What kind of American English do you speak?

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  1. BraveSirRubin

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    I speak English... not American.
     
  2. Balloonatic

    Balloonatic Senior Member

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    uhhhh i say "hella" and "for sure" and "right on" and "bro"

    what kind of english is that? i dont know what none of those words mean...except midwestern but its not that
     
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  5. denimstar

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    ***Your Linguistic Profile:***

    40% General American English
    30% Yankee
    25% Dixie
    0% Midwestern
    0% Upper Midwestern
     
  6. Posthumous

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    you be yappin ebonic, valley girl.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q2B83Ar0Avw&search=valley
     
  7. Balloonatic

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    i live in the valley, but i am so not a valley girl.

    dont they talk like "LIKE OMIGAWWD GIRLFRIEND, NO WAY!!!! GET OUT!!!!"
     
  8. Posthumous

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    I dated a girl in high school that was a confirmed "valley girl". Had me saying stuff like "growdie" and "tubular", and the word "like" fifty million times every sentence. It was hardest to get rid of the "like" habit.
     
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  10. Balloonatic

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    haha round here everyone says "hella" to describe just about everything. i think its a valley thing because peole come from other parts of the state & are like..."what the fuck is hella?"
    we also say bro and like and for sure and right on and flash the peace sign...and we say nigga no matter how white you are :D
    theres also way different names for drugs & shit.
     
  11. Balloonatic

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    HAHAHAHAhAHAHAHAHAHA

    "tubular"

    HAHAHAHAHAHA
     
  12. Posthumous

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    [​IMG]

    :D
     
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    LuckyStripe Mundane.

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  14. fitzy21

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    i say wicked a lot
     
  15. lynsey

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    Your Linguistic Profile:
    55% General American English
    15% Dixie
    15% Yankee
    10% Upper Midwestern
    0% Midwestern
     
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    100% eh
     
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  18. madcrappie

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    Your Linguistic Profile:

    65% General American English

    10% Midwestern

    10% Upper Midwestern

    5% Dixie

    5% Yankee




    Im from kansas, so that pretty much makes perfect sense.....
     
  19. madcrappie

    madcrappie crazy fish

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    dixie means southern.
     
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    what does jelquing mean?
     

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