What kind of American English do you speak?
(So, how did you do?)
And my results from their little dialect test:
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SAE is the acronym for Standard American English. The survey uses the term General American English instead.
Also, I find it ironic that my score for the Midwestern dialect is 0% since that's the region from which I come. (And yes, I know that the previous sentence sounds a bit awkward. Otherwise it would have ended in a preposition: 'that I come from.')
Hi Gina, I agree, this looks like a fun survey! Here are my results:
45% Yankee
40% General American English
10% Dixie
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern
That's what I get for living in Massachusetts my whole life! Just don't ask me where I pahk my cah!
Here are my results, guess I will always be a bit southern.
60% General American English
30% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Upper Midwestern
Well, I have a little more midwestern in my speech.
75% General American English
10% Dixie
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
5% Yankee
I guess I use a little bit of everything. This was fun. Anyways, I just wanted to say "Hi". I stumbled onto your blog from Sterling class notes.
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