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Since I was in the upper Midwest, this actually was a point of conversation, especially the question, "What kind of Coke do you want?" "Root beer."

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English

30% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

5% Yankee

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: It's a fun quiz. Here are my answers:

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

Bonnie; 6:35 AM
Anonymous said...: This was mine:

75% General American English
10% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Military brat. I don't think I have an accent..; 8:01 AM
Trish Milburn said...: Mine was 70% General American and 30% Dixie. Nothing else.; 10:16 AM
MJFredrick said...: LOL, Bonnie, you're all over the map, too. I wonder which phrases were Yankee. I know The Devil Beating His Wife is southern. Tennis shoes, too, I think, though I call them tennies. Grocery cart?

Michelle, I don't think I have an accent, either. The MN folks thought differently.

Trish, imagine! I thought you'd have more Dixie, though. You ladies should hear Trish speak. A molasses Southern accent.; 12:12 PM
Anonymous said...: I was 65% GAE, 15% Southern. I was surprised...I thought I'd have more southern!

JoAnn; 1:57 PM

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