| Your Linguistic Profile: |
| 45% General American English |
| 20% Upper Midwestern |
| 15% Yankee |
| 5% Dixie |
| 5% Midwestern |
Twenty years in the old farmhouse on the corner, raising kids, growing gardens, keeping chickens. I am a mom, wife, neighbor, casino dealer, 4-H leader, township trustee. What does it mean to be "place literate"? Read on and see...
Saturday, February 24, 2007
What kind of English?
I took a quickie online quiz called What Kind of American English Do You Speak? To some extent, the kind of English I speak depends on what sort of English speakers I'm speaking to. In both Hawaii and Peshawbestown, I've heard a magic marker referred to as a "marsh pen". I just try to listen and blend in. Anyway, here are my results:
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