What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

[f8nacn]

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

[OleMissGlitter]

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

[Rudey]

55% General American English
30% Yankee
15% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

I must have picked up some dixie that one year I worked on a tobacco farm. WTF?

There's a cool documentary that PBS did on speaking "American" if anyone's interested.

-Rudey

[ADPiShannan]

65% General American English
20% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

[ADPiShannan]

Originally posted by LeslieAGD
65% General American English
20% Upper Midwestern
10% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Looks like you and me and are the only two to get this exact combo.

[ihearttrisigma]

60% General American English
30% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Since I'm a northerner I am not surprised that was my highest after the general catgory. But where on earth did I get some Dixie language?! Thats alright, now I can finally claim part of me is a Southern Belle.

Although, I am interested..what do people usually say in the Midwest and how is that different from the Upper Midwest? Is the Midwest defined as say Oklahoma and the Upper Midwest the Dakotas and Montana? I just think of all of it as the Midwest. I feel bad now if they are supposed to be refered to differently!

[KSigkid]

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

Considering I've lived in New England my whole life, this sounds about right.