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Thread started 04/23/05 7:53pm

Moonbeam

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Which American accent do you have?

http://www.blogthings.com...utcome.php

85% General American English
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Dixie
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Reply #1 posted 04/23/05 8:01pm

brownsugar

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
[Edited 4/23/05 13:02pm]
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Reply #2 posted 04/23/05 8:02pm

Freespirit

Your Linguistic Profile:

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

rose
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Reply #3 posted 04/23/05 8:08pm

Whateva

Moonbeam said:

http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/outcome.php

85% General American English
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Dixie


lol This is funny, since my accent will probably be Dutch, but this is my score:

55% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
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Reply #4 posted 04/23/05 8:16pm

psychodelicide

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Your Linguistic Profile:

75% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern
0% Yankee

I love tests like these!
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Reply #5 posted 04/23/05 8:21pm

Freespirit

psychodelicide said:

Your Linguistic Profile:

75% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern
0% Yankee

I love tests like these!



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Reply #6 posted 04/23/05 8:26pm

AnotherLoverTo
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Ian.... mushy

Your Linguistic Profile:
85% General American English
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern
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Reply #7 posted 04/23/05 8:55pm

applekisses

Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Dixie
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Reply #8 posted 04/23/05 10:04pm

AzureStarr

55% General American English
25% Yankee
20% Upper Midwestern
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Hi, Moonbeam!

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Reply #9 posted 04/23/05 10:19pm

ThreadCula

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60% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
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Reply #10 posted 04/23/05 10:25pm

HamsterHuey

45% Yankee
30% General American English
20% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
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Reply #11 posted 04/23/05 10:26pm

HamsterHuey

I am the only one that has most Yankee.
Yeehaw?
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Reply #12 posted 04/23/05 10:26pm

jerseykrs

100 % jersey bitches
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Reply #13 posted 04/23/05 10:28pm

nakedpianoplay
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Your Linguistic Profile:


65% General American English
20% Dixie
15% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
0% Yankee
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Reply #14 posted 04/23/05 10:28pm

meow85

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No American accent, I'm Canadian. So not really surprised I got...


50% General American English
30% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
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Reply #15 posted 04/23/05 10:34pm

Steadwood

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Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English
35% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

hmmm confuse

Not bad for a Yorkshireman living in Lancashire....neutral clapping


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Reply #16 posted 04/23/05 10:53pm

CarrieMpls

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60% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
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Reply #17 posted 04/23/05 10:54pm

HamsterHuey

Am I the only yankee in here?
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Reply #18 posted 04/23/05 10:59pm

dreamfactory31
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65% General American English
20% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
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Reply #19 posted 04/23/05 11:05pm

analbolique

55% General American English
25% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
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Reply #20 posted 04/23/05 11:42pm

GAPeach

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
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Reply #21 posted 04/23/05 11:47pm

shykitty

45% General American English
40% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
I'm lolly "borrowing" an account
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Reply #22 posted 04/23/05 11:59pm

HamsterHuey

Yer all so generic.
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Reply #23 posted 04/24/05 12:17am

shykitty

HamsterHuey said:

Yer all so generic.


I'm nearly as much yankie as you are you filthy yankie smile
I'm lolly "borrowing" an account
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Reply #24 posted 04/24/05 12:31am

psychodelicide

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Freespirit said:

psychodelicide said:

Your Linguistic Profile:

75% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern
0% Yankee

I love tests like these!



Did you see all the different corny quizzes... lol I think I just did about four different ones. ~Smile. They are all true... big grin Ha!

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I didn't see them. I need to go back in there and check it out.
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #25 posted 04/24/05 12:58am

gemini13

65% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
15% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern


shrug
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Reply #26 posted 04/24/05 1:10am

darlinkia

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65% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern


...interestin hmmm
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Reply #27 posted 04/24/05 1:14am

SupaFunkyOrgan
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65% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Funny because I grew up in Southern California but people ask me where I'm from all the time lol Although my core group of friends is all from back east so maybe I pick up some terminology and stuff.
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Reply #28 posted 04/24/05 2:25am

CoJones

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80% General American English
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee

eek I'm from Phoenix what's up w/ the 15% Dixie?
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Reply #29 posted 04/24/05 2:32am

AnckSuNamun

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Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
35% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern




15. "Y'all"...
Just rolls off your tongue giggle sad, but it's true redface
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