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  • From: dave.m.parker AT gsk.com
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] What type of English do you speak?
  • Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:13:49 -0400


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internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote on 28/04/2005 01:34:56 pm:

> We actually discussed this *years*ago* on this list (I'm thinking
> 1999/2000??).  It was quite interesting to see some of the quotables
> and their combinations.  I think David Parker (my memory may need
> coaxing) even created a web page to log/outline some of the
> "Southerner" info.  It was great.  Maybe we will update that file for
> 2005.
>
> Yah-oont-too?
>
>
> On Apr 28, 2005, at 1:28 PM, Evan Zimmerman wrote:
>
> > You must not be from deep enough South. There are some real gems :-)
> >
> > On 4/28/05, matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org> wrote:You must be a True
> > Southerner then.  For all the colloquialisms I've
> >> heard/adopted, this is one I've missed up til now.
> >>
> >> On Apr 28, 2005, at 1:20 PM, Tony Spencer wrote:
> >>
> >> > I always heard that 'devil beating his wife' was when it was raining
> >> > at the same time that the sun was shining.
> >> >
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: matusiak
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 1:21 PM
> >> >> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] What type of English do you speak?
> >> >>
> >> >> My results were:
> >> >>
> >> >> 50% General American English
> >> >> 30% Yankee
> >> >> 20% Dixie
> >> >> 0% Midwestern
> >> >> 0% Upper Midwestern
> >> >>
> >> >> Which sounds about right.  I'll agree that there weren't
> >> >> enough options
> >> >> on some of the items.
> >> >>
> >> >> Talk about learning something new everyday...  WTF is "The Devil is
> >> >> Beating His Wife" ??  Does that saying actually exist?  How come
> >> I've
> >> >> never heard it?
> >> >>
> >> >> On Apr 28, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Michael Czeiszperger wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> This online test was pretty fun:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> http://www.blogthings.com/amenglishdialecttest/
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Your Linguistic Profile:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> 80% General American English
> >> >>> 15% Dixie
> >> >>> 5% Midwestern
> >> >>> 0% Upper Midwestern
> >> >>> 0% Yankee
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Strangely enough my "southern" wife rated higher in both the
> >> Yankee
> >> >>> and Dixie categories...
>
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