What accent do you have??

[Michele]

I was once asked if I was from Minnesota! Really....I've never even been there....so I took this little quiz...

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_a ... o_you_have

And here are my results:

Your Result: Philadelphia

Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.

The next two closest were the Midland and the Northeast.


My parents are from New Jersey...and I was born there (Paterson)....but only lived there 3 months....I grew up in South Florida with a lot of retired northerners...my mom was born in France and French is her first language...she says some words funny...so maybe I picked some up from her? I've never been to Philly! And I've only been to Jersey twice!


What about you?

[alison]

The Midland.

I tested "easily Florida." That's funny.
I'm from the opposite, Seattle, but have been living in Chicago for the past 6 years and have picked up a nasal twang.

There was a linguist who recently said that there is a sharp "s" in the Seattle dialect. Ssssso Sssseattle. Ssssomething like that.

I was Midland, but what's so wrong with a Minnesotan accent? It is different from North Dakota- promise!

[Auspicious]

Oh my god it's like they know me.

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."

Well I'm from halfway between Chicago and Wisconsin, so there!

Also, in my NY years I converted to saying "soda" and now that I've moved back, that gets raised eyebrows. I don't think I can go back, though. Now that I've stepped away from it, "pop" seems like a weird thing for grownups to say.

Also I think they invented the regions "the Inland Northeast" and "the Midland" for this quiz. I have no idea what they really mean by either of those.

[alison]

Oh my god it's like they know me.

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."

Well I'm from halfway between Chicago and Wisconsin, so there!

Also, in my NY years I converted to saying "soda" and now that I've moved back, that gets raised eyebrows. I don't think I can go back, though. Now that I've stepped away from it, "pop" seems like a weird thing for grownups to say.

Also I think they invented the regions "the Inland Northeast" and "the Midland" for this quiz. I have no idea what they really mean by either of
those.

Don't you mean you're from somewhere between Chicahhgo and Wiscawnsin. I said pop as a kid, so I fit right in here.

I don't know what is meant by Midland either.

[alison]

I get laughed at about this one in Chicago: muffler.
My muffler is apparently a "scarf" out here.

Ok I had to give it a go, my accent isn't typically irish and people are always asking me if I'm english or australian or just where the hell my accent is from!

My results:
Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.

I figured they're probably as accurate as they could be as if I go west from ireland i'd end up in New York.

The Inland North ....

Same mention of the Great Lakes Region, and since I grew up on the shores of Lake Erie - I'm going with it. I did grow up saying "pop", but a year of living in LA and being hit over the head by my cousin every time I said it means I say "soda" now.

I notice a lot of pronounciation differences here vs. Cleveland. Vehicle is Ve-HI-cle (and cars are often referred to as veHIcles rather than cars), bag (as in grocery bag) is sack, and I can't even say how they pronounce ornery.

[BonBon]

Inland North here too. When I lived in Buffalo, a scant two hours from here, I noticed everyone called soda "pop'. And lollipops were "suckers." Both sound ridiculous, IMO.

[DCJenn]

They're missing a heck of alot of southern dialect-

but this was my score: Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.

I'm not from the north, I'm solidly mid-Atlantic. I have a southern drop to certain vowels and northern emphasis on certain words plus the Baltimore/Pittsburgh rust belt thing from my early childhood.

Jenn

That's hilarious, I had a minnesota accent and it said that "others mistake you for a Canadian a lot"....

[Gwendolyn]

The West

Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.

*sigh* of relief...I've b een getting worried that I was picking up this very catchy wisconsin way of talking...you know

[SuzySunshine]

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.

Followed by: Boston, The West, The Northeast, The Inland North, Philadelphia, North Central and the South.

Interesting, I've never lived in any of those states.

[alison]

Is it just me or are they missing the West Coast completely?

[Vishenka69]

They don't know me at all. I got Midland but I grew up in NY and every single person from outside of the area can hear that I talk like a typical NY'er. As soon as I open my mouth in another part of the country, someone says "You're from NY aren't you?" Although some people in NY have told me I have European accent. Whatever that means.