Posted on 11/25/2011 4:19:03 PM PST by blam
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.
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Too many words. Ask for a “cola.”
Nope, rurnt. Rhymes with burnt.
What the heck dictionary were you using?
I was a surfer from So. Cal. and that test said I was from the Northeast. Never been there!
Dictionary.com, but Meriam-Webster has the same thing. One shows wawk and the other shows wok for walk.
Does sound rather medicinal or something you would put on your hair.
Well I looked up almond on Meriam Webster and it said both versions of it (awmund and allmund) are correct. I have that trouble with pecan pie. Several times I’ve asked for “peecan” pie in a restaurant only to be told, “oh you mean puhcahn pie”. I should correct them back and say, “no peecan pie”. There are actually three acceptable versions of pecan according to Meriam Webster: peecan, puhcahn, and puhcan. My favorite pie is peecan—tastes different than the other two :)
Nailed me.
Maybe because of my mom and her relatives, I can understand most English accents without much problem. After 50+ years, my mom has taken on the American version of most pronunciations I think. For instance, she doesn’t call a “vie-tuh-min” a “vitt-uh-min or “uh-loo-muh-nim” “al-you-min-ee-um”. I remember when I was 10 and visiting over there and I thought I was pretty cute. My great granddad asked me what I wanted to be and I told him a model. He couldn’t understand what I was trying to say and after several attempts of me saying over and over a model thinking he couldn’t hear me, I got quite embarrassed and flustered. Finally my mom came to my rescue and a great aunt explained to him that I wanted to be a mannequin.
Chicago born and raised. “Inland North” and yes, I call soda, pop! Pretty amazing.
Im cotton state southern of many generations but ive acquired some TN HIGHLAND RIM nasal chop
Lived overseas so much I lost some but back now strong
I detest southerners ashamed of our accent and who pretend to talk like they are from Denver
Will take test
Im cotton state southern of many generations but ive acquired some TN HIGHLAND RIM nasal chop
Lived overseas so much I lost some but back now strong
I detest southerners ashamed of our accent and who pretend to talk like they are from Denver
Will take test
Im cotton state southern of many generations but ive acquired some TN HIGHLAND RIM nasal chop
Lived overseas so much I lost some but back now strong
I detest southerners ashamed of our accent and who pretend to talk like they are from Denver
Will take test
Southern...with the red bar 90%
Thank u Lord....would hate to offend my ancestors and sound uppity
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.
See post #236
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast
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. |
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What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz |
What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast
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. |
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Philadelphia |
87%
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The Inland North |
85%
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The Midland |
60%
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The South |
54%
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Boston |
44%
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The West |
18%
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North Central |
2%
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What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz |
Inland North. Makes sense as I was born and raised in Akron.
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