What kind of english do you speak?

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What kind of english do you speak?

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http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/

Here's what I got; sorry, Pittsburghese isn't one of them.

75% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
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Here is mine - that is pretty cool.


Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
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Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
35% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern


Y'all pegged me badly.
And the one about the sunshower thingy... i don't use those terms.. it's spittin' outside for that term. sunshine or no.
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Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
25% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
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85% General American English
10% Dixie
5% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
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70% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

The "easy class" thing should have also had a "I don't use any of these terms".
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Hm, guess my 7 years in Charleston, South Carolina still comes into play...

Your Linguistic Profile:
35% General American English
30% Dixie
20% Yankee
15% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
Dood...
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Post by DMFJ03 »

When I saw this thread, my first thought "Oh...bad english." , but here are my specs.

Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
20% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
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Your Linguistic Profile:
35% Yankee
30% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Midwestern
10% Upper Midwestern
You're a daisy if you do.
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dfgh

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Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
That's what she said.
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65% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern

English is FUCKED up!
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RobTheDrummer wrote:65% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern

English is FUCKED up!
I'd like to congratulate Rob on being the first person to have anything in Upper Midwestern.
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No he wasn't.
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UH OH! And she's your woman!!!
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Post by DMFJ03 »

Wait a tit...

Where is Rob's last "english"

There should be another one below it, that is why I am confused.
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I got five just like everyone else...different order i guess!
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Hmm... upper mid-western... makes me think of "Fargo", ya.
... and then the wheel fell off.
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Post by Bert|Evil »

Ron wrote:Hmm... upper mid-western... makes me think of "Fargo", ya.
"Awww Geez"
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Your Linguistic Profile:
40% General American English
25% Yankee
20% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern



That was cool!
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Yah, let's go eat some pancakes and get laid.
... and then the wheel fell off.
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Your Linguistic Profile:

55% General American English
25% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
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Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English
25% Dixie
20% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
...Oh, the freedom of the day that yielded to no rule or time...
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Ron wrote:Yah, let's go eat some pancakes and get laid.
Garson! Check please!
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I'll be the one left standing behind you, looking the other way as you glance back at what you've lost.
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Post by lonewolf »

esa wrote:
Ron wrote:Yah, let's go eat some pancakes and get laid.
Garson! Check please!
Did you mean GarÇon (hold alt, press 128 from the keypad and lift alt)?
...Oh, the freedom of the day that yielded to no rule or time...
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Post by esa »

::pulls out her best yoda voice:: Mmm..yes, yes. At 3:30 in morning spelling mistakes right, typing good, you will not.


Garcon! (that didn't work. all keyboards are made differently. I get the ~ thing when I type that in)
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I'll be the one left standing behind you, looking the other way as you glance back at what you've lost.
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