Author Topic: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? (Read 1438 times)

Seagoon · « **on:** May 03, 2005, 03:56:21 PM »

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Well after being born in the UK, growing up in NJ, and then spending several years in the south. I apparently speak Mongrolian:

Your Linguistic Profile:
45% General American English
35% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

- SEAGOON

Fishu · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:05:39 PM »

Finglish

JB73 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:10:47 PM »

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Upper Midwestern
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Octavius · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:12:12 PM »

80% General American English
10% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Huh? 10% upper midwestern (yooper), and 0% midwestern. The logic is hurting my brain. I saw nothing resembling Midwestern in there. Water fountain... no bubbler!?

Fools!

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:12:27 PM »

Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

JB73 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:13:52 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Octavius
Water fountain... no bubbler!?

i was looking at that question thinking "how do i answer this" neither is correct LMAO

there were a few like that

Nuke33 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:18:00 PM »

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Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

I got the same

Nilsen · « **Reply #7 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:18:08 PM »

45% General American English
30% Yankee
15% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

CyranoAH · « **Reply #8 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:18:26 PM »

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

mora · « **Reply #9 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:34:47 PM »

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

Toad · « **Reply #10 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:37:01 PM »

50% General American English
30% Dixie
20% Yankee

....y'all.

Hey, Mora...what's your other 10%?

Shuckins · « **Reply #11 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:38:20 PM »

60% Dixie
40% Leggern

Nilsen · « **Reply #12 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:43:24 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Toad
50% General American English
30% Dixie
20% Yankee

....y'all.

Hey, Mora...what's your other 10%?

rubbish

NUKE · « **Reply #13 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:44:53 PM »

75% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern

1K3 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 03, 2005, 04:45:32 PM »

60% formal (American) english
20% ebonics with style!
20% Spanglish (just general phrases like Hola!)