Given past interest (I still get some Google hits for it on occasion) in The Yankee or Dixie quiz, I figured this might be of interest to some of my readers (via the CSM): The Southern drawl – is it spreading?
One thing about the article: it partially mixes up the issue of pronunciation and vocabulary .
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Poor pronunciation. How do they spell if they can’t pronounce a word properly. One step up from ebonics.
Comment by pat — Monday, September 24, 2024 @ 5:02 pm
Are You Yankee or Dixie?
According to this quiz, I'm 64% Dixie. HT: Taylor.
Trackback by Punditry — Monday, September 24, 2024 @ 5:31 pm
I think the article doesn’t fully explore the African-American dialect/Southern dialect connection. How many Northerners unwittingly pick up Southern slang because they’re trying to be hip and “talk black”?
Comment by Matthew J. Stinson — Sunday, September 30, 2024 @ 10:19 am