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What dialect are you?
This is going viral on my Facebook, so I figured I'd share it. My top three dialects were Fort Wayne, Grand Rapids, and Overland Park (Suburban KC). Oddly, I've only visited KC.

My bottom three? Philly, NYC, and New Orleans of which I've visited none. Where do you end up? How similar is it to where you live?

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/...html?_r=2&
12-22-2013 06:33 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
All three of my cities were in Alabama. At least it is the South
12-22-2013 08:16 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
I’ve lived in the South a long time, but I can’t seem to use the violent
vernacular, like Crack A Window, Cut Off A Light or Mash A Button.
12-22-2013 08:30 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
huh, cincinnati, wichita, and rockford. i've spent almost the majority of my life in cincinnati. makes sense. the least three were in the northeast. which also makes sense
12-22-2013 08:33 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
Jackson (MS), Birmingham (AL), Winston-Salem (NC).

Though GSP in the Upstate of SC was just as red as all three of those.
12-22-2013 09:21 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
Cool link.

Most Similar: St. Louis, Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne (Indiana)

Least Similar: Philly, Jersey City, Springfield (Mass)

Not a surprise for me...born and raised in Ohio.
12-22-2013 11:27 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
Most similar: Pittsburgh, Philly, Greensboro NC

Least: Boston, Worcestor, Providence

Can't say I'm shocked by the results
12-22-2013 11:37 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
Most similar: Yonkers, NYC, Newark

Least similar: Akron, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City
12-22-2013 11:59 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
Most: Buffalo, Detroit and Grand Rapids which is dead nuts on.

Linguistically, all three cities fall in the Northern Cities Vowel Shift dialect frequently referred to as the Inland North dialect. It runs from Syracuse across Lake Erie to Cleveland and Detroit, then across to Chicago.
12-23-2013 08:47 AM
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i was more than a little bummed i didn't retain any dialect from my home state of north dakota
12-23-2013 09:40 AM
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RE: What dialect are you?
Pretty accurate:

Most Similar: Chattanooga, Nashville, Columbus (GA). I was born in Chattanooga but grew up in Kingsport, TN which is in the northeast corner of the state.

Least Similar: Detroit, Providence and Grand Rapids
12-23-2013 01:17 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
It froze on me when I tried it earlier, got different questions this time, but can't argue too much w/ results:

Ft Wayne, Grand Rapids and Rockford. Grew up near Ft Wayne, went to college near Rockford.

But, I have consciously changed the way I say a few things, would be interesting to see what the new result would be.

Update:
I changed a few things (and had some different questions) and got
Scottsdale, Washington DC and Rockford.

All sensible, but at some point, w/ a dialect spread out this far, it's not really meaningful to say I have any specific one.

Although I continue to be least similar to Boston area.
(This post was last modified: 12-23-2013 01:49 PM by DrTorch.)
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RE: What dialect are you?
Most similar - Rochester, NY / Mesa, AZ / Gilbert, AZ (Most of upsate NY is dark red)

Least similar - Jackson, MS / Birmingham, AL / Montgomery, AL
12-23-2013 07:04 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
i've never been to pittsburgh nor have i met anyone from pittsburgh proper but my landlord went to school there. y'all really say yinz? that's awesome
12-24-2013 12:05 PM
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(12-24-2013 12:05 PM)Lush Wrote:  i've never been to pittsburgh nor have i met anyone from pittsburgh proper but my landlord went to school there. y'all really say yinz? that's awesome

My Mother-in-law is from Brooklyn, NY but has lived for more years in the South and every once in awhile she'll let out a "Youse" in lieu of you all, you guys or y'all. Gotta love the different dialects man...
12-24-2013 01:07 PM
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RE: What dialect are you?
(12-24-2013 12:05 PM)Lush Wrote:  i've never been to pittsburgh nor have i met anyone from pittsburgh proper but my landlord went to school there. y'all really say yinz? that's awesome

Yup...
12-25-2013 02:15 AM
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RE: What dialect are you?
Pretty much a bullseye for my location. Although one question really nails it: I say "pop" instead of "soda." That alone narrows it down to a handful of states.
12-25-2013 08:42 AM
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(12-25-2013 02:15 AM)ClairtonPanther Wrote:  
(12-24-2013 12:05 PM)Lush Wrote:  i've never been to pittsburgh nor have i met anyone from pittsburgh proper but my landlord went to school there. y'all really say yinz? that's awesome

Yup...

he's got one of these shirts, though without the steelers reference

[Image: yinzyangshirt.jpg]
12-25-2013 10:08 AM
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What dialect are you?
I got Montgomery, AL; Birmingham, AL; and Jackson, MS. I grew up in Mobile, AL.
12-25-2013 11:10 AM
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RE: What dialect are you?
I am from nowhere. I'm neither northern, southern, eastern, nor western. I might be from somewhere. But it wasn't sure.
12-25-2013 01:35 PM
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