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What kind of American English do you speak?

November 20th, 2006 · No Comments

My family is solid New England, and I grew up here except for a couple of years in Michigan, back when I would have been going to kindergarten if they had kindergarten in our little town there.

I remember being laughed at by little Michiganders for my New England accent, and then being laughed at by little New Hampshirites for the Michiganisms I’d worked hard to master.

So I was intrigued when Rebecca Blood linked to an American dialect quiz–and here’s what I scored, how about you?



Your Linguistic Profile:

45% Yankee
35% General American English
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

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