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Friday, July 07, 2006

Apparently I'm Part Yankee

On Tracie's blog I found a link to a quiz: "What Type of American English do you speak?" Since I don't speak any sort of American English I thought it would be amusing to try it. There were twenty questions, I had to answer randomly for a couple of them since none of the options fitted. Here are the results:
Your Linguistic Profile:
35% General American English
30% Yankee
25% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern


Now, will someone please explain Yankee, Dixie, and Upper Midwestern to me?
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4 comments:

  1. kenju3:12 pm

    I am 50% general
    25% southern
    20% yankee

    I am from the south (the northernmost part), married to a yankee, so I guess some of his speech has rubbed off on me!

    Michele sent me.

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  2. MorahMommy4:45 pm

    I am 50% general
    30% yankee
    10% dixie
    5% midwestern

    Not bad for a Canadian girl living in Southwestern Ontario!

    Here via Michele.

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  3. susanlavonne11:36 pm

    I was going to say exactly what srp said..or close to it anyway. When I think of Upper Midwest I think of the movie Fargo...which incidentally is a riot...but definately not for children.

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  4.  10:31 pm

    I have had so much contact with the States, plus most of my family lives there, so it was interesting to try this out, Catherine. Thank you for the link. I got:

    40% General American English
    35% Yankee
    20% Dixie
    0% Midwestern
    0% Upper Midwestern

    Fascinating stuff. I would have put it around that myself, if I were American, given my use of some of their vernacular.

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