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Well boys and girls, after staying in my hermit-like cave programming last night, I don’t have anything new to report. So today I will leave you will some fun links and a linguistic test.

After looking over my results, it should be no surprise that 40% of my English is dixie, or in this case, redneck. I’m not real sure where that dadgum 10% Yankee came from.

Your Linguistic Profile:
40% Dixie
40% General American English
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern

To find out what what kind of American English you speak, click here.

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11 Comments

  1. Kari — June 28, 2005 #

    Here’s me

    Your Linguistic Profile:
    60% General American English
    30% Dixie
    10% Yankee
    0% Midwestern
    0% Upper Midwestern
    What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
  2. Mom Gussie — June 28, 2005 #

    Dear ole Mom is 50%,40%, and 10%. With all words spoken with the best of the Ole South sounds!

  3. Artie — June 28, 2005 #

    Here is my languistic profile. Only, I think it would be different if they had asked me how I pronounce oil, pinch, similar, familiar, water, and couple of other words.

    70% General American English
    20% Dixie
    5% Upper Midwestern
    5% Yankee
    0% Midwestern

  4. Hardly Working H&F — June 28, 2005 #

    Ok Joshua Starling you can quit making fun of me for being a “yankee” b/c here ya go:

    80% General American English
    15% Yankee
    5% Dixie

    I probably am the only one on here that says pajamas w/ jam though

  5. Pop — June 28, 2005 #

    Your Dad’s score is: 45%Dixie;40%General;5%MidWestern;5%Upper Midwest;5% Yankee, so I guess you are more like your Dad than your Mom!

  6. Sarah the soo called Yankee — June 28, 2005 #

    Okay this test just further proves that I am not as Yankee as you guys think.

    60%General American
    15%Upper midwestern
    10%midwestern
    10%dixie
    5%Yankee

    Wonder where the 10% dixie comes from?

  7. T-ra — June 28, 2005 #

    I thought I would have more yankee…. dang southerners are rubbing off on me:
    80% General American English
    10% Dixie
    5% Upper Midwestern
    5% Yankee
    0% Midwestern

  8. Joshua — June 29, 2005 #

    Sarah, you probably fudged those results don’t cha know. Oh yeah! And what can I say, speaking neck is contagious.

  9. dustin — June 29, 2005 #

    Hrm… no real surprise. I still don’t believe my parents when they say I was born in Tallahassee.

    60% General American English
    25% Yankee
    10% Dixie
    5% Midwestern

    -dustin also pronounces “pajamas” with the “jam” A.

  10. Hardly Working H&F — June 29, 2005 #

    rock on

  11. Hardly Working H&F — June 29, 2005 #

    Sarah, you can’t disprove your yankeeness if you say “you guys.” I say you guys, people down here say ya’ll.

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