Posted on 11/25/2011 4:19:03 PM PST by blam
The South, by gum, and damn proud of it!! And it’s a “coke,” not a soda or, heaven forbid, a pop...
Said my accent is from the West.
The farthest west I’ve ever been is Cincinnati Ohio. I speak Pittsburgh-ese fer cryin’ out loud!
No.
You mean you don't talk like this?
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When I was a kid I liked going over that. After seeing a couple of documentaries on Discovery, my wife won’t go near it. Oh well, not likely to try it since we live in AZ...lol
My dad was born in Michigan, my mother was born in Indiana, I was born in Ohio. Parents moved to Texas when I was 18 mos. old, lived in Wichita Falls for half my life, in Houston area other half—the quiz says I have a “Midland accent.” I wonder how I got that. :)
Got mine correct:
“Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island.”
Its definitely a sight to behold.
Screw that, it’s easier to tell what kind a person is by how they order a “coke”.
A waitress asks what you would like to drink....you should say “coke” then she should asks what kind, you say “dr. pepper” or whatever. :)
Born and raised in Massachusetts and have lived in Central Ohio for the past 20 years. I must have adapted.
Actually, Northern Ohio.
They first told me, "If you're from anywhere in the USA you have an accent" then they tell me, "you don't have an accent."
OK. I agree.
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.
Pop or soda or something different?
http://www.penceland.com/ne_dialect.html
Here is a fun survey of US dialects.
http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html
No way. God sounds like...
My mom got the same thing when she would visit England. She came here in her early twenties. Her relatives thought she had an American accent. A lot of people here in America can detect that she’s from England though even though she’s lived here for over 50 years. My relatives in England thought/think that all Americans have a southern accent. They think we all say y’all over here. Also, when I visited as a little girl and someone said “thank you”, they thought it was funny that I said “you’re welcome”. Not sure if they use a different term or don’t say anything when someone says thank you.
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland
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What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz |
Wilmington/Baltimore, they were right on.
What American accent do you have? 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." Guily as charged. |
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."
I live in St. Louis now, but I do not speak like a St. Louisan. Whenever I go back to Chicago, especially when I'm battling traffic there, my wife says my Chicago accent gets worse.
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