What Kind of US English Do I Speak?

Your Linguistic Profile:

40% Yankee

30% General American English

15% Dixie

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

I thought that this seemingly innocent quiz had a great lesson for our times when the focus on immigration reform often turns to a discussion on the English language. As a nation built on colonialism, we often still carry ideas about the universality of the English language even just here in the U.S. This fun quiz highlights the great diversity within the English language even "here at home."