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25% Dixie 15% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern Wanted: Virtual Sugar Daddy to help me buy stuff on Farmville and move up the ranks. Use of Viagra not authorized. Get your two minutes and go! | |
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0% General American English
0% Dixie 0% Yankee 0% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern  | |
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althom said: 0% General American English
0% Dixie 0% Yankee 0% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern pfft!  | |
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Moonbeam said: http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/outcome.php
 I suddenly realised, you must be the famous Moonbeam  
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Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English 20% Dixie 20% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern  | |
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Your Linguistic Profile:
40% General American English 35% Yankee 15% Dixie 5% Midwestern 5% Upper Midwestern not sure this is 100% accurate for me. | |
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shykitty said: HamsterHuey said: Yer all so generic.
I'm nearly as much yankie as you are you filthy yankie  But not enough to stop looking down on you. My yankee is on top, that's what I meant, hehehe. |
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TheFrog said: Your Linguistic Profile:
40% General American English 35% Yankee 15% Dixie 5% Midwestern 5% Upper Midwestern not sure this is 100% accurate for me.  you sound like a yankee  | |
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HamsterHuey said: shykitty said: I'm nearly as much yankie as you are you filthy yankie But not enough to stop looking down on you. My yankee is on top, that's what I meant, hehehe.  you none yankeeist  | |
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Alcop0p said: HamsterHuey said: But not enough to stop looking down on you. My yankee is on top, that's what I meant, hehehe. you none yankeeist LoL I know the term, just not the exact meaning. Let me check; 1. A native or inhabitant of New England. 2. A native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially a Union soldier during the Civil War. 3. A native or inhabitant of the United States. [Probably from Dutch Janke, nickname of Jan, John.] Word History: The origin of Yankee has been the subject of much debate, but the most likely source is the Dutch name Janke, meaning “little Jan” or “little John,” a nickname that dates back to the 1680s. Perhaps because it was used as the name of pirates, the name Yankee came to be used as a term of contempt. It was used this way in the 1750s by General James Wolfe, the British general who secured British domination of North America by defeating the French at Quebec. The name may have been applied to New Englanders as an extension of an original use referring to Dutch settlers living along the Hudson River. Whatever the reason, Yankee is first recorded in 1765 as a name for an inhabitant of New England. The first recorded use of the term by the British to refer to Americans in general appears in the 1780s, in a letter by Lord Horatio Nelson, no less. Around the same time it began to be abbreviated to Yank. During the American Revolution, American soldiers adopted this term of derision as a term of national pride. The derisive use nonetheless remained alive and even intensified in the South during the Civil War, when it referred not to all Americans but to those loyal to the Union. Now the term carries less emotionexcept of course for baseball fans. It has Dutch references. So that is correct... |
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HamsterHuey said: Alcop0p said: you none yankeeist LoL I know the term, just not the exact meaning. Let me check; 1. A native or inhabitant of New England. 2. A native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially a Union soldier during the Civil War. 3. A native or inhabitant of the United States. [Probably from Dutch Janke, nickname of Jan, John.] Word History: The origin of Yankee has been the subject of much debate, but the most likely source is the Dutch name Janke, meaning “little Jan” or “little John,” a nickname that dates back to the 1680s. Perhaps because it was used as the name of pirates, the name Yankee came to be used as a term of contempt. It was used this way in the 1750s by General James Wolfe, the British general who secured British domination of North America by defeating the French at Quebec. The name may have been applied to New Englanders as an extension of an original use referring to Dutch settlers living along the Hudson River. Whatever the reason, Yankee is first recorded in 1765 as a name for an inhabitant of New England. The first recorded use of the term by the British to refer to Americans in general appears in the 1780s, in a letter by Lord Horatio Nelson, no less. Around the same time it began to be abbreviated to Yank. During the American Revolution, American soldiers adopted this term of derision as a term of national pride. The derisive use nonetheless remained alive and even intensified in the South during the Civil War, when it referred not to all Americans but to those loyal to the Union. Now the term carries less emotionexcept of course for baseball fans. It has Dutch references. So that is correct... You just HAD to take it one step too far nerd
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Alcop0p said: HamsterHuey said: LoL I know the term, just not the exact meaning. Let me check; 1. A native or inhabitant of New England. 2. A native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially a Union soldier during the Civil War. 3. A native or inhabitant of the United States. [Probably from Dutch Janke, nickname of Jan, John.] Word History: The origin of Yankee has been the subject of much debate, but the most likely source is the Dutch name Janke, meaning “little Jan” or “little John,” a nickname that dates back to the 1680s. Perhaps because it was used as the name of pirates, the name Yankee came to be used as a term of contempt. It was used this way in the 1750s by General James Wolfe, the British general who secured British domination of North America by defeating the French at Quebec. The name may have been applied to New Englanders as an extension of an original use referring to Dutch settlers living along the Hudson River. Whatever the reason, Yankee is first recorded in 1765 as a name for an inhabitant of New England. The first recorded use of the term by the British to refer to Americans in general appears in the 1780s, in a letter by Lord Horatio Nelson, no less. Around the same time it began to be abbreviated to Yank. During the American Revolution, American soldiers adopted this term of derision as a term of national pride. The derisive use nonetheless remained alive and even intensified in the South during the Civil War, when it referred not to all Americans but to those loyal to the Union. Now the term carries less emotionexcept of course for baseball fans. It has Dutch references. So that is correct... You just HAD to take it one step too far nerd
and I'm abt to call him, can you imagine?  | |
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AndGodCreatedMe said: Alcop0p said: You just HAD to take it one step too far nerd
and I'm abt to call him, can you imagine? I'd lose the number if you don't want your mind turning to jelly  | |
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Well, I am ready for your phonecal, Mrs Sweetiepie. |
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Yankees=Jan Kees which were two very popular Dutch names at the time. So the Brits referred to the Dutchies as Yankees.
Just my 2 euro cents... | |
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analbolique said: Yankees=Jan Kees which were two very popular Dutch names at the time. So the Brits referred to the Dutchies as Yankees.
Just my 2 euro cents... don't act like
you're a inteligent one 
Jan en Kees popular???
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analbolique said: Yankees=Jan Kees which were two very popular Dutch names at the time. So the Brits referred to the Dutchies as Yankees.
Just my 2 euro cents... I did not take it literal yet! LoL So if peeps from the US call themselves Yankees, they call themselves Dutch? I like that. |
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Whateva said: Moonbeam said: http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/outcome.php
I suddenly realised, you must be the famous Moonbeam
Hello there, MR Ian. Good to finally get to know you Yup, that's our Moonbeam, the one and only. He's a sweetie. I met him once at a celebration, and he's the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. Hi Ian! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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65% General American English
20% Upper Midwestern 10% Yankee 5% Midwestern 0% Dixie  I thought I'd get higher for the Midwestern part."I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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55% General American English
20% Upper Midwestern 15% Dixie 5% Midwestern 5% Yankee | |
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25% General American English 25% General British English (RP) 25% Dixie 25% Spanish 0% Midwestern 0% Upper Midwestern 0% Yankee But i think that i will become more and more southern while the years go by...  | |
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40% General American English
35% Yankee 15% Dixie 5% Midwestern 5% Upper Midwestern | |
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Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English 20% Yankee 5% Dixie 5% Midwestern 0% Upper Midwestern | |
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55% General American English
35% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 5% Yankee 0% Midwestern | |
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Tutsi | |
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Wow- this thread kind of took off!
I'm glad to see so many familiar faces here. 
Did anyone have a higher percentage of "General American Engligh" than me and AnotherLover? In truth, I'm what I'd call "accent recessive". Put me in the South for a day and I develop a drawl. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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50% General American English
30% Dixie 15% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern The highest Dixie score so far 
Yee-haw, everybody  | |
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JavierAlcalde said: Mine is a little bit particular
25% General American English 25% General British English (RP) 25% Dixie 25% Spanish 0% Midwestern 0% Upper Midwestern 0% Yankee But i think that i will become more and more southern while the years go by... 
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