Your Linguistic Profile: |
| 55% General American English |
| 35% Yankee |
| 5% Dixie |
| 5% Upper Midwestern |
| 0% Midwestern |
I thought that I would have spoken a greater degree of General American English but I suppose that a life in New England is bound to make its mark in some fashion. Now, the smattering of Dixie and Midwestern surprises me. Didn’t see that coming.
So does it have any value if an Australian does it?
think it was 45%, 35%, 20%, 0%, 0%
Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
25% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
I grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta, so I everyone said “buggy” for a shopping cart & of course “y’all”, but I’ve been away long enough that my Dixie talk has lessened somewhat (via Florida & especially Connecticut).
(I hope the cut & paste above actually works)
“I (everyone)” was what I meant to write.
Dorkimus Maximus
Mark, I think that it has value in demonstrating the influence of mass communication on language. One of the topics I studied as an undergrad was the decline of regional dialects as the reach of mass transportation, standardized education, radio and television expanded. Language usage and patterns were flattened on a national level and I would posit that in today’s global market that it will continue aided and influenced by technologies such as the Internet.
Bongles, buggy? I think I’ve only used that when referring to the spaghetti code I write.