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SAEalumnus 05-21-2005 09:41 PM

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

PoohsHoneyBee 05-21-2005 11:20 PM

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

CrimsonTide4 05-21-2005 11:29 PM

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

winnieb 05-21-2005 11:51 PM

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

Susan_Renee 05-22-2005 04:31 PM

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

starang21 05-22-2005 07:06 PM

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

kafromTN 05-22-2005 09:25 PM

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?

Kevin 05-22-2005 10:18 PM

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

roqueemae 05-23-2005 12:03 AM

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".

non-greek newby 05-23-2005 07:27 AM

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

FirstAndFinest 05-23-2005 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by roqueemae
What do you call it when you put something where it goes? I "put it up".
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!"

roqueemae 05-23-2005 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FirstAndFinest
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?

kk_bama 05-23-2005 08:54 PM

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

FirstAndFinest 05-23-2005 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by roqueemae
How about "saving"? Where does that one come from?
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"...

AKA_Monet 05-23-2005 09:29 PM

YESSS... I'm from the South...
 
Southern California that is... ;) :cool:

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


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