What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

BeerCheeze · Posted: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 22:54:27 Post Subject:

Only problem with that test.... No "West Coast" Laughing

Asylum · Posted: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:05:57 Post Subject:

70% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Dad's from New York, Moms from Maine. Born in Kentucky, grew up in Washington, currently live in California! Laughing

BeerLotus · Posted: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:35:23 Post Subject:

Do I come off as Dixie?

wsm · Rated R Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 78 Location: FOH

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

**JimBowy** · Moderator Joined: 02 Aug 2003 Posts: 1627

70% General American English
10% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Midwestern

thePMG · Rated XXX Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 393 Location: Germany

60% General American English
35% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee

Seems about right, I was born in IN, stayed until I was 9, then moved to GA.

vulcan · Posted: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:09:37 Post Subject:

I really don't know why I took this test, because i know the results aren't accurate, and i can't answer some of the questions, but heres my results:

Your Linguistic Profile:
40% General American English
35% Yankee
20% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Which should translate into:

100% English English

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:06:16 Post Subject:

dam furaners!

Shadowsilence · Posted: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:13:38 Post Subject:

45% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
15% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern