Comments on: What Kind of American English Do You Speak? http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html Alex's Blog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:11:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: Jess http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-152 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-152 I got mostly general and Yankee, with a smidgen of Dixie, which is pretty accurate. I lived in the South for five years, California for five years, and NY for three, when I was very young. And don't forget Europe -- I've lived in Europe for around six or seven years. I got mostly general and Yankee, with a smidgen of Dixie, which is pretty accurate. I lived in the South for five years, California for five years, and NY for three, when I was very young. And don’t forget Europe — I’ve lived in Europe for around six or seven years.

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: sdavidson http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-151 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-151 I was seventy percent General, Twenty percent Yankee, and ten percent dixie. That is pretty accurate. I was seventy percent General, Twenty percent Yankee, and ten percent dixie. That is pretty accurate.

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: Galen http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-150 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-150 Your Linguistic Profile: 60% General American English 40% Dixie 0% Midwestern 0% Upper Midwestern 0% Yankee Figures.... Thanks for depressing me with that quiz... 40% Dixie, Jeez... Your Linguistic Profile:
60% General American English
40% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee

Figures…. Thanks for depressing me with that quiz… 40% Dixie, Jeez…

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: SciVille http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-149 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-149 Doesn't sound too weird, kps. Alex, every time I hear you say "pop" when you mean "soda" and just want to "pop" you in the mouth. LOL :p Doesn’t sound too weird, kps.

Alex, every time I hear you say “pop” when you mean “soda” and just want to “pop” you in the mouth. LOL :p

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: KPalicz http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-148 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-148 Ah thanks. Much better now. Ah thanks. Much better now.

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: kps http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-147 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-147 It's real big. This is why: <blockquote>&#60;h3 id="a000046"&#62;What Kind of American English Do You Speak?<b>&#60;/&#60;/h3&#62;</b></blockquote> <p> I pronounce "route" differently depending on whether it is a noun or verb: "<i>rout</i> the packets by the fastest <i>root</i>." Was I just dropped on my head too often? </p> It’s real big. This is why:

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I pronounce “route” differently depending on whether it is a noun or verb: “rout the packets by the fastest root.” Was I just dropped on my head too often?

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: KPalicz http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-146 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-146 Does anyone else see the font real big? Does anyone else see the font real big?

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: Oren http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-145 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-145 I speak New yawk style, and general American English. I speak New yawk style, and general American English.

]]> Comment on What Kind of American English Do You Speak? by: Yasha http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-144 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oneandfour.org/archives/2005/04/what_kind_of_am.html#comment-144 50% General American English 35% Yankee 10% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern 50% General American English
35% Yankee
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern

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