Elizabeth pointed me to an interesting online quiz that helps you determine what dialect of American English you speak. My results were interesting:
Your Linguistic Profile: |
| 70% General American English |
| 15% Yankee |
| 5% Dixie |
| 5% Midwestern |
| 5% Upper Midwestern |
I have no idea where the hell that 5% "Dixie" comes from. But it appears that my time in Boston had some effect on my language. :-)
Posted by Tom Nugent at June 10, 2005 04:29 PMI thought I had more Okie and Texas in me than this.
65% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
This is what happens when Yankee parents (well, from Oregon) raise a kid in Oklahoma.
Posted by: Brian at June 10, 2005 08:14 PMI don't know where you got the Dixie from either.
Mine is:
75% General American English
10% Upper Midwest
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Dixie !!!
My profile was:
65% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
70% General 'Merican Inglish
20% Yanqui
5% Upper Midwestern
Since I had 0% Dixie and 0% Midwest, does that mean my IQ is automatically higher, or that I am more likely to score well on standardized tests?
I just hate those questions like:
Jim Bob has twelve possums in a carriage, is he:
A. comin' back home from huntin'
B. at the store
C. goin' to awnties house for Sunday supper
D. comin' home from the pet store