[Dallas59]

I'm in Dallas...Born and raised in Fort Worth...

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

I’m from Virginny, born and raised, and it said I have a midland accent.

[call meVeronica]

It messes up Texans alot. Said i was from Northeast. I have talked to people all over the US and the world. Every one said the couldn’t tell where I was from except my colloquialisms.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Inland North. No accent whatsoever. Come on! I pronounce all the examples differently. And the result is that I’m from New York? Totally stoopid test! I have no accent whatsoever.

[Baynative]

"I'm in Dallas...Born and raised in Fort Worth..."

I also came out solidly as Inland North. I was born and raised in the SF Bay Area and went to college at Texas Tech. I still remember one of the first social events I attended where I was chatting with a couple of sorority pledges after introductions we went through the usual questions about where we were from , our majors, and such. St one point the gals sort of giggled and shared something with each other that prompted me to ask what they found humorous.

They giggled again and one of them replied, "Ya'all tawak so fuuunie!"

[lonestar]

I got Philly...and If I don’t have a TX accent there ain’t no such thang.

[dljordan]

“What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North”

Born and raised in Nashville, Tn. Inland North.

[radiohead]

Very interesting! I am from DC and have lived all over, but my score showed a Philadelphia accent, where I lived for 10 years, but that was over 15 years ago!

I can spot a Philly accent, but don’t think I have one - I’m sure if I did my Midwest students would be asking where I’m from - though maybe they just think it’s a Northeast accent.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I prefer to call it Educated Southern. Northerners have no problem pegging me for southern yet I don’t sound deep South like I did in my youth.

[Publius6961]

I'm in Dallas...Born and raised in Fort Worth...
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North

About as accurate as the East Anglia world temperature records.

I am also "Inland North"
I have lived all my life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
WTF?

I have understood that most, if not all of the National TV Network broadcasters attempt to reflect the California "accent." I do know that when in the South and listen to local broadcasts, I often literally can't understand much of the dialog. Even some in DC.

[Bender2]

Gadzooks, did they ever blow it with my results!

The test results says I have an 'Inland North' accent but I know for a fact I have a very, very... Texas Drawl in my real life--

But a "Booming Know-it-all-wiseguy from New New York From the Future" one... when in my Bender2 mode.

The problem with this test is that it does not take into consideration the taker's education. The Speech-Drama element of my higher education gave me the knowledge to both know the difference in world sounds and the ability to hear and speak the differences.

One of my skills as an actor was to be able to speak three different yet distinct forms of the Queens' English. These accents I produced with the British accent coming from the middle of my mouth while the South African accent came from the front of the mouth and lastly, the Australian one came from the back of the mouth.

The test therefore graded me on my knowledge of knowing how the words sound instead of how they are spoken.

In any event, I feel like John Kennedy when he said, "It might be said now that I have the best of both worlds. A Harvard education and a Yale degree."

Of course that was back in the day when an Ivy league education was worth a damn other than giving the holder a dangerous liberal bent on life.

So, I will take my knows the difference... but sound like a hick accent over a East Coast Degree not worth the match it would take to burn it.

[dforest]

I am from Indy, but the result was Philly accent.