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tnxbutterfly 01-01-2006 06:50 PM

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

AlphaFrog 01-01-2006 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NutBrnHair
I feel like I've taken this before. I wonder if my results are the same?
That's Because You Did


You were close...

Quote:

Originally posted by NutBrnHair
Your Linguistic Profile:
45% Dixie
45% General American English
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Upper Midwestern




Mine:
Your Linguistic Profile:
75% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern
Which is strange because I was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest...although people have ALWAYS asked me if I'm from Wisconsin.

Optimist Prime 01-01-2006 08:31 PM

65% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

PoohsHoneyBee 01-23-2006 10:48 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
30% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Denise_DPhiE 02-01-2006 10:38 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:
45% General American English
40% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Having just commented on someone who was "finnin" to do something, I stumbled across this thread!

One more...do you stand on line or in line??? I say in line.

Denise

AUDeltaGam 02-01-2006 10:59 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
30% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

DSTinguished1 02-02-2006 12:42 AM

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

Greekcart 02-05-2006 11:00 AM

Denise:
Isn't it always 'in line'? Where'd you hear 'on line'?

RedAngel 02-05-2006 05:43 PM

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

soulfulremix 02-05-2006 07:05 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:
45% General American English
35% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Sahara 05-02-2006 09:07 PM

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

some of the answers didn't apply. I call an easy class an easy class, for example.

Someone told me she went to a tag sale today. I was like "a what?". It's the same as a garage sale.

AGDLynn 05-02-2006 10:29 PM

45% General American English
40% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

ztabchbum 05-04-2006 04:17 PM

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

PerfectVerse06 05-04-2006 04:24 PM

70% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

mulattogyrl 05-05-2006 12:42 PM

45% Yankee
35% General American English
20% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern


I'm a true blue YANKEE!!!!! :D :D :D


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