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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 07:46 AM Original message |
What Kind Of American English Do You Speak? (Quiz) |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. Survey sez I talk American. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
2. Survey written by a dubba |
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suninvited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
3. no surprises here |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 09:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Yeah I would think your living in |
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suninvited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. now if they had asked questions like |
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rrneck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. Fairly accurate but... |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. No surprise. But outside I drink water from a "bubbler". |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That's pretty funny. Never heard it put that way. |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. We have no word for the night before Halloween. About bubbler: |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 12:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
45. I knew you had to be from Wisconsin. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. You Speak General American English! |
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Crystal Clarity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I wonder if that is why |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yankee. No surprise there. n/t |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 04:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Ditto but some response triggered 15% Dixie |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
13. You Speak General American English! |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. You Speak General American English! |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. Can I get a Yeehaw? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Upper-Midwestern. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. and yet -- i was born and raised in part in peoria |
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Broken_Hero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. ... |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. I love quizzes! |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
21. OK |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
22. General American also |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. General American |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
24. General American English--- but I really speak Pittsburghese. |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. Nearly the same as you. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
26. go figure. It says mostly General for me. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
27. This quiz needs an option for "Californian" |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 01:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You mean "normal English", right? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. No, Californian is a recognized dialect, with several recognized sub-dialects. |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. As a patriotic Californian, I was being facetious, but thanks for an informative post! |
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tabbycat31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
29. my results |
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mikeargo (279 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
30. 50% Yankee |
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vixengrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
31. The "route" question stumped me-- |
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sarge43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
32. 75% GA |
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nuxvomica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
33. Missing choices |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 02:27 AM Response to Reply #33 |
46. Another missing choice - |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
36. Joisey |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-01-11 08:13 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Fun test... |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-02-11 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
38. 55% Yankee ..45% General American English, |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-02-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
39. Weird |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 01:37 PM Response to Reply #39 |
51. I got the same results as you, and I've always been in PA |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-02-11 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
40. Here's mine... |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-02-11 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
41. If I sprinkle phrases like "Spot o' chootney in your tea, guv'nah?" in my dialog, am I still Texan? |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-02-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
42. 40%Dixie, 40% American, 20% yankee. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-02-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
43. I'm 55% GAE, 35% Dixie, and 100% boy |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-02-11 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
44. #4. 4.The act of covering a house or area in front of a house with toilet paper is called... |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
47. 60% Muirakin |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
48. From Michigan... but not much (Upper) Midwestern here |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
49. 75% General American English |
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ceile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-03-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. 70% general, 25% dixie and 5% yankee n/t |
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