NY Times Language Quiz

[Althetuna]

Saw this test this morning and thought it was cool. It predicts where you're from based on dialect.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html


I am from a suburb of Des Moines and it nailed it.

 

[klamath632]

In before "we landed on the moon"

 

[azepp]

I want to know what people in Des Moines call the night before Halloween. I've never called it anything but the map shows that there's an area covering Des Moines and southwest Iowa that calls it something.

 

[Angie]

I want to know what people in Des Moines call the night before Halloween. I've never called it anything but the map shows that there's an area covering Des Moines and southwest Iowa that calls it something.

We call it Beggar's Night, which is not on the list.

 

[RayShimley]

We call it Beggar's Night, which is not on the list.

Same. I put other.

I got Des Moines (where I lived most of my life), Spokane, and Boise. Apparently the last two were because I use the word "kitty-corner".

 

[azepp]

Ahhh, I thought Beggar's Night was Halloween itself. I've been here for 5 years and still hadn't managed to figure that out.

 

[cmjh10]

I want to know what people in Des Moines call the night before Halloween. I've never called it anything but the map shows that there's an area covering Des Moines and southwest Iowa that calls it something.

I call it October 30th.

 

[heitclone]

Same. I put other.

I got Des Moines (where I lived most of my life), Spokane, and Boise. Apparently the last two were because I use the word "kitty-corner".

Kitty-corner got me to Rockford, MI...also Des Moines and Grand Rapids MI. Lived in SW Iowa/Omaha area all my life.

 

[CRcyclone6]

Des Moines, Rockford, Grand Rapids. Least like the Jersey Shore, thank God.

 

[baller21]

it says kitty-corner means I'm from Madison and pop means I'm from Des moines/ Omaha.

 

[SNEDDS3]

Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln. From central Iowa, lived in Omaha for awhile.

 

[PanoraBill]

Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln. From central Iowa, lived in Omaha for awhile.

Learned to talk in Omaha. JHS HS west central Iowa. Survey says, Rockford ,Aurora, Il. Toledo. Did live in Aurora Co. for a while in the 80's.

 

[hexodat64]

I got Minneapolis, Des Moines, and Lincoln. Pretty good considering I'm from MSP and live n Ames

 

[Al_4_State]

Des Moines, Madison, and Omaha. I grew up equi-distant from Des Moines and Madison, so that was pretty dead on.