Got a lot of Great Lakes dominate answers, either from my time in Indiana or from my dad who was raised in Chicago. Not a lot of West Coast answers, maybe because the dialect is less distinct out west.
Looking at the different answers, I didn’t see many that indicated “West Coast” — midwest, Great Lakes, northeast, New England, and South seemed to be the main categories.
This was problematic for me. Do I answer with the words I grew up with, or the words I use now? Moving to California from North Dakota when I was a kid changed my vocabulary substantially (I never say “davenport” anymore). As it is, I wound up with an unsatisfying mix, as it didn’t allow multiples, except in a few cases.
44% Yankee
76% (Dixie)
*sigh*
40% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.
Got a lot of Great Lakes dominate answers, either from my time in Indiana or from my dad who was raised in Chicago. Not a lot of West Coast answers, maybe because the dialect is less distinct out west.
Looking at the different answers, I didn’t see many that indicated “West Coast” — midwest, Great Lakes, northeast, New England, and South seemed to be the main categories.
39% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.
This was problematic for me. Do I answer with the words I grew up with, or the words I use now? Moving to California from North Dakota when I was a kid changed my vocabulary substantially (I never say “davenport” anymore). As it is, I wound up with an unsatisfying mix, as it didn’t allow multiples, except in a few cases.
53% Dixie – although I suppose that using “youall” has a lot to do with that. Picking up the verbal habits of your friends can be a bad thing.
48% (Yankee). Barely into the Yankee category.
60% Dixie — grandparents from West Texas and Oklahoma.