Accent Test: Yankee or Rebel? [Archive]

markolas

04-13-2011, 11:00 AM

This supposedly tells you how much of a Southern accent you have:

http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html

Me: 89% Dixie - Do you still use Confederate money? :laugh:

HomerMcvie

04-13-2011, 11:24 AM

50% Dixie. Barely in Yankeedom.

Some of those, aren't really my fault, though. I eat out a lot, when traveling the South, and there's no such thing as "crayfish ettoufee(sp)", so of course I pronounce it "crawfish". A couple of those, wouldn't normally be how I'd say them.

markolas

04-13-2011, 11:39 AM

A few of my Southernisms:

- "Route" is pronounced like "rout."

- "Caught" sounds like "kawt" more often than not. :laugh:

- I address groups of people with "y'all."

- I say "crawfish." Where I come from, "crayfish" will get you some dirty looks, if not a boot upside the head.

- A carbonated beverage, regardless of brand, is "coke." I don't know anyone who calls it "tonic." If you asked me for tonic, I'd think you wanted moonshine.

skcin

04-13-2011, 11:50 AM

34% Dixie. Makes total sense.

Carrie says that I have a Buffalo accent. I don't know wtf she's talking about - she's from Ohio, only 4 hours away. :rolleyes:

HomerMcvie

04-13-2011, 12:00 PM

A few of my Southernisms:

- "Route" is pronounced like "rout."

- I say "crawfish." Where I come from, "crayfish" will get you some dirty looks, if not a boot upside the head.

No one gets their kicks, on ROUTE 66! ALTHOUGH, I do say "Rural route", so I guess I'm even more Yankee than the test indicated.

Crayfish Etoufee? That's just wrong!(I hate it when spellcheck has no answer - only telling you that you're wrong!)

My friend from Texas was telling me, just the other night, how I pretty much have no accent. I love that!

Peestie

04-13-2011, 12:05 PM

40% Dixie. You are definitely a Yankee. :lol:

I didn't realise people outside Northern Ireland addressed a group of people as "youse". It's not even common in the rest of the UK and Ireland. Nice to know we're not alone :D

louielouie2000

04-13-2011, 12:08 PM

44% Dixie and I've lived in Texas and North Carolina my entire life. And I have a significant drawl. Weird. I guess the score reflects the fact my Mother was something of a language and pronunciation nazi. :shrug:

gretchen

04-13-2011, 12:17 PM

18% Dixie. Wow! You are a Duke of Yankeedom!

Haha, makes sense. My parents are from Connecticut and I grew up in New Jersey and spent my summers on Cape Cod...parents also retired on the Cape.

chiliD

04-13-2011, 12:19 PM

"You are definitely a Yankee"...

..uh, no, I'm a Dodger, or if we're talkin' American League, an Angel. :nod:

markolas

04-13-2011, 12:27 PM

18% Dixie. Wow! You are a Duke of Yankeedom!

Haha, makes sense. My parents are from Connecticut and I grew up in New Jersey and spent my summers on Cape Cod...parents also retired on the Cape.

Do you talk with your teeth closed? :lol:

GypsySorcerer

04-13-2011, 12:28 PM

65% Dixie. Well under the Mason-Dixon Line.

After living in Kentucky for 12 years, I've picked up some of the local pronunciations and vocabulary. For example, I finally had to start saying "Loo-uh-vul" instead of "Lou-e-ville" to avoid getting dirty looks. I still call a carbonated beverage "soda" and refuse to call a shopping cart a "buggy." :)

There are some definite advantages, though. "Y'all" is a great all-purpose word. And the best thing about being in the south is that you can be as mean as you want, so long as you include the "bless his/her/your heart" disclaimer. :thumbsup:

markolas

04-13-2011, 12:31 PM

65% Dixie. Well under the Mason-Dixon Line.

After living in Kentucky for 12 years, I've picked up some of the local pronunciations and vocabulary. For example, I finally had to start saying "Loo-uh-vul" instead of "Lou-e-ville" to avoid getting dirty looks. I still call a carbonated beverage "soda" and refuse to call a shopping cart a "buggy." :)

I was kinda surprised the quiz didn't have the cart vs. buggy question. I've always called it a buggy, but I'm hearing people call it that less & less.

CreepingDeath

04-13-2011, 12:33 PM

30% Dixie. You are a dandy Yankee Doodle.

Does Las Vegas have an accent. :shrug:

Musicman408

04-13-2011, 01:02 PM

:laugh: I got a 58%

Fiver

04-13-2011, 01:09 PM

95% Dixie. Is General Lee your grandfather?!

Not surprised, but I don't have a typical Southern accent, I'm a Cajun.

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:11 PM

Good lord, I feel like Jethro Clampett all of a sudden. :laugh:

I'm glad that thing didn't ask about my liberal use of phrases like "high as a Georgia pine" and "hotter than a two dollar pistol." :lol:

louielouie2000

04-13-2011, 01:15 PM

I'm glad that thing didn't ask about my liberal use of phrases like "high as a Georgia pine :lol:

Oh my God, the only person who I have EVER heard say that is one of my ultra country friends from South Carolina! :laugh: It's such a cute little expression :).

And yeah, what's up with that quiz not asking about cart vs buggy? :shrug:

chiliD

04-13-2011, 01:20 PM

30% Dixie. You are a dandy Yankee Doodle.

Does Las Vegas have an accent. :shrug:

"Accent", no...

...but "C'mon, baby, Daddy needs a new pair of shoes" while rolling dice is a common regional phrase.

ontheEdgeof17

04-13-2011, 01:21 PM

40% Dixie. You are definitely a Yankee.

tilthefirefades

04-13-2011, 01:23 PM

66% and I've always lived in the south. I say buggy, ya'll, ain't, but will never call a drink pop :laugh:

I feel dumb for asking this, but if caught isn't pronounced like "kawt", how is it pronounced? :o

Fiver

04-13-2011, 01:26 PM

^I was wondering that. Shouldn't it rhyme with 'aught'?

RickRobert

04-13-2011, 01:29 PM

I feel dumb for asking this, but if caught isn't pronounced like "kawt", how is it pronounced? :o

I have a stupid accent but is "kawt" meant to rhyme with "fort"? If so I pronounce caught AND coat like that...

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:30 PM

Oh my God, the only person who I have EVER heard say that is one of my ultra country friends from South Carolina! :laugh: It's such a cute little expression :).

And yeah, what's up with that quiz not asking about cart vs buggy? :shrug:

:lol: My aunt used to say it. Another one I'm fond of (made semi-famous by the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) is: "She went to sh!t and the hogs ate her." (Said as a response when someone asks where a person is, and you want to convey that you don't know and don't care).

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:31 PM

I have a stupid accent but is "kawt" meant to rhyme with "fort"? If so I pronounce caught AND coat like that...

Where the hell are you from that caught and coat rhyme with fort? :laugh: :p

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:33 PM

And kawt sort of rhymes with "ow" (as in "Ow, I stubbed my toe"), but not exactly.

tilthefirefades

04-13-2011, 01:37 PM

^I was wondering that. Shouldn't it rhyme with 'aught'?

Ok, that's what I'm thinking. I was mispronouncing "kawt" in my head, but if it sounds like ow, then I have been saying it right by pronouncing it like aught, right? :laugh:

Fiver

04-13-2011, 01:39 PM

http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest_advanced.html

91% on this one. I say faucet, not spigot, and I call it a basket instead of a cart or buggy.

'Shopping buggy' is hilarious. :lol: Is it horse-drawn?

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:40 PM

It's just "buggy," not "shopping buggy."

Fiver

04-13-2011, 01:41 PM

Ok, that's what I'm thinking. I was mispronouncing "kawt" in my head, but if it sounds like ow, then I have been saying it right by pronouncing it like aught, right? :laugh:

I thought Kawt would be pronounced like aught too. Like a crow 'caws'. So I chose caught = kawt. I'm so confused. :p

Fiver

04-13-2011, 01:43 PM

It's just "buggy," not "shopping buggy."
Ok, makes a tiny bit more sense. Still pretty funny to me. BTW, I live in East Texas now, and when they say hilarious they pronounce it 'high-larious'. Any of y'all do that?

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:44 PM

http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest_advanced.html

91% on this one.

Oh dear god, I got 100%! :laugh:

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:45 PM

I thought Kawt would be pronounced like aught too. Like a crow 'caws'. So I chose caught = kawt. I'm so confused. :p

Okay, crow "caws" is about right. I didn't think of that one.

louielouie2000

04-13-2011, 01:52 PM

Oh dear god, I got 100%! :laugh:

How strange... I only got 33% on that one! What gives? :shrug: People in Austin constantly snicker at my drawl!

skcin

04-13-2011, 01:55 PM

markolas

04-13-2011, 01:55 PM

How strange... I only got 33% on that one! What gives? :shrug: People in Austin constantly snicker at my drawl!

Well, a couple of the questions say "What do people in your area/where you grew up say" instead of "What do you say." I don't *think* I pronounce oil like "awl" but people where I grew up sure as hell do.

I'm not sure how much of a drawl I actually have. I think it has more to do with the words I use for certain things. :shrug:

CreepingDeath

04-13-2011, 02:44 PM

"Accent", no...

...but "C'mon, baby, Daddy needs a new pair of shoes" while rolling dice is a common regional phrase.

Ha. Probably back in the good old days when the Mob ran things. Now you're more likely to hear, " Kim Kardashian featuring DJ Pauly D."

KarmaContestant

04-13-2011, 03:00 PM

28% Dixie.

Sounds ok I guess. I did live in Texas for a few years as a child; I guess my mind was...polluted somewhat. :lol:

And on the second one: 30% Dixie.

GypsySorcerer

04-13-2011, 03:04 PM

:lol: My aunt used to say it. Another one I'm fond of (made semi-famous by the movie Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore) is: "She went to sh!t and the hogs ate her." (Said as a response when someone asks where a person is, and you want to convey that you don't know and don't care).

:lol:

One that I started hearing this winter was "pouring the snow," meaning it's snowing heavily.

I want to know why this quiz doesn't ask if you add an "R" to wash.... as in warsh or George Warshington. For the record, I've heard people from many different geographic region say this.

louielouie2000

04-13-2011, 06:50 PM

Well, a couple of the questions say "What do people in your area/where you grew up say" instead of "What do you say." I don't *think* I pronounce oil like "awl" but people where I grew up sure as hell do.

I'm not sure how much of a drawl I actually have. I think it has more to do with the words I use for certain things. :shrug:

I emailed my Mother and made her take these tests too, and she got the same scores that I did. She seems to think since we rank low on the Dixie scores because we've always been urban Southerners. The two cities I've lived in are Austin and Charlotte... both of which have metro populations of over 1.5 million. I guess that accounts for why I have a Southern drawl, but I don't really use Southern colloquialisms. :shrug:

markolas

04-13-2011, 07:43 PM

I emailed my Mother and made her take these tests too, and she got the same scores that I did. She seems to think since we rank low on the Dixie scores because we've always been urban Southerners.

Yeah, that could explain it. My mother's side of the family was fairly urban, but my dad's side was very country (I'm the first generation on that side who's not a farmer).

I had my bf take these - He got 25% on one and 33% on the other - odd because he's from south Louisiana and has a slight Cajun accent (his parents both have very pronounced Cajun accents, IMO).

And he informed me that I saw "fawl" instead of "foil." :laugh:

holidayroad

04-14-2011, 07:27 AM

34% Dixie- You are definitely a Yankee. Hooray!!! Considering I have mostly lived in the Southeast and daily hear major southern accents, I feel pleased at that!!
When I took it a second time (different questions) I scored a 20% Dixie- Wow! you are a Duke of Yankeedom!

ButterCookie

04-14-2011, 07:39 AM

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I'll leave

skcin

04-14-2011, 08:51 AM

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I'll leave

there goes my diet coke!

:lol::lol::lol:

BTW - I do say ya'll sometimes. No idea why. Shorter than saying you all, or you guys?

chiliD

04-14-2011, 11:03 AM

I think the "kawt" for "caught" is almost pronounced as a two-syllable word (as in, "cow-t".

It cracks me up...and annoys me simultaneously...when certain regional accents use multi-syllabic pronunciations of one syllable words. Example: Paula Dean doesn't say "Ham", she says "Ha-yam". UGH!!! Just irritates me to no end.

"caught" to me is pronounced "cot"....like "taught" rhymes with "tot", etc.

SO...why isn't "draught" pronounced "drot" instead of "draft"????

And, if "slough" is pronounced "slew", then why is it that when we have a tickle in our throat we "cough" (coff) and not "kew"??

gretchen

04-14-2011, 11:48 AM

What does that have to do with your accent?

Nothing really I guess...it was just something I added.

HomerMcvie

04-14-2011, 12:27 PM

Example: Paula Dean doesn't say "Ham", she says "Ha-yam". UGH!!! Just irritates me to no end.

SO...why isn't "draught" pronounced "drot" instead of "draft"????

Even though I'm a Food Network addict, Paula Dean's voice works my last nerve. You might be a hillbilly, if you talk like Paula Dean!

I've always wondered about the draught thing! It makes NO sense.

And I visibly cringe, on the occasion that I hear someone refer to their caRt, as a buggy. Buggy? Really? In 2011???:mad:

CreepingDeath

04-14-2011, 12:59 PM

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I'll leave

:laugh:

My boyfriend is English, and still uses their terms all the time just to get people's reaction. :D

Between him and my English grandparents, I feel like I know two languages.

carrie721

04-15-2011, 03:44 PM

34% Dixie. Makes total sense.

Carrie says that I have a Buffalo accent. I don't know wtf she's talking about - she's from Ohio, only 4 hours away. :rolleyes:

YOU DO! and southern ohio has a different accent than NE ohio ... pittsburgh has a different accent than we do, but they're only 2 hours away ... etc. so 4 hours (or, the way i drive, 3) is pretty far. :D i actually think it's a great lakes thing - the closer you are to the lakes, the closer your vowels are to the front of your mouth. it's true in ohio (ever heard a real clevelander talk?), indiana (cammie's accent is similar to yours!), etc. and don't get me started on diane k and her minnesota bullsh*t.

daniellaaarisen

04-15-2011, 03:49 PM

35% Dixie. You are definitely a Yankee.

camchristo

04-15-2011, 03:55 PM

YOU DO! and southern ohio has a different accent than NE ohio ... pittsburgh has a different accent than we do, but they're only 2 hours away ... etc. so 4 hours (or, the way i drive, 3) is pretty far. :D i actually think it's a great lakes thing - the closer you are to the lakes, the closer your vowels are to the front of your mouth. it's true in ohio (ever heard a real clevelander talk?), indiana (cammie's accent is similar to yours!), etc. and don't get me started on diane k and her minnesota bullsh*t.

uem i do not have an accent. i find this a little bit rude.

carrie721

04-15-2011, 03:57 PM

uem i do not have an accent. i find this a little bit rude.

i didn't think i had an accent until i moved to cali and someone asked if i was from the midwest. :laugh: of course, that could have had something to do with my use of the term "putt-putt."

louielouie2000

04-15-2011, 04:00 PM

You might be a hillbilly, if you talk like Paula Dean! A Buggy? Really? In 2011???:mad:

HEY! :mad: I resemble these remarks!! :laugh:

BombaySapphire3

04-15-2011, 04:11 PM

Got 45% barely Yankee which I guess makes sense since I'm originally from Philly where the southern suburbs border the Mason Dixon line.

diane_k

04-15-2011, 04:25 PM

YOU DO! and southern ohio has a different accent than NE ohio ... pittsburgh has a different accent than we do, but they're only 2 hours away ... etc. so 4 hours (or, the way i drive, 3) is pretty far. :D i actually think it's a great lakes thing - the closer you are to the lakes, the closer your vowels are to the front of your mouth. it's true in ohio (ever heard a real clevelander talk?), indiana (cammie's accent is similar to yours!), etc. and don't get me started on diane k and her minnesota bullsh*t.

my vowels are throaty, so what? they can't be any closer to the front of my mouth...they would freeze in the winter. And THAT is what that is all aboat.

diane_k

04-15-2011, 04:26 PM

i didn't think i had an accent until i moved to cali and someone asked if i was from the midwest. :laugh: of course, that could have had something to do with my use of the term "putt-putt."

i thought you said "puff puff"? goes to show what i know...

camchristo

04-15-2011, 04:27 PM

carrie721

04-15-2011, 04:28 PM

idnbtaa. what is wrong with putt-putt?

that was YOU, you crusty gash.

carrie721

04-15-2011, 04:29 PM

idnbtaa. what is wrong with putt-putt?

apparently in the civilized world (aka LA), it's "miniature golf." my boss looked at me like i was from pluto when i said "putt-putt." and then she said, "aw, that's cute, i forgot you're from the midwest."

:lol: