My mom and I take a quiz about American dialects to discover whether we speak the same way as other people from our region. FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE HERE⁠⁠: https://american-idiom.com/f/006-exploring-american-dialects-part-one During our conversation, we also discuss regional vocabulary and accents from distinct sociocultural regions across the United States, including the South, the West Coast, New England, Texas, the Midwest and more. You'll certainly learn a bit more about regional American cultures as well! (This is just the first half of the quiz. I'll be posting the rest next week.) And if you'd like to try the quiz yourself, it's available at the following link if you scroll to the bottom and click on 'How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk': ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/learning/what-does-your-accent-say-about-who-you-are.html⁠ ***Detailed vocabulary lesson begins at 23:30*** Episode Outline: Explanation of 'Dialect' and 'Accent' (Starts at 2:20) Question 1 (You All vs. You vs. Y'all) - (Starts at 3:52) Question 2 (Pajamas) - (Starts at 4:25) Question 3 (Boulevard vs. Traffic Island) - (Starts at 5:25) Question 4 (Crayons) - (Starts at 7:32) Question 5 (Kitty Corner vs. Kitty Wampus) - (Starts at 11:12) Question 6 (Caramel) - (Starts at 12:54) Question 7 (Roly Poly, etc.) - (Starts at 13:54) Question 8 (Roundabout vs. Traffic Circle) - (Starts at 15:30) Question 9 (Sub, etc.) - (Starts at 17:05) Question 10 (Soda vs. Pop) - (Starts at 18:05) Question 11 (Crayfish vs. Crawfish) - (Starts at 20:18) Question 12 (Berm, etc.) - (Starts at 21:18) Question 13 (Semi-truck, etc.) - (Starts at 22:24) Vocabulary and examples (Starts at 23:30) without further ado (used at 3:31 explained at 23:44) it is what it is (used at 8:42 explained at 26:08) to go off something (used at 10:08 explained at 28:23) to pop up (used at 16:44 explained at 31:11) to grow out of something (used at 18:39 explained at 33:19)