Yankee or Dixie??? - Page 5

RaggedyAnn · #61 07-02-2008, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).

40% Yankee for me. Makes sense, since Maryland is a border state but slightly more Northern.

Don't Easterners talk generally a lot faster than Westerners? I had a friend move out to Cali and we were actually making fun of her because she slowed down-she's just a very bubbly person and it was very noticeable. She said she had to because nobody understood what she was saying.

Taualumna · #62 07-02-2008, 07:16 AM

I'm Canadian and got 62% Dixie. Must be the Y'all thing (honestly, I tend to use PEOPLE when referring to a large group, but PEOPLE wasn't a choice.)

33girl · #63 07-02-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by QuillPrincess

and question number 7 was the greatest. the only problem, is that it is spelled yinz, not yins. i wont argue too much, I was just proud to see western PA pop up there!

AMEN!! I was annoyed by that as well

yay for yinzers!!

Benzgirl · #64 07-02-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).

I should have been more direct, but didn't want to place a direct stereotype on him. It sounded like he was from Jersey.

Believe me, I can recognize many of those you have mentioned. I lived in Baltimore for a short time and spent a lot of time in NY and the Boston area. I work with loads of people from Pitt and attended school with many from Maine and Connecticut. The are all different

AOII Angel · #65 07-02-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).

40% Yankee for me. Makes sense, since Maryland is a border state but slightly more Northern.

Baltimore does have a weird accent, but in some ways it is similar to mine. We say our "O's" the same. A served at a restaurant in B'more actually assumed I was a native Baltimorean after I said, "No." I laughed my butt off since I've lived all of my life in Louisiana until now.

DoubleTDG · #66 07-02-2008, 07:14 PM

73% (Dixie). That is a pretty strong Southern score!

Only two problems with this quiz 1) I have always called rolly pollies doodle bugs I didn't even know that there was an actual bug called a doodle bug, and 2) Toilet Papering someones house is called wrapping. (It seems several other people agree with me)

Hopeful_Bubbles · #67 07-02-2008, 07:36 PM

51% Dixie- with only one characteristically southern response.

My fiancee and I have the soda/pop and couch/sofa/davenport debates often though we've both lived our entire lives in the midwest (Illinois, Iowa, SoDak).

Elephant Walk · #68 07-02-2008, 08:08 PM

53% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

Might surprise some of y'all but I think that's cuz most of my accent is more "Hill-Country" southern, rather than Delta "low-country" Southern.

AGDLynn · #69 07-02-2008, 08:37 PM

75% Dixie

I woulda had a different score if I hadn't seen the choices, lol.

SHEETCAKE · #70 07-05-2008, 07:31 PM

100% DELICIOUS, which is really all that matters.

nate2512 · #71 07-05-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SHEETCAKE

100% DELICIOUS, which is really all that matters.

wtf?

PiKA2001 · #72 07-05-2008, 07:54 PM

I got 45% Yankee but my question is.. What am I 55% of??

-On a side note I did see some questions mention Great Lakes area dialect, so maybe that comes into play with the unknown 55%

nate2512 · #73 07-05-2008, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I got 45% Yankee but my question is.. What am I 55% of??

-On a side note I did see some questions mention Great Lakes area dialect, so maybe that comes into play with the unknown 55%

The percentages are just used to determine the number of questions you answer pertaining to the southeastern, so it's saying that since you are less than 50% dixie, then are yankee. so you aren't 55% of anything, its just how the test scores.

AGDee · #74 07-05-2008, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

I got 45% Yankee but my question is.. What am I 55% of??

-On a side note I did see some questions mention Great Lakes area dialect, so maybe that comes into play with the unknown 55%

I scored the same thing, which makes total sense, since we are from the same area.

I don't quite get the scoring either though and figured, like you did, that the rest was Great Lakes.

#75 07-05-2008, 11:30 PM

60% (Dixie). Although I grew up in southern california I was raised in a very southern Tn/GA/SC family. Where PEcan is a word and no the snooty fahooty peCAAAAAN. My accent on words derives from family members i talk with and college down south.....to this day i cannot kick Y'all or reckon so from my vocab!