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Virtual Headache
06-05-2005, 12:55 AM
Just take teh test:
http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/

I got these results:
Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
35% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

but I'm not American at all XD

corral
06-06-2005, 02:12 AM
this is me....i hope



Your Linguistic Profile:

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

Chareon
06-06-2005, 04:06 PM
55% General American English
25% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

And I'm from the south, so that's a surprise 0_o My English is quite good. It's just the "ya'll's" and "mamaandthem's" that get me :p

SBJ95
12-21-2005, 10:18 PM
I speak:

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

Jdoddgrill
12-22-2005, 12:42 AM
60% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Cookie Monster
12-22-2005, 01:00 AM
65% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
=O

Arielle
12-22-2005, 01:43 AM
70% General American English
20% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

No midwestern? But I'm from the midwest ;________;

corral
12-22-2005, 02:15 AM
i took it again....

65% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

not much change

~*LV*~
12-22-2005, 04:09 AM
Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
20% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Fabi
12-22-2005, 11:20 AM
My results:
70% General American English
20% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

En-Cu-Kou
12-22-2005, 03:35 PM
My Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
30% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Scary Fan Girl
01-19-2006, 09:24 PM
Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
25% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

=OOO Even though, I'm not from the USA! =D

King toad
01-20-2006, 06:50 AM
I am:
50% General American English
20% Dixie
20% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Even though I have no idea what a Dixie, Midwestern and Upper Western are.

K-dawG
01-20-2006, 02:28 PM
Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
20% Dixie
20% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

King toad
01-20-2006, 02:29 PM
I've just relised mine only goes up to 95% o.0

K-dawG
01-20-2006, 02:30 PM
lol thats wierd

Latios
04-09-2006, 02:04 AM
I talk:
50% General American English
30% Yankee
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Saruki
10-19-2007, 09:18 PM
50% General American English

25% Yankee

10% Dixie

10% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

AH AIN'T NO YANKEE! I'm Canadian...

Comis Patronus
10-19-2007, 10:48 PM
55% General American English

30% Yankee

5% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

Me a bit of a Yank? No way. :(

~@};-

Protest The Hero
10-20-2007, 12:44 AM
65% General American English

15% Yankee

5% Dixie

5% Midwestern

5% Upper Midwestern

.....I don't like New York

I have some dixie in my English?......I guess...

Sharp
10-20-2007, 04:50 PM
50% General American English
30% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Half of the terms I've never heard of..