Take this quiz (around 25 questions). The map will indicate which region of the States your dialect is most represented in. It's interesting when you have moved around a lot or you have a multi-cultural identity.
As you take the quiz, write down four phrases you have never seen before and what they mean.
Write down four of the most familiar phrases that you recognized.
Write a reflective response about your results. Do you agree or disagree and why? Have you or other family members spent time near your area? Was there a city that surprised you? Where do you think you belong instead?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0
As you take the quiz, write down four phrases you have never seen before and what they mean.
Write down four of the most familiar phrases that you recognized.
Write a reflective response about your results. Do you agree or disagree and why? Have you or other family members spent time near your area? Was there a city that surprised you? Where do you think you belong instead?
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0