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Furball · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2005, 01:23:06 PM »

sorry...

i was implying that Americans do not own passports, you own a passport, so therefore you cannot be American.

Skilless · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2005, 02:05:30 PM »

Not meaning to hi-jack your thread Seagoon, but here is a neat little test about dialects.--

http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/

Shaky · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2005, 04:19:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Skilless
Not meaning to hi-jack your thread Seagoon, but here is a neat little test about dialects.--

http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/

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

Gunslinger · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2005, 04:56:56 PM »

80% General American English
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern

I think I lost points from the midwestern because of my "soda" conversion as mentioned above. Where the "upper midwestern" comes from I have no clue, I don't consider Nebraska as "Upper Midwest"

Skilless · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2005, 05:10:29 PM »

65% General American English
20% Upper Midwestern
10% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Dixie