And, they say Americans
don’t have dialects!
Boh!
Think you know if you are an original Southern Belle or a tried and true Yankee? Well, so did I! (And, as it turns out - I was right…)
Take this quick quiz to see where you fall on the spectrum.
Score more than 84% Dixie?? Well, ain’t that the berries! We just two peas in a pod!
Not so much Dixie? Well don’t git yer feathers ruffled! Ever dog should hava few fleas!
Be sur’in lemme know, a’ight?
Go hog wild, ya’ll!
9 responses to “And, they say Americans”
April 29th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
I’m 53 percent Dixie which is surprising since I’m originally from New jersey and lived a long time in CA, Italy and New Mexico.
April 29th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I’m 78% Dixie. Surprising - I would’ve thought it’d be higher. hehe Maybe its being in Dallas or what my husband always complains about me - i don’t use alot of slang. (he was sorely disappointed about that.lol)
April 29th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Hey Cherrye - this is completely off topic but I was just wondering how the B&B is going.
Here in Rome, my boyfriend is busy busy with his 2 B&Bs. Of course we’re paying Rome rents too.
Anyway if any of our guests are going to Calabria I’ll point them to you!
kataroma
April 29th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Wow JDoe - impressive!
Stacy - I am pretty sure it is cause you dont listen to Country Music! That musta gotcha!
Katie - I’ll email you and/or respond on your blog! I was just thinking to talk to you about that!
April 30th, 2007 at 1:47 am
I’m a Yankee - what can I say - you can take the girl out of Brooklyn, but can’t Brooklyn out of the girl. That was fun.
April 30th, 2007 at 2:10 am
Interesting quiz. I computed at 46% Yankee (barely Yankee). Seven of my responses were related to the Great Lakes area. I might add that once I read that proper American English is spoken (according to linguistic experts)in the urban areas of the Great Lakes and California…so no, I don’t have an accent.
April 30th, 2007 at 7:36 am
“50% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.”
Right smack in the middle for me!
“Question #18. What’s the night before Halloween called?
1. I don’t use any word for this
2. Devil’s night
3. Mischief night
4. Cabbage night
RESULT: Centered heavily on New York City and New Jersey.”
I thought that mischief night was the only way to say it?! Then I saw the result. Figures… lol
April 30th, 2007 at 8:31 am
I deleted my last comment because apparently I don’t know how to spell anymore and I made a really stupid mistake!
Anyway, I’m only 43% Yankee! Quite a few of my answers were southern and I never lived there. Must be the influence of my Texan relatives. Fun quiz!
May 3rd, 2007 at 12:51 pm
well i’ll be a yalla pig!
Whatcha thinking?