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Old 08-23-2005, 06:44 AM   #11
Griff
still says videotape
 
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<h3>Your Linguistic Profile:</h3>
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55% General American English</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
30% Yankee</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
15% Upper Midwestern</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">
0% Dixie</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">
0% Midwestern</td></tr></table>

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Of course, my accent is Northern Appalachia, so I don't know if people really hear Yankee...
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