What Kind of American English Do you Speak?

[Zkribbler]

Your Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English

10% Upper Midwestern

10% Yankee

5% Midwestern

0% Dixie

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

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No Okie? There should be some Okie in me. Why no questions about George Wershington?

[SlowwHand]

Who? Warshington?

[Zkribbler]

That must be some kind of weird Texican pronunciation. My family all says "Wershington."

[Solly]

Woshintun.

[SlowwHand]

Probably. Like warsh the clothes.

[Makahlua]

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English

20% Dixie

10% Yankee

5% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern


I have no idea how the Yankee got in there I blame t3h int@rn3ts!

And I'm guessing Sloww's family must have come from East Texas somewhere, because that is exactly how my grandma says wash - and also : indergeshtun.

[aneeshm]

Your Linguistic Profile:

45% General American English

25% Dixie

20% Yankee

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

The whole thing is rather ridiculous, though, because I speak Indian English.

[SlowwHand]

How?

[aneeshm]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
How?

How what?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Your Linguistic Profile:

40% General American English

35% Yankee

15% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Apparently I've lost some Dixie since I first did this and gained some Upper Midwest

[SlowwHand]

You're running with the wrong crowd. Get yo ass back here where ya belong.

[Felch]

Your Linguistic Profile:

60% General American English

20% Yankee

15% Dixie

0% Midwestern

0% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Doesn't even add up to 100

[SlowwHand]

None do. It's linguistics test, not a math test.

[Will9]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
That must be some kind of weird Texican pronunciation. My family all says "Wershington."

I think someone up hear told me it comes from central Indiana. Along with saying "wash" as "wersh"

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
That must be some kind of weird Texican pronunciation. My family all says "Wershington."

You both are strange .

I say it "Wash-ing-ton", as it is meant to be said.