This is defiantly me. However, growing up in New Jersey, my wife says my yankee accent really comes out when we're visiting there. Canadians I work with say they hear Atlantic Canada twang in my pronunciations as well.
***Your Linguistic Profile:*** 5 50% General American English
May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
I was born in California, but my mother was born and raised in the south. My dad was born in Michigan. Most folks who hear me talk say I have a wee bit of southern accent...go figure!
Your Linguistic Profile: 55% General American English 15% Upper Midwestern 15% Yankee 10% Dixie 0% Midwestern
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
One thing that I know people look at me funny when I say is Kitty Cornered. I don't know if it comes from New England (where I was born) but it definitely isn't from down South! I've lived in the South since 1962 so I certainly should talk like I'm from Dixie. :-)
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20% Dixie--Hey, I grew up in and lived in the South most of my life--this should be higher.
10% each Upper Midwestern and Yankee--where the heck did these come from?? I have never even been in the Upper Midwest--maybe my secretary is rubbing off on me--she's from Wisconsin. I knew I had some Yankee contaminationn from living up North and out West for a while
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God then made man. The Italians for their beauty. The French for their cuisine. The Welsh for their voices. The Germans for their cars. And on and on until He looked at what He had created and said, "This is all very well, but no-one is having fun. I'll have to make an Irishman."
first off it's not a drinking fountain nor is it a water fountain...it's a BUBBLER!!!!! but did they think to ask that....noooooooooooooooo
wonder where my last 5% went too....hrmmmm....
Your Linguistic Profile: 60% General American English 20% Yankee 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Dixie 0% Midwestern
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Senara-ism : Life is like a theatrical production only you get to be actor, director, and audience all at once. So break a leg, sit back and enjoy the show!
"When the waves are high and the light is dying, raise a glass and think of me..." -Gaelic Storm
Cha chòir dòrn a thoirt an aghaidh pòig. A kiss ought not to be met with a fist.
Thig crioch air an saoghal, ach mairidh gaol is ceòl. The world will pass away, but love and music last forever.
"I am a crazy, rabid squirrel! I want my cookies!" Hammy-Over the Hedge