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Inspiration - Jennifer Garner
Happy Friday y'all.
Yesterday I took a New York Times quiz about regional dialects and it correctly (close enough) pinpointed me to Tampa, Florida. During a workshop break a few of the client's team took the quiz and they were pinpointed correctly to cities like Boston, St Paul/Minneapolis and Michigan. The questions are pretty funny.
Things like:
- What do you call the rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class or for athletic activities? (Sneakers? Tennis Shoes? Trainers?)
- What do you call the thing from which you might drink water in a school? (Water fountain? Drinking Fountain? Bubbler?)
- What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? (Sunshower? Monkey's Wedding? <---What?)
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What do you call a traffic jam caused by drivers slowing down to look at an accident or other diversion on the side of the road? (Rubbernecking? LookieLou? Gaper's Delay?)
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My husbands was correct as it pinpointed Detroit and he was born nearby. Mine, however, gave me Witchita, Kansas... I have never even been to Kansas! I was born in TN and learned to talk in IL, so maybe my results are skewed?
ReplyDeleteWeird. I was surprised it worked for me. I thought it was cool after each question that it highlighted the region a particular answer was from.
DeleteThat quiz is cool. It pinpointed my region exactly. Thanks for sharing. Oh, and your version of that outfit looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteLove the outfit - I really like how the cardi pops against the dress!!
ReplyDeleteI took the quiz and got Orlando - which is funny, because I'm from Canada! But, I did spend some time living in Orlando, so I guess I picked up a lot more dialect than I thought!!
Whoa! Quite the climate change! :)
DeleteAs someone who has lived in Iowa and Illinois, I'm surprised the Minnesotans had never heard of "rubbernecking."
ReplyDeleteFunny what words/phrases get spread and which are regional...
DeleteI'm from Minnesota, definitely have never heard of rubbernecking! They usually refer to it sgawker slow down on the local news/radio.. Haha! I got the right region when I took it.
ReplyDeleteLove the look and all your other posts!
Thanks!!
DeleteI'm South African and tried the quiz for fun. Apparently I'd be most at home in Boston
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting to apply it internationally! :)
DeleteI took that quiz too and I was from either DC or Texas...so weird because I'm from NY and live in Ohio. LOL! Cute look today, a pop of color is fantastic!
ReplyDelete-AJ
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Whoops! Guess it doesn't get everyone. Thanks!
DeleteI live in Wisconsin, and my three cities were in Michigan and Nebraska. Not too far off!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE that dress. The silhouette is so feminine and beautiful. Fantastic outfit!
Thanks!
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