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...and that describes my family tree in a nutshell:

Your Linguistic Profile:

70% General American English

20% Upper Midwestern

10% Yankee

0% Dixie

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

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[rainjewel.livejournal.com]

Your Linguistic Profile:

55% General American English

15% Upper Midwestern

15% Yankee

10% Dixie

5% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Interesting. I wonder what is "midwestern" vs. "upper midwestern."

[ciardhapagan.livejournal.com]

Sounds about right. I'm urban border southern. And rainjewel, the difference is upper Midwestern is the Great Lakes region. The lower half of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, as well as most of Missouri is Midwestern