Semi Normal, I guess!
 

45-General
20-Dixie
15-Yankee
10-MidWest
5-upper midwest.

Man of all seasons!:D

Its such an odd concept to me. Growing up in my household we never ever said things like that. :) Its always been Mountain Dew, Pepsi, Diet Coke, Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, whatever. Never an abbreviated version.

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

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
25% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
10% Midwestern
10% Upper Midwestern

I've lived in the south my whole life (grew up in Marietta, GA- went to college in Auburn, AL) but I've never been asked that. If I told the waiter I wanted a Coke, that's what I would get- a Coke. I'm kinda disappointed I've never been asked the "Coke" question.:)

I think it depends on where you are in the South. Where I grew up in SC you said "soda" not "Coke".

55% General American English
35% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
0% Yankee


Born and raised in North Alabama. I guess that about fits me.

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

(This sounds pretty right in my case)

No surprise here...
 

Your Linguistic Profile:
45% Dixie
45% General American English
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Upper Midwestern

Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
20% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern


I was actually told by my old boss to "lose the southern accent or you'll never get anywhere in this company". I worked hard to not sound as southern, but when I talk to my "momma" on the phone all my twang & drawl comes back. My grandma can hardly understand me unless I speak with my southern accent. :(

Your Linguistic Profile:
75% General American English
15% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Upper Midwestern



this thing was fun i should pass it on to others.

60% General American English
20% Dixie
20% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Guess all these years living in Texas have corrupted my language... I catch myself saying "ya'll", "fixin' to get", among other things, mixed in with a little residual New York/South Florida... "youse guys", "dese, dem, dat and dose" .

Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
45% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern


I *was* surprised. I spent 8 years outside of Nashville, TN - elementary school years. I expected more "Dixie." I would have liked another option on the "Y'all" question - as in "sometimes comes out of your mouth and you have no idea why" or "you say it only after speaking with your relatives in the South" cause I definitely say Y'all after speaking to my Atlanta-born step-mom or after Convention. ;) People in the greater Nashville area *definitely* called all carbonated beverages "Coke." Having moved there from NJ, it was quite a shock. (esepcially 30 years ago...)

55% General American English
35% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern


I live in New York, I guess that makes sense

100% Gibberish

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


I thought I would have more Dixie, given my roots...but oh well

75% General American English
20% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Interesting, considering I've lived in the midwest all my life

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

70% General American English
30% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee

my results
 

Your Linguistic Profile:
75% General American English
20% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
30% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee

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

60% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
10% Midwestern
10% Yankee
5% Dixie

65% General American English
30% Dixie
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

60% General American English
35% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

65% General American English
30% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee



They are obviously not good at math b/c my amounts only add up to 95%....shouldn't it be 100%? Does that mean I have 5% other?

55% General American English
25% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
35% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern


When I was younger, I went on a trip with people from all over the US. There were about 15 of us from Louisiana. We got the biggest kick out of figuring out all of the regional dialects and teaching each other about our own.


What do you call it when you put something where it goes? I "put it up".

45% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

That's one of my favorite Southern expressions!

Being a Yankee, I put it away or clean up:
"Put away those toys." or
"Clean up that mess!"

How about "saving"? Where does that one come from?

70% General American English
25% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
0% Yankee

I don't recognize "saving"- can you use it in a sentence? I know "fixin" and "might could" (sometimes I actually will use that one!! hee hee! :D ) but not "saving"...

YESSS... I'm from the South...
 

Southern California that is... ;) :cool:

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

I have tried for years to break myself from saying "Cut the lights", but I haven't heard the "saving" one. In fact, I don't remember it - do you think there are different quizzes?

My results
 

Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
30% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern


i don't know how i got dixie either.... and that's pronounced Ee-ther, not Eye-ther... hehehe

I don't know where it came from. I had to ask what they meant the first time told me to save the dishes. (Are they dying? What the hell?)

hehehe! "Saving" - I never heard it, either (I pronounce that both EYE-ther and EE-ther - depends on which way the wind is blowing...)

I believe "save" is used kind of like "except for." It was used a lot in a book I read (which doesn't narrow it down a whole lot). For some reason "To Kill a Mockingbird" comes to mind, but I could be wrong...