Your Linguistic Profile: |
 60% General American English 20% Yankee 15% Upper Midwestern 0% Dixie 0% Midwestern |
I guess that makes sense. Though I'm not sure where the extra 5% went...
I spent 18 years in NYC and the next 20 year in the Rocky Mountain states and Seattle. Those who notice my accent usually think I'm from Boston. Unless I start talking about accents or I am really tired. Or I've had a few drinks. Then I actually start talking like a normal person (those most people oddly say that's a NY accent (what do they know?)).
I found this quiz over at The Creative Nerd.
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too funny! I was raised in Wisconsin (wis-cahn-sen), and have spent a number of years (2 stints) in Oklahoma.
The Okies called me a Yankee, the Cheeseheads called me a Redneck. I can't win.
Want to hear what a ticked off hick sounds like? Pass me a 5th of tequila...
I took mine and my results was:
55% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
I think I got them from watching too much tv. hehehe
LOL.
I had private schooling and my English teacher was an American from Ohio. Yet I was brought up in a very British environment. When people hear me speak English they think I'm Canadian!!!
btw, English is my second language - I'm German.
I'm in Canada but originally from England so my accent is somewhat mixed (the English accent comes out with the more I have to drink). I've traveled extensively in the US and when down south it's hard to know what language they're speaking!
Cheers!
Thanks for sharing that - very interesting! :-)
It has me pegged right: 70 general American, 35 Upper Midwestern, 5 Midwestern. Fun Quiz.
Great one Mel!
I'm from Minnesota but lived in wiscahnsen for three years. Still a Vikes fan even though they suck. Upper Midwest is different from Midwest? Is that the Fargo dialect?
I was born and raised in Nebraska and while I don't consider myself as having an accent, native Southerners here in Tennessee are quick to point out that I must be from "One of those Northern states"... Note, that any state outside of Tennessee seems to be one of those Northern states. LOL
I speak english-indonesia. Hahaha.. my english not good.
Brillie,
http://sims2house.blogspot.com/
Well I'm from England so I thought it would be a laugh to take this "American English" quiz.
To be honest I left a couple of the questions blank because none of the options fitted.
Anyway my results are:
35% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
25% Yankee and 15% Dixie? mmm Interesting ...
:-)
Cheers
PM
Thanks for the link-love :-)
Oh this was fun!
55% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
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