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Mama Booze 11-01-2006 02:06 PM

What kind of American-English do you speak?
 
This is it for today I promise haha.

Your Linguistic Profile:

55% General American English

30% Yankee

5% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/

Urban Hat€monger ? 11-01-2006 02:08 PM

I don`t

[MERIT] 11-01-2006 02:08 PM

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

60% General American English

15% Dixie

10% Yankee

5% Midwestern

5% Upper Midwestern

Mama Booze 11-01-2006 02:10 PM

What is dixie anyhow?

And Urb, hence why I said American-English ;)

DearJenny 11-01-2006 02:11 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English

15% Upper Midwestern

10% Yankee

5% Dixie

5% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/

[MERIT] 11-01-2006 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mama Booze (Post 300029)
What is dixie anyhow?

And Urb, hence why I said American-English ;)

i think "dixie" is kinda like a bit southern-ish.

Mama Booze 11-01-2006 02:16 PM

Ah okay, thankya.

Urban Hat€monger ? 11-01-2006 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mama Booze (Post 300029)

And Urb, hence why I said American-English ;)

hence I answered your question :p:

[MERIT] 11-01-2006 02:19 PM

has anyone else realized that all the percentages only add up to 95%?

Mama Booze 11-01-2006 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger (Post 300039)
hence I answered your question :p:

Aye then you win haha.

Meh Ooj, it's blogthings, what did you expect? Proper math? Pishhhhhh.:laughing:

right-track 11-01-2006 03:13 PM

Out of interest...an average Northern English profile.
I had to skip two questions though.

Your Linguistic Profile:

45% General American English

20% Yankee

10% Dixie

5% Midwestern

5% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/

DontRunMeOver 11-01-2006 03:31 PM

You're more of a general American than I am, Right-Track.

Your Linguistic Profile:
30% General American English
30% Yankee
20% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern

right-track 11-01-2006 03:37 PM

This really threw me. :confused:

The act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper is called...

DontRunMeOver 11-01-2006 03:38 PM

... pooping during a bad acid trip?

DontRunMeOver 11-01-2006 03:39 PM

... decorating, Serie A style?

Urban Hat€monger ? 11-01-2006 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by right-track (Post 300063)

The act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper is called...

Care in the community

DontRunMeOver 11-01-2006 03:40 PM

... owning too many Andrex puppies?

right-track 11-01-2006 03:41 PM

Community service???

DontRunMeOver 11-01-2006 03:42 PM

Well, some home office peeps would probably think that was a good way to punish young offenders.

And if they still don't learn, send them on safari! That'll teach 'em (I still find that funny).

Mama Booze 11-01-2006 03:52 PM

Nose, at Halloween some kids, to be asses, toilet paper people's houses, all over their house and trees, etc.

DontRunMeOver 11-01-2006 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mama Booze (Post 300081)
Nose, at Halloween some kids, to be asses, toilet paper people's houses, all over their house and trees, etc.

What happens when they need the loo?

right-track 11-01-2006 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mama Booze (Post 300081)
Nose, at Halloween some kids, to be asses, toilet paper people's houses, all over their house and trees, etc.


The act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper is called...suicide.

Mama Booze 11-01-2006 03:59 PM

I have no idea, DRMO hahaha.

Yes indeed Dave haha.

The Dave 11-02-2006 07:57 AM

55% General American English
25% Dixie
15% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Keeping as much south out of me as possible

littleknowitall 11-02-2006 08:04 AM

Your Linguistic Profile:

55% General American English

20% Yankee

15% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/

Sneer 11-02-2006 09:34 AM

i speak proper english.

cardboard adolescent 11-02-2006 07:02 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:

75% General American English

20% Yankee

0% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/

Laces Out Dan! 11-02-2006 07:15 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
15% Dixie
15% Yankee
5% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

MoonlitSunshine 11-03-2006 07:10 PM

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

55% General American English

15% Dixie

15% Yankee

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/

Apparently

Oh and Dixie is Hillbilly, I believe

DontRunMeOver 11-03-2006 07:34 PM

I thought Dixie meant the confederate states?

MoonlitSunshine 11-03-2006 08:05 PM

Umm, I don't think so. I might be wrong though

blackTshirt 11-03-2006 08:40 PM

Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
30% Yankee
5% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Alo 11-03-2006 09:01 PM

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

60% General American English

20% Yankee

5% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/







What the hell is dixie?

MoonlitSunshine 11-03-2006 09:20 PM

look back a page

EDIT: according to wikipedia it's the southern States

Spike*Spiegel 11-21-2006 10:56 PM

55% General American English
20% Yankee
15% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern

Spike*Spiegel 11-21-2006 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent (Post 300500)
Your Linguistic Profile:

75% General American English

20% Yankee

0% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindof...oyouspeakquiz/

wtf thats only 95%

blackTshirt 11-22-2006 03:40 AM

maybe the other 5% are the pauses and the punctuation

Spike*Spiegel 11-22-2006 09:12 AM

5% dumbass, i think

~nutshell~ 12-23-2006 06:24 PM

45% Yankee

35% General American English


10% Dixie


5% Upper Midwestern


0% Midwestern

Raine 12-24-2006 02:31 PM

55% General American english
35% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern


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