic Profile:</h3>
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65% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
15% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
10% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
10% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
0% Midwestern</td></tr></table>

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<a href="http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/">What Kind of American English Do You Speak?</a>
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So, where exactly is Ohio, where I grew up, if not in the Midwest? :puzzled:

08-22-2005, 06:16 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	80% General American English 5% Dixie 5% Midwestern 5% Upper Midwestern 5% Yankee __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-22-2005, 06:23 PM	#3
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	taking this one atm, will edit with results http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?te...02516259233005 Your accent is nothing exceptional; it may be "colorful" or you might just be from Southern California. You also don't catch some grammatical points, and are thus probably one of the people contributing to the death of the subjunctive, which is just as well. More than half of test-takers fall into this category; no one, as of this writing, has scored higher than 85% on the orthophony aspect of the test. My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 47% on orthophony You scored higher than 4% on eugrammacy ******************** Actually, when I wasnt in England, most of my youth was in California and Arizona (which is all Eastern Californian anyways), so I'm not surprised I have a California Dialect. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt Last edited by OnyxCougar; 08-22-2005 at 06:37 PM.

08-22-2005, 06:52 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	75% General 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Midwestern 5% Dixie 5% Yankee __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-22-2005, 08:10 PM	#6
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	<table style="color: black;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="black" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="400"><tbody><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#a8ffb3">Your Linguistic Profile: </td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d9ffd8">75% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#a8ffb3">20% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d9ffd8">5% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#a8ffb3">0% Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#d9ffd8">0% Upper Midwestern</td></tr></tbody></table> What Kind of American English Do You Speak? __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-23-2005, 12:55 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Your Linguistic Profile: 60% General American English 35% Yankee 5% Dixie 0% Midwestern 0% Upper Midwestern What's interesting is that my primary language acquisition occured in the Midwest (Chicago Suburbs) but I was raised by Eastern parents. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-22-2005, 06:17 PM	#2
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	<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% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8"> 10% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3"> 5% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8"> 0% Midwestern</td></tr></table> Strange I'm from Missouri and have no Midwestern expressions? I call Soda/Pop/Coke: Soda or Soda Pop I say "Catta Corner" or when I'm around the part of my family with a Missourian Drawl I say something kind of like "Catter Corner" or "Catte' Corner" where the ' is a glottal stop.

08-22-2005, 06:39 PM	#4
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	You scored higher than 13% on orthophony You scored higher than 69% on eugrammacy

08-22-2005, 10:06 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	60% General American English 20% Dixie 20% Yankee 0% Midwestern 0% Upper Midwestern I guess that's what happens when you have a mother from Tey-xas and a father from New Joisey... ...and... Stereotype-shatterer You scored 60% on orthophony and 100% on eugrammacy! Despite your nonstandard way of speaking, you seem to appreciate some very fine points of grammar. Next time the New York Times has an opening for an editor. . . . How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 73% on orthophony You scored higher than 93% on eugrammacy

08-22-2005, 11:56 PM	#8
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Stereotype-shatterer You scored 16% on orthophony and 100% on eugrammacy! Despite your nonstandard way of speaking, you seem to appreciate some very fine points of grammar. Next time the New York Times has an opening for an editor. . . . My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 0% on orthophony You scored higher than 66% on eugrammacy I always suspected I was wierd...

08-23-2005, 06:44 AM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	<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"> 55% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3"> 30% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8"> 15% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3"> 0% Dixie</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> Of course, my accent is Northern Appalachia, so I don't know if people really hear Yankee... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 08-23-2005 at 06:46 AM.

08-24-2005, 12:42 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Apropos of this thread, I received this from xoxoxobruce the other day ... Attached Images __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

08-24-2005, 02:54 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	<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"> 65% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3"> 15% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8"> 10% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3"> 10% Yankee</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> So, where exactly is Ohio, where I grew up, if not in the Midwest? :puzzled: __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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