{"id":99,"date":"2005-04-22T21:40:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-22T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chrisandjanet.net\/blog\/2005\/04\/22\/we-say-a-lot-of-dumb-things\/"},"modified":"2005-04-22T21:40:00","modified_gmt":"2005-04-22T21:40:00","slug":"we-say-a-lot-of-dumb-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chrisandjanet.net\/blog\/2005\/04\/22\/we-say-a-lot-of-dumb-things\/","title":{"rendered":"We say a lot of dumb things…"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is interesting – I took a grammar\/usage test that I saw over on Maya’s blog<\/a>, and I noticed as I went through it that there were several things that I say differently<\/em> after 20 years out West, vs. when I was a kid growin’ up in Iowa, towit:<\/p>\n

\nKid in Iowa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Your Linguistic Profile:<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n75% General American English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n15% Upper Midwestern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10% Midwestern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n0% Dixie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n0% Yankee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
\nWhat Kind of American English Do You Speak?<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\nNow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Your Linguistic Profile:<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n65% General American English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n20% Yankee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10% Upper Midwestern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n5% Dixie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n0% Midwestern<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
\nWhat Kind of American English Do You Speak?<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\nI should also mention that there were some questions in this test<\/a> that didn’t have an accurate answer for me, like I tend to say “Gym shoes” now vs. the “Tennis Shoes” that I grew up with or the “Sneakers” that they provided as the only other option.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is interesting – I took a grammar\/usage test that I saw over on Maya’s blog, and I noticed as I went through it that there were several things that I say differently after 20 years out West, vs. when I was a kid growin’ up in Iowa, towit: Kid in Iowa: Your Linguistic Profile: … <\/p>\n

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