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5 comments

1. Ken says:

   January 13, 2006 at 10:37 am

   40% General American English
   35% Yankee
   20% Dixie
   0% Midwestern
   0% Upper Midwestern

   I don’t know why I’m so high in Dixie…. except maybe the “y’all” thing, which is easily explained by growing up in an urban area where a large percentage of my classmates used it.

2. deblipp says:

   January 13, 2006 at 10:44 am

   I suspect you’re right. I sometimes write “y’all” because it’s useful. But I recognize it’s an affectation, and not a natural part of my speech, so I answered no.

3. maurinsky says:

   January 13, 2006 at 9:37 pm

   I’m 50% Yankee, 45% General American, 10% Dixie and 0 everything else. I have no idea where the Dixie came from. And I called an easy class a cake class, but there was no option for none of the above.

4. CmdrSue says:

   January 13, 2006 at 11:14 pm

   55% General American English
   20% Dixie
   15% Yankee
   5% Upper Midwestern
   0% Midwestern

   I expected my Dixie to be higher. My map of places I’ve lived looks like the distribution plan for Southern Living.

5. deblipp says:

   January 14, 2006 at 2:07 pm

   I call an easy class a slider, but it’s been a long, long time since I’ve taken a class.