Yet another dorky web toy

Posted by David on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 5:07 PM.

Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

rebelo, on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 5:20 PM:

75% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern


Bethb, on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 5:42 PM:

Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
15% Upper Midwestern
10% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern

if only i had known that kansas was the "upper midwest"...


ejuana, on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 8:44 PM:

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

70% General American English

15% Upper Midwestern

5% Dixie

5% Yankee

0% Midwestern


Timothy, on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 6:09 AM:

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

65% General American English
15% Yankee
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern


........interesting


Sarah, on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 7:38 AM:

I guess
55% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
translates as "Canadian".

Although the question about the super-easy class didn't have any correct answers, since, of course, they are properly known as "bird courses".


GeoGeek, on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 12:09 PM:

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

That's right--NO DIXIE


UncleVinny, on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 12:19 PM:

I'm all about "y'all", y'all.

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

65% General American English
20% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
5% Midwestern
0% Yankee


heather, on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 2:10 PM:

Hah! Pretty much the same as sis :-)

60% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern (= Canadian)
0% Midwestern

and I have to agree with her on the super-easy class question too.

I think they also need to add the following question, just for thoroughness:

What do you call a pizza with everything on it?


Andrew, on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 10:45 PM:

40% General American English
30% Yankee
20% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Pretty interesting, considering I speak Australian!

Heather, I would call that sort of pizza a 'supreme'. What are the other options?


Timothy, on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 9:34 AM:

That would be "All Dressed" or "Full Dressed"

See - I'm bi-lingual! (I speak Canadian - eh)


sheryl, on Monday, May 29, 2006 at 3:36 AM:

55% General American English
20% Yankee
10% Dixie
10% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

Um, interesting results, considering I grew up in the MIDWEST. Also, there were no references to 'bubbler' (the Milwaukee word for 'drinking fountain') or 'kringle' (Danish pastry)...


nocklebeast, on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at 4:37 PM:

***My Linguistic Profile:***

70% General American English

15% Yankee

10% Upper Midwestern

0% Dixie

0% Midwestern

Is that mostly normal? Why don't I add up to 100%?