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"It's not a homeognomon, get your mind out of the gutter"
Apr 14, 2005 10:46
Your Linguistic Profile:
55% General American English
40% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
What Kind of American English Do You Speak?
This test is inaccurate, it is missing words like "bubbler" for water fountain.
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curiositykt
April 15 2005, 12:57:53 UTC
I agree. they are bubblers. another good one is teter-totter verses see-saw..
if you are interested, here's an interesting Harvard study on dialects:
http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html
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curiositykt
April 15 2005, 13:13:12 UTC
specifically:
What do you call a place you drink water from at school:
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if you are interested, here's an interesting Harvard study on dialects: http://cfprod01.imt.uwm.edu/Dept/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html
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