dixie or yankee quiz (grocery, work, town)

[Marya]

I scored 42%. "Barely into the Yankee category." And that high only because I picked "Mischief Night" for the name of the night before Halloween.

Originally Posted by lammius

34% A definitive Yankee.

I did know about the drive-thru liquor stores in North Carolina called "Brew Thru."

I didn't know how to answer some of these though.

7. How do you address a group of people?
You all
Youse
You'uns, yins
Y'all

Umm, how about "you guys"?

Also, "route" as "root" is Chicago to Tennessee while "route" rhyming with "clout" is northeast US? I don't think I've heard anyone from the Northeast say it in a way that rhymes with clout. In New Jersey, we don't say "Drive down Interstate 80" we say "Drive down Route 80" with route sounding like root. New York traffic reporters say "root" also. I dunno, maybe NYC/NNJ is the exception to the Northeastern rule?

Yeah, lammius, I didn't get that one, either. This pronunciation is probably only "most common" in New England. I know the guys on This Old House are always using "rowters."

Out of curiosity, what did you pick for number four?

4. How do you pronounce the second syllable in pajamas?

Rhymes with jam

Rhymes with father

Either

Don't know

According to this quiz, the "rhymes with jam" pronunciation should be more common among New Jerseyans, but I seem to hear "rhymes with father" more. That's how I say it, anyway.

And as for what gym shoes are called, I'm guessing that "sneakers" is now the predominant term countrywide, at least among younger people.

Thanks, missymomof3, this was a fun little quiz.

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by WCRob

60% Dixie - which is quite interesting, considering I was born in Ohio and have lived here 99.5% of my life.

I don't think the test is necessarily accurate but fun. Where in Ohio are you?

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by Marya

Thanks, missymomof3, this was a fun little quiz.

You're very welcome!

[mpope409]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

It is just meant to be fun.

I know, but when you really think about the questions and answers, it's pretty silly.

[Pathwalker]

Originally Posted by missymomof3

I don't think the test is necessarily accurate but fun. Where in Ohio are you?

West Chester - a suburb between Cincinnati and Dayton.

The strange thing about the quiz is that it said the majority of my responses were indicative of how things are said in the western Great Lakes, or the northeast. So it boggles my mind that I'm considered 60% Dixie.

[Duderino]

Originally Posted by lammius

Also, "route" as "root" is Chicago to Tennessee while "route" rhyming with "clout" is northeast US? I don't think I've heard anyone from the Northeast say it in a way that rhymes with clout. In New Jersey, we don't say "Drive down Interstate 80" we say "Drive down Route 80" with route sounding like root. New York traffic reporters say "root" also. I dunno, maybe NYC/NNJ is the exception to the Northeastern rule?

I've never heard the "rowt" pronunciation of the word route in Pennsylvania, either. I don't know where they came up with that being "prevalent" in the Northeast.

Fun quiz, though. 38% "Definitive Yankee" here.

[mystree]

I'm 49% yankee
Husband is 38% yankee

[firebll31]

I'm 55% (barely Dixie)
Hubby is 57% (barely Dixie)
Makes sense-he has lived all his life in SW MO, which was slightly more favorable to the South in the Civil War.
I moved here from St. Louis at age 14.

[firebll31]

Oh, we both agreed our answer wasn't included on one question-What do you call a road that runs along the highway? We call it an "outer road" around here.

[green_mariner]

I was born in the South(New Orleans specifically), but I tested 39%. A difinitive yankee. Then again, I did live north of the Mason-Dixon line and I don't have anything close to a southern accent, although I have lived in the South for the majority of my life. I am distinctive in that way.