It's because I say "y'all"
Apr. 14th, 2005 10:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
maderrYour Linguistic Profile: |
60% General American English |
25% Dixie |
10% Yankee |
5% Upper Midwestern |
0% Midwestern |
maderrmaderrmaderrYour Linguistic Profile: |
60% General American English |
25% Dixie |
10% Yankee |
5% Upper Midwestern |
0% Midwestern |
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Date: 2005-04-15 02:46 am (UTC)And I think I came out slightly better than you. But that's because I noted that the last three are pronounced differently. Unless you did that, too. In which case... who the hell knows?
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Date: 2005-04-15 02:55 am (UTC)jeez, you're bossy.
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Date: 2005-04-15 02:59 am (UTC)Your Linguistic Profile:
70% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
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Date: 2005-04-15 03:04 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-15 03:26 am (UTC)Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
40% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
How the hell did any yankee get in there?
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Date: 2005-04-15 03:49 am (UTC)Soda
Pop
Coke
Can I take "none of the above"? I guess this is my punishment for doing the quiz despite not actually speaking American English. In Australia we usually call it "soft drink" or "cool drink".