http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2006/09/28/what-part-of-the-country-are-you-from/ Gardening, rural life, nature and general observations from a west Texas perspective. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:23:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2006/09/28/what-part-of-the-country-are-you-from/#comment-17059 Bill Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:11:56 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2006/09/28/what-part-of-the-country-are-you-from/#comment-17059 One thing I did not like abou the test was the rather broad geographic categories. For instance lumping Texas and all the SE states as one. One of my early childhood memories was visting my Louisiana cousins and enduring their laughter at my accent. Pretty strange when you consider how funny they talked! One thing I did not like abou the test was the rather broad geographic categories. For instance lumping Texas and all the SE states as one. One of my early childhood memories was visting my Louisiana cousins and enduring their laughter at my accent. Pretty strange when you consider how funny they talked!

]]> http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2006/09/28/what-part-of-the-country-are-you-from/#comment-17058 Annie in Austin Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:32:25 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2006/09/28/what-part-of-the-country-are-you-from/#comment-17058 I guessed six of them right, but none from the midwest or west. The samples didn't sound that distinctive to me, but I didn't even realize I had a Chicago accent until my kids brought friends home from college, and my speech amused them. I guessed six of them right, but none from the midwest or west. The samples didn’t sound that distinctive to me, but I didn’t even realize I had a Chicago accent until my kids brought friends home from college, and my speech amused them.

]]> http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2006/09/28/what-part-of-the-country-are-you-from/#comment-17057 mary lou Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:49:14 +0000 http://www.prairiepoint.net/journal/2006/09/28/what-part-of-the-country-are-you-from/#comment-17057 Well I always thought I was pretty good too, but obviously not. I got 2 right! Well I always thought I was pretty good too, but obviously not. I got 2 right!

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