2- Anstey 
on May 25 2007
but it was stupid, because two obvious spots where they could have picked me geographically, theyd idn't. (I frequently call soda/coke/pop "Tonic") And what about sprinkles vs. jimmies?
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- stephan
3- Anstey on May 25 2007
and i wouldn't call it a drinking fountain or a water fountain, i'd call it a bubbler.
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- stephan
4- Julie on May 25 2007
Anstey:
tonic? bubbler? you're just plain weird.
But they're definitely jimmies.
5- Jen on May 25 2007
That was interesting
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy:
50% General American English
25% Yankee
20% Upper Midwestern
0% Dixie
0% Midwestern
6- Anstey on May 25 2007
Julie:
That's my point really -- new englanders all know what those words are, but outside the area -- no one would use them. So, it would actually be perfect for the test.
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- stephan
7- Alcuin of York on May 25 2007
75% Gen'l American
15% Dixie
5% Upward Midwest
0 for both Midwest and Yankee
Strange for someone born and raised and lived most of his life in So. Calif.
Am I questionable, or is the test?
Alcuin
15% Dixie
5% Upward Midwest
0 for both Midwest and Yankee
Strange for someone born and raised and lived most of his life in So. Calif.
Am I questionable, or is the test?
Alcuin
8- Ellenans 
on May 25 2007
50% Yankee
35% General American English
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
Interesting...
Ellen
35% General American English
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern
Interesting...
Ellen
1- Anstey
on May 25 2007
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