Extra Credit Dialect Quiz

My results were spot on! The first location suggested was the city that I was born and raised in, San Jose, CA! I am not really surprised to be honest, but some of the questions in the quiz were dead gives a ways to places I am not from. I have never heard anyone in California call a soda “pop” except for when I lived with a guy from Mississippi. They other two cities mentioned were Fremont and Fresno. I can understand Fremont because I have family there and it seems fairly similar to San Jose. But Fresno kind of came out of no where. When I think of Fresno, I think of hot dead wastelands because Fresno blows chunks of lameness. It is like where they grow cows or something, totally lame. But overall, I am pleased with my results and incredibly surprised by how accurate they are. This was pretty cool.

#dialect #sanjose #california #baylingo #lignuistics #sj

One Comment  to  Extra Credit Dialect Quiz

  1. Beene says:

    My results were all in the state of CA I was surprised to see Oceanside – I used to have relatives whom had once lived there. My remaining places were all upstate where I have never visited Fresno,Long Beach, Corona

    What do you call an easy high school or college class?

    Mickey Mouse course

    What do you call a drive through liquor store

    never heard of this

    My least similar also surprisingly was all in Louisiana – I don’t know about this state but my father’s side of the family did come from the south

    New Orleans/Baton Rouge

    I call that sandwich with cold cuts, lettuce etc. a sub

    Shreveport

    How do you pronounce the first syllable of lawyer?
    rhymes with boy

    #dialect #linguistics #California #louisiana