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November 10, 2006
I've been told I give good telephone
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The South | |
| The Northeast | |
| North Central | |
| The West | |
| Boston | |
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Posted by Beth at November 10, 2006 11:16 AM
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I'll take their "Inland North" to include my SoDak start even if they do reference Chicago and the Great Lakes.
Not that their little quiz picks up the layered on Arizona border and Missouri accents, of course.
Posted by: KCSteve at November 10, 2006 1:57 PM
This isn't half bad a test.
What American accent do you have? Your Result: North Central "North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent.
Though I was born and raised in CA most of my family is from Wisconsin. When Grandma Gauvin would say wash it would sound like 'warshe'. It listed The West as a close second. This ain't half bad.
though I doubt anyone would mistake me for Canadian.
Posted by: ry at November 10, 2006 3:20 PM
I'm The Midland with a frisson of the West. Sound's 'bout right to me.
Posted by: John of Argghhh! at November 10, 2006 3:32 PM
Do I need to take this?
Posted by: Maggie at November 10, 2006 10:48 PM
Here's a wicked shockah!!!
My result was 100% Boston. Thank God I took that test.
Posted by: Maggie at November 10, 2006 10:56 PM
You're the control, Maggie.
Posted by: John of Argghhh! at November 11, 2006 6:28 AM
Your Result: The Inland North
You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
What the hell? OK, I grew up in Chicago--I don't talk like those freaks, though! (And I so do NOT say "pop!")
/pout
//like a good Southern woman
Posted by: Beth C. at November 11, 2006 2:46 PM
Day said I probly sownd like Im from New Yourk or maybe Joisey.
Posted by: Jane at November 15, 2006 11:22 AM