NationStates Jolt Archive

I scored 61% Dixie, a definitive Southern score, which is strange because I was born and raised in Northern California. I never even came close to visiting a Southern state until I was in my 40s, then it was Norfolk, Virginia for a week - and I'm not sure that counts to real Southerners.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html

53% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

I grew up in southwestern Ohio (and plan to return there), so it does make sense that I'd be right on the borderline between the two.

44% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

Which makes a ton of sense, as I am from Southern Illinois, so I am barely in what is considered the northern half of the US.

51% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

Well I am in North Carolina, we're the South, but we're not the South.

53% Dixie? Really? That's strange. I don't even know that many southerners...

42% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category. Odd - I'm pureblood Yankee. I'm 50% New Yorker, I was born in Boston, and I grew up on the West Coast.

62% Not surprising since I'm a Texan and I went to Robert E. Lee HS.

50% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

98% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?

:)

I got 74% Dixie.

39%.

I got "Great Lakes" for almost all of them, which is accurate.

I scored 61% Dixie, a definitive Southern score, which is strange because I was born and raised in Northern California. I never even came close to visiting a Southern state until I was in my 40s, then it was Norfolk, Virginia for a week - and I'm not sure that counts to real Southerners.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html

I scored 50% Yankee, and I, too, was born and raised in NorCal and still live there. I think the choice of questions was probably responsible, though... they tried to find words/phrases/pronunciations that could differentiate between many regions. If the quiz had included more urban/suburban/contemporary slang, it might have been more accurate, too.

73% (Dixie). That is a pretty strong Southern score!

98% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?
No, just great great great uncle.

44 Percent Yankee.. which is kind of weird, since I'm Canadian.

I didn't know *any* Americans used the word "pop" to refer to carbonated drinks. Learn something new every week. :D

After taking the Yankee-Dixie quiz, I looked for one on American dialects and found this one:

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

which proclaimed me to be primarily from the west. Interested to see how others scored.

I didn't know *any* Americans used the word "pop" to refer to carbonated drinks. Learn something new every week. :D

And I didn't know that some Americans *didn't* say "gym shoes" for gym shoes. World's a big place, I guess. :p

44 Percent Yankee.. which is kind of weird, since I'm Canadian.

I didn't know *any* Americans used the word "pop" to refer to carbonated drinks. Learn something new every week. :D

My cousins in Michigan do.


Oh and for the OP:

47% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

And I didn't know that some Americans *didn't* say "gym shoes" for gym shoes. World's a big place, I guess. :p

I didn't know Americans knew what a gym was.

Kidding. >_>

After taking the Yankee-Dixie quiz, I looked for one on American dialects and found this one:

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

which proclaimed me to be primarily from the west. Interested to see how others scored.

I got

That's a Southern accent you've got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don't have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.

In order after were ..

The Midland
Philadelphia
The Northeast
The Inland North
The West
Boston
North Central


Ha.. I took it again and changed the answer of the stalk and stock one to almost the same instead of different and it put midland on second instead of Philly.. that's probably more accurate.

After taking the Yankee-Dixie quiz, I looked for one on American dialects and found this one:

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

which proclaimed me to be primarily from the west. Interested to see how others scored.

"What American accent do you have?
Your Result: North Central


"North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot"

I approve.

58% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

Even though I lived in the northeast my whole life. Yes, I've had a bunch of trips to central Florida (grandparents lived there), but...

71% (Dixie). That is a pretty strong Southern score!:eek:
In my defense, I got a lot of "common everywhere" answers, and I didn't grow up in the US at all. That half a year of living in Virginia must have rubbed off on me...

Did the other one and got this:

Your Result: The Midland

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

The West
Boston
North Central
The Inland North
The South
Philadelphia
The Northeast

You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."


Pfft. "Inland North" is standard, as far as I'm concerned. Jerks.

100% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?
and i'm arab:D

57% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

*lynches* well I suppose it could be worse...

Your Result: The Northeast

Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.

Philadelphia
The Inland North
The Midland
The South
Boston
The West
North Central

it appears we have some areas for colonization :p

54% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category. Lived in NC for a year and visited there fairly regularly.

I got 70% Dixie and then "The West" on the other test (but it mentions that it could be from Florida, too)

Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.

38% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.

I suppose I could have scored higher if I picked answers closer to what most people around here say.

55% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

considering most of them i have different words for them due to dialect

68% Dixie, but most of my answers got a "Most of the US uses this."

How do you pronounce "caught"/"cot" in a way that is audibly different?

How do you pronounce "caught"/"cot" in a way that is audibly different?I have no clue.

42% Yankee, given that I grew up in Northeast Ohio, this doesn't surprise.

46% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category. Interesting that I grew up in Southern California (and then later South Florida).

Hmm..well I speak Southern Californian English....so if that is "Yankee" then I guess I'm a Yankee?

The only real difference I can think of in my language, is that my family uses "bring with" and ends the sentance with "with" alot...which comes from our Pennsylvania German background (not Amish..just German speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania).

For instance. I'm going to the store. You coming with? Did you forget the beer? Yeah, should I have brought it with?

This comes from German and in my knowledge is incorrect in proper English.

It's another one of those "worth what you pay for it" quizzes. I grew up in Ohio and so I answered everything as I would, if I were still living there. I had one answer, "y'all", that was definitely Southern and two more that included a 'slight Southern bias', as well as Midwest tendency. Net result? With at least 16 answers that showed Great Lakes and Midwest usage, my score was 45% Yankee.

After taking the Yankee-Dixie quiz, I looked for one on American dialects and found this one:

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

which proclaimed me to be primarily from the west. Interested to see how others scored.

49% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

68% Dixie, but most of my answers got a "Most of the US uses this."

How do you pronounce "caught"/"cot" in a way that is audibly different?

The au in caught is pronounced further back it the throat than the o in cot, which is a little "higher." It's tough to hear, but I've grown used to hearing it in upstate new york where vowels seem to slide all over the place.

(34% Yankee -- definitive Yankee, with a midland accent, which is likely the result of growing up in CT with a dad from NY and a mother from Boston, and living in upstate NY for nearly 20 years.)

52% Dixie. I'm Australian. Here I've never heard anyone pronounce 'caught' and 'cot' the same way. 'Caught' is pronounced similar to 'court' by everyone I know.

14%. Gotta love being a Yankee. We win wars, free slaves, and steal their whiskey.

63%, which is interesting considering I've only ever spent one week in the USA, let alone the South.

Interesting.

First quiz: "I'm 60% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category."

Second quiz:"Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak."

With the following locations as follows:
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The Midland
Boston
The South
The West
North Central

Now, I grew up as a child on Long Island, NY for eight years before I moved to Florida and have been in Florida now for 16 years. Goes to show that even though I've lived most of my life in Florida, my language development was strongly enough cemented in my early youth.

58% Dixie (not very surprising as I was born and raised in the State of North Carolina).

According to the other test I have a Boston accent, which I've never noticed, but meh. People in general tell me I don't have much of an accent at all, partly because I do my best to pronounce words carefully to avoid misunderstandings. (I only slur words like "error", which for ages I pronounced "air".)

56% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

I blame Y'all.

The Midland - This is my Accent.

Apparently I’m 53% Dixie, and the second test proclaims I’ve got a Boston accent. :p

Anyone know if the Scottish and Boston accents sound the same? I suppose it would make some sense; Boston has a big Irish heritage, while Irish and Scots accents have similar traits.

Interesting tests though, always loved etymology. I was pleasantly surprised to see that (according to the first test) folks from the Appalachians still use ‘poke’ to mean ‘bag’.

That’s definitely a hangover from Scottish immigration.

Apparently I’m 53% Dixie, and the second test proclaims I’ve got a Boston accent. :p

Anyone know if the Scottish and Boston accents sound the same?
You may be on to something , because I scored roughly the same when I did that test about an hour ago.

Sadly, I then wandered off onto that other site that was linked a while back, and I apparently have a Northeastern accent according to the quiz on that site - which is interesting.

Mind you, according to a random sampling of the other quizzes on that second site I'm also; manic Depressive, exemplify courage, am nicknamed "Sweetie pie", am 41% good looking and yet 86% attractive, am truly a student of the Bible and want the terrorists to win so much that "George Bush is tapping (my) internet connection and is now aware of (my) thought-crime."

I lol'd, and then I decided to do something more constructive with what's left of the afternoon :)

I lol’d, and then I decided to do something more constructive with what’s left of the afternoon :)
Yeah, I get sucked into those online tests as well.

Yeah, I get sucked into those online tests as well.
Aye, 'tis a sad affliction. Still, it's a mildly amusing way to spend the time that it takes to drink a mug of coffee :p

68% Dixie, but most of my answers got a "Most of the US uses this."

How do you pronounce "caught"/"cot" in a way that is audibly different?

Cot - cawt
caught - cuawt.

On the second test I got Northeastern (Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak). I'm not sure why. Born and raised in NorCal, I've lived in Colorado for the past year, I've never been to the Northeast and I got 61 % Dixie on the other test. It may have been all the drama/speech classes I took when I was in high school - totally screwed up my accent.

Cot–cawt
caught–cuawt.
‘Cuawt’?

Like ‘coo-awt’, or ‘cu-awt’?

‘Cuawt’?

Like ‘coo-awt’, or ‘cu-awt’?

Make the cu sound really short, so more like quawt. :)

52% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

Considering my attitude on it, I would rather be 52% Dixie than the same percentage Yankee because of a poser of that mentality I remember meeting in person. ^^v

Make the cu sound really short, so more like quawt. :)Like how someone from Brooklyn would say "New York"?

60% Dixie, apparently. I guess Maryland is more culturally southern than I supposed.

68% Dixie, but most of my answers got a "Most of the US uses this."

How do you pronounce "caught"/"cot" in a way that is audibly different?
caht-cot
cawt-caught



35% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.
and Northeast for my accent followed by
The Midland
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The West
Boston
North Central

70% dixie oh yea! I love the south i'm not as southern as some (Born in NC and lived in NC my whole life) but I do love the south.

71% Dixie

I broke the test. I'm actually from the UK

14%. Gotta love being a Yankee. We win wars, free slaves, and steal their whiskey.

not to mention before the civil war you forced long job hours on immigrints with little pay.

ought to add a poll to this.

39% Yankee, which is definitive. And accurate -- I grew up and still live in North Dakota.

After taking the Yankee-Dixie quiz, I looked for one on American dialects and found this one:

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

which proclaimed me to be primarily from the west. Interested to see how others scored.

So of a... I got the no accent answer from that quiz:mad:

At least I'm not a Yankee. I hate the Yankees. ;)

Oh yea amen:)

61% Dixie. Grew up in NE Ohio, spent a fair amount of time in Tennessee as a young man.

Most of my answers were consistent with the Great Lakes region (which makes sense); only a few were really indicative of a southern influence.

At least I'm not a Yankee. I hate the Yankees. ;)

68% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!

I guess I do have a fondness for Southern cooking. Must be the cause as I have lived nearly all my life on the West Coast well out of the reach of the Mason-Dixon Line.

39%.

I got "Great Lakes" for almost all of them, which is accurate.

Same here.

Same score.

All I can say is "SHEVY SHOOK A SHIT! BURSHT INTA FLAMES!"

59% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

94% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?

This was based mainly on pronunciation, not even slang really. Not to mention some of the choices are limited. Like for me, coming from the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coast, we call those "long sandwiches with lots of toppings" po-boys. The choices they had (sub, grinder, hero) would all be described as "Yankee" terms by the people in that region. ;)

50% Yankee - which basically means "Midwesterner who didn't get enough proper Midwestern choices." :p

the first test said I was 50% dixie, the second one said I had no accent.....I assure you, if Smunkee has anything, she's got an accent!

the first test said I was 50% dixie, the second one said I had no accent.....I assure you, if Smunkee has anything, she's got an accent!

according to both test apparently not.

according to both test apparently not.

*records a sample*

bbs.

49% Yankee and apparently I have a Philadelphia accent.

Unless Phillie is in backwater Illinois, I don't think so.

65% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!
Well, my parents were both born Southerners...maybe their speech habits leaked into mine? (I was technically born in Georgia, but I only lived there for about eleven months, so it doesn't count when it comes to speaking habits.)

Also:

Your Result: The Midland

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

Completely unsurprising here, given that I grew up in Ohio.

I scored 61% Dixie, a definitive Southern score, which is strange because I was born and raised in Northern California. I never even came close to visiting a Southern state until I was in my 40s, then it was Norfolk, Virginia for a week - and I'm not sure that counts to real Southerners.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html

Crazy I got: 61% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!

I was born and mostly raised in Southern Calif.

Also in Nevada, Arizona and Wyoming partially.

47% Yankee. I'm in West Maryland, so I don't know what I'd be considered.

80% Yankee. Not suprising, since I've been a resident of Connecticut all my life.

Mine says:

49% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

This is interesting since I live in Maryland ABOVE the Mason-Dixon line. I consider myself a northerner.

69% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!

I've lived in Keele, England for 5 years, Kingston, Ontario for 9 years and Calgary, Alberta for 2 1/2 years. Been to th USA once a single day. :confused:

Mine says:

49% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

This is interesting since I live in Maryland ABOVE the Mason-Dixon line. I consider myself a northerner.

...the Mason-Dixon line is the northern border of Maryland and the southern border of Pennsylvania...

How do you live in Maryland above the line that is the boarder?

49% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

Strange. I'm born and raised Massachusetts and I live there.

45% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

*damns PA*

I scored 61% Dixie, a definitive Southern score, which is strange because I was born and raised in Northern California. I never even came close to visiting a Southern state until I was in my 40s, then it was Norfolk, Virginia for a week - and I'm not sure that counts to real Southerners.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html

Urban Virginia cities don't count. You'd have to go to western Virginia or the rural parts of eastern Virginia to see anything Southern. Norfolk especially doesn't count.

I got 74% Dixie. WTF?! :mad:

Interesting tests though, always loved etymology. I was pleasantly surprised to see that (according to the first test) folks from the Appalachians still use ‘poke’ to mean ‘bag’.

That’s definitely a hangover from Scottish immigration.

Yeah, that's pretty neat. Of course on the other hand, we also got about 20 million of these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BC0WIp0e-8

from Scotland. :p But it's not all bad. The History Channel has a 2-hour special on scottish immigration two nights ago. Some interesting things came over from there too. :)

Neither. I am not an American.

Im 61 % Dixie even though im from the England and have never been to America. though my dad is American. However he grew up in New York. WTF what a useless quiz.




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57% Barely Dixie

I'm from SW PA.

Some of the questions I really didn't have a good answer for. Like the "aunt" question. My "a" didn't match any of the options.

39%.

I got "Great Lakes" for almost all of them, which is accurate.
A couple of my answers it said "everywhere except the Great Lakes", which is odd because I've never been anywhere else.

First test said I was 65% Dixie, the second one said I had a Midlands accent, which makes a little sense as I've had to smooth out my Nevadan accent for teaching.

Right now I have a strange mix of Japanese Katakana English mixed in with a Nevadan accent that gets very strong when I get excited. At least I can still say Nevada's name right, unlike the rest of the US. :p

58% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

Strange, being as I live in the Northeast and have done so all my life, even if it is only slightly into the category.

44% yankee

I'm Australian. I did find a couple of questions frustrating, in that none of the options applied (e.g. what do you call a drive through liquor shop? Its a fucken bottle-o, what is this 'barn' shit).

*damns PA*

:(

I have a score of 41% Yankee.

According to the accent test, I have a Midland accent.

34% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee. Wierd >.>

But it’s not all bad. The History Channel has a 2-hour special on scottish immigration two nights ago. Some interesting things came over from there too. :)
Thanks... I think. :p

49% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

It's funny, I seem to use no special dialect but mix southern, northern and weird terms rather much... but then, I am not a 'mer'can

caht-cot
cawt-caught



35% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.
and Northeast for my accent followed by
The Midland
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The West
Boston
North Central

Yeah, that's how I pronounce them.

44% yankee

I'm Australian. I did find a couple of questions frustrating, in that none of the options applied (e.g. what do you call a drive through liquor shop? Its a fucken bottle-o, what is this 'barn' shit).

I had no answer to that because I've never even seen one. I did see a drive through convenience store once at a beach but they of course didn't sell liquor, just beer and wine.

A couple of my answers it said "everywhere except the Great Lakes", which is odd because I've never been anywhere else.

Yeah, I got one of those too. It's probably just T.V. forcing ridiculous west coast-isms on all of us (even foreigners). I'm against it, but there's no way around it. :p

I think age may be a factor here also, 98% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?

I got 50% on the first test... I've never been south of Philadelphia. >.>

Second test on the first page I got:

Your Result: The Northeast

Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.

Boston
Philadelphia
The Midland
The Inland North
The West
The South
North Central


Which works, what with being from NYC. I suppose.

Quiz #1: "52% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category."

Quiz #2:


The West
The Midland
Boston
North Central
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The Northeast

Mind you, according to a random sampling of the other quizzes on that second site I'm also; manic Depressive, exemplify courage, am nicknamed "Sweetie pie", am 41% good looking and yet 86% attractive, am truly a student of the Bible and want the terrorists to win so much that "George Bush is tapping (my) internet connection and is now aware of (my) thought-crime."

I lol'd, and then I decided to do something more constructive with what's left of the afternoon :)

And my mission to utterly destroy productivity is a success! *cheers* :P

45% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.


WTF. I was born and raised in MA then NH. Never been south of Maryland in my life and I'm barely into Yankee category? And the second result is almost as disturbing. I guess I'll have to go out and rent Fargo.


What American accent do you have?
Your Result: North Central


"North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.

I scored 61% Dixie, a definitive Southern score, which is strange because I was born and raised in Northern California. I never even came close to visiting a Southern state until I was in my 40s, then it was Norfolk, Virginia for a week - and I'm not sure that counts to real Southerners.

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html

52% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

45% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.

60% Dixie. Which is funny; I used to live in Seattle, and now I live much farther south than Dixie. Or anywhere else in North America, come to that.

68% dixie although i dont agree with saying that "POP" is used alot in Michigan. Because i went to Michigan and asked "How much

54% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.


Odd. Most of the scores said "common throughout the US" or Great lakes and northeast.

Got a midland accent on the second quiz, not surprising.

1st quiz: 52% Dixie -- barely Dixie. Not surprising. Yankee by birth, and culture, but I lived in the CSA for half my life.

2nd quiz: "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.


Was born in Pennsylvania, but haven't lived there since I was 6.

Im 61 % Dixie even though im from the England and have never been to America. though my dad is American. However he grew up in New York. WTF what a useless quiz.



Thats because it only determines YANKEE OR DIXIE.

Not English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Canadian, Mexican, South African, Australian, New Zea lander or all the countless other english accents.