The U.S. Dialect Quiz: How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk - The New York Times

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The U.S. Dialect Quiz: How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk - The New York Times

My dialect map pinpointed Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Wichita as the cities to which my dialect is closest (because of my use of the terms "crawdad," "service road," and "pop," respectively. I'm furthest from Worcester, Springfield, Mass., and Providence because I pronounce "aunt" as "ant."

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