Another 'borrowed' quizz

[Jay]

A friend got this quizz (http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest) on her livejournal and I thought it might be entertaining...

Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
25% Dixie
25% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

[Koa]

I first though 'cool', but then I open it and see what kind of American English....!!! I speak bloody British English!

Anyway, as I love quizzes, I'll take it anyway :D

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

Whatever...I was going to leave it though...How do I know how I prononuce words I've never heard before...I prononuce them in Italian English! :D
I skipped the question about soda/pop/coke cos it was way too American for my posh British self :D

Ehy what's Dixie btw? :D
I want a British English quiz :(

[mono]

Strangely I have taken this quiz before, and I got the same results, but I guess most of language tends to remain the same.


Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

[imthefoolonthehill]

Your Linguistic Profile:
75% General American English
10% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Dixie

[Nightshade]

Blahhhh I didnt know most of the words I mean the day before hallawwen is exactly thatt the 30th of october, and why do you need to know ". The act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper is called..." who would do that anyway???

Still its a nice way to start the day ;)

50% General American English
30% Yankee
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

PS do people really call light rain"The Devil is Beating His Wife" thats fantastic

[Scheherazade]

Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
30% Dixie
20% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

What is a Dixie anyway?

[Thorn]

My Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
35% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

No matter what they say, I speak Greeklish :p

P.S.What does "Y'all" mean anyway???

[shortysweetp]

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

dixie is southeastern US area like and Yankee is Northeastern US

[amuse]

50% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

i liked this test, Jay :nod:

[mono]

70% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
We have the same results, my fellow Oregonian! ;)

[papayahed]

Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
25% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Dixie


P.S.What does "Y'all" mean anyway???

It's a southern term for "all of you"

ie. How are all of you doing? = How Y'all doin'?

[odin2]

Your Linguistic Profile:
75% General American English
25% Yankee
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

[amuse]

It's a southern term for "all of you"

ie. How are all of you doing? = How Y'all doin'?
it's used by some of us in philly, too. it's kind of weird to visit california now and say it; i forget it's not normal speech there.

[avolita]

Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
25% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern

hehehe i like this test. english is not my mother language and i think i concentrate more on british english.... maybe 50% american english and 50% brit english :D? hmmm i think ive got the 25% yankee from my bf ;)