Accent-o-meter

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/11/what-kind-of-american-accent-do-you.html

its just a dumb online quiz but I've heard it's pretty accurate. It got me wrong but to be fair, my accent is a little... scattered. Southern parents, maryland upbringing, new england lately, grew up in asia...
How does it fare for you?

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I'm also totally curious what it does for foreigners. Brits! Aussies! try it!

dead on.

I remember doing one of these years ago here, but it was much longer than 13 questions.

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.



hahaha

Childhood in LA, with parents from KY and TN,
adult times in IN, TX, MA, NY, OR.

How does it know? It's like a god or something!

you may also be from New Hampshire or Maine

I swear I am the only person in Ohio that can properly pronounce sc-ALL-ops.

Dead on.

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: North Central


"North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.

Got my "accent" right.

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"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.

Goddamn right I do.

and for dessert, I took the "how Washington State are you?" quiz.

You are 100% Washington State!


Are you a tour guide? High-five, man! I see SOMEBODY paid attention in their history classes. You obviously know Washington well. That's awesome.

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.

Nope. I'm from England.
(yes I know it's specifically American)

Apparently I'm from the North East.

I got Northeast, with the same text as Sundae, eh?

My accent is western, but if you were to hear me talk for a few seconds you would know that.

Inland North?

I got the inland north, too. You'd never take me for a cheddarhead
irl

Really? Accents make you pronounce words like 'dawn' and 'don' the same? Feel and fill? (That's ghetto!)

Yeah, no. That's just bad diction. Not one of those words sound the same.

Of course I'm inland north.

I don't pronounce don and dawn the same.

Ok. Did I imply you did? :confused:

I've heard people pronounce them the same but these people are uneducated mushmouths. ;)

From the global village! In the age of communication!
New York City!


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.
Result Breakdown:
100% The Northeast
87% Philadelphia
85% The Inland North
60% The Midland
54% The South
44% Boston
18% The West
2% North Central
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

I'm Midland.

But a close second is the West, and Boston and the Northeast are way down at the bottom. Weird. I grew up in Lewiston Maine, but never picked up the Lewiston accent. Most of my friends were associated with the college there, and the college people came from all over the country.

I like the Boston/Northeast accent. It reminds me of home. But I don't have it at all.

Ha! I'm from Georgia and live currently in Florida. I did live in Pennsylvania for about a year once. But maybe all my world traveling erased my accent(s)?


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.
Result Breakdown:
95% The Midland
76% The West
62% The South
44% Boston
41% The Inland North
39% North Central
33% Philadelphia
27% The Northeast
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

Brianna;803143 wrote:

I don't pronounce don and dawn the same.

infinite monkey;803145 wrote:

Ok. Did I imply you did? :confused:

I've heard people pronounce them the same but these people are uneducated mushmouths. ;)

I pronounce them the same. In fact, I can't imagine how else they might be pronounced, mushmouth or otherwise. wth?

How do you say them?

*snickers*

Look at the letters. dAWn. dOn.

Figure it out, genius.

I'm with V on "dawn" and "don"

IM: If they are different, do you have some rhymes that illustrate ?

For me, 'dawn' rhymes with 'morn'.

Dawn---awning--lawn---pawn

Don---Jon--bon-bon--

Soooooooooooooo different. I hear people call women named Dawn DON.

Sounds dumb.

Wow Dana... that's remarkable for me... I would have never gone there.

do "pond" and "aw" like "aw, man" have the same sound?

yawn, dawn, awning, faun, and awe all have the same sound

pond, on, don all have the same different sound.

eta: like infi said. I just got interrupted making that post.

infinite monkey;803162 wrote:

Dawn---awning--lawn---pawn

Don---Jon--bon-bon--

Soooooooooooooo different. I hear people call women named Dawn DON.

Sounds dumb.

Just sounds a different accent to me.

It doesn't matter how many times you show the different pronunciations, if that pair of letters represents that sound in an accent, then that's how the person will read it.

Absolutely good point, Dana.

I have an ear for these things, I think. I'm like Henry Higgins. I can 'hear' the slightest differences in the way things 'sound' when I'm reading them...and I think this contributes to my spelling ability too.

infinite monkey;803171 wrote:

I think this contributes to my spelling ability too.

SHE'S A WITCH!!!! Let's burn her!

Let's boin 'er!

infinite monkey;803145 wrote:

Ok. Did I imply you did? :confused:

I've heard people pronounce them the same but these people are uneducated mushmouths. ;)

No --- Not at all. I just don't get how that makes me a
Cheddarhead. :)

My friend in Louisiana (born, bred, still there smack dab in the middle of cajun country) got a Philly accent response. I think it's very accurate: never noticed any sort of south in their accent.

Same friend said they could hear Wisconsin in my voice. I didn't know that, but I guess it's sort of true. :)

infinite monkey;803158 wrote:

*snickers*

Look at the letters. dAWn. dOn.

Figure it out, genius.

Ask a serious question....

Whatever.

DanaC;803166 wrote:

It doesn't matter how many times you show the different pronunciations, if that pair of letters represents that sound in an accent, then that's how the person will read it.

True dat.
For both Dani and I, bath rhymes with path and has the same vowel sound as laugh and graph.

But she could also include faff in that list.
Whereas I would include par.

I do not have a good voice for TV and radio. When I speak, it's a mix of southwest, Philly, and I don't know what.

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.
Result Breakdown:
90% The Midland
80% Philadelphia
70% The Northeast
70% The Inland North
69% The South
38% Boston
33% The West
15% North Central

Some of my Brit friends would crack me up when they said "Pass the Pasta"

I would say "Pass the paahsta", they'd reverse the intonation of the a and say "Paahss the pasta"

Paws the pesto.

Pees the penis.

Pace the pessimist.

footfootfoot;803212 wrote:

Some of my Brit friends would crack me up when they said "Pass the Pasta"

I would say "Pass the paahsta", they'd reverse the intonation of the a and say "Paahss the pasta"

The long winter evenings must just fly by...
[COLOR="White"]That's a quote actually. Not me being a bitch. Much.[/COLOR]

The 'Mary, merry, marry' question did not give me the choice I wanted: Mary & marry sound exactly the same to me, merry sounds different, which wasn't an option.

Kinda/sorta accurate.

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I love Kentucky...accent and all. :)

BTW, God and Gawduh and Gawaduh shoulda been on there.

glatt;803165 wrote:

pond, on, don all have the same different sound.

uhm... no.... pond, and don do. On sounds different to me. pond and don have the ah sound. dahn = don. pahnd = pond.

on rhymes closer with pawn. to me.

but then I'm from philly, yo.

I say Ah-fiss for office. shelby used to mock me.

It's phonetics, folks.

What American accent do you have?
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.
Result Breakdown:
100% Philadelphia
85% The Northeast
80% The Midland
73% The South
70% The Inland North
38% Boston
18% The West
2% North Central
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

You people all sound funny. I don't have an accent.

Sundae;803223 wrote:

The long winter evenings must just fly by...
[COLOR="White"]That's a quote actually. Not me being a bitch. Much.[/COLOR]

snort

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I can read between the lines. ;)

zippyt;803261 wrote:

<table style="width: 320px; border: 1px solid gray; font: normal 12px sans-serif; background-color: white;"><tr><td colspan="2" style="background: white; color: black; padding: 5px;"><b style="font: bold 20px serif; display: block; margin-bottom: 8px;">What American accent do you have?</b> <div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 4px;">Your Result: <b>The Midland</b></div><div style="width: 200px; background: white; border: 1px solid black;"><div style="width: 95%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div><p style="margin: 10px; border: none; background: white; color: black;">"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.</p></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">The West</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 92%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">The South</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 54%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Boston</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 50%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">North Central</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 49%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">The Inland North</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 33%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">Philadelphia</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 27%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="color: black; background: white; padding: 3px;">The Northeast</td><td style="background: white; padding: 3px;"><div style="width: 100px; background: white; border: 1px solid black; margin-top: 4px;"><div style="width: 21%; background: red; font-size: 8px; line-height: 8px;">&amp;nbsp;</div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center; padding: 8px;"><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have"><b>What American accent do you have?</b></a><br><a href="http://www.gotoquiz.com/">Quiz Created on GoToQuiz</a></td></tr></table>

Go back and select the bb code

Or control print screen and trim the result.

or if you have a mac just use the area screengrab hotkey clover-shift-4 and select the area you want to cap. (another reason I like osx better than windows...)

FTFY. ;)

zippyt;803261 wrote:

a lot of gibberish

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.

What American accent do you have?
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.
Result Breakdown:
100% Philadelphia
88% The Northeast
80% The Midland
70% The Inland North
69% The South
44% Boston
18% The West
2% North Central
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

I just want to say, Zippy types with an accent. Stoopid machine.

A good question for that quiz would be:

"Does your pronunciation of the word 'on' rhyme with 'Ron', or 'zone'?

I've been told I speak with an accent. I'm sure they weren't talking about my "American accent."



:p: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.

ZenGum;803903 wrote:

I just want to say, Zippy types with an accent. Stoopid machine.

I often pronounce machine as mash-in-A.
It must have amused me once, but I used to curse our mainframe system quite roundly when I worked for a large mobile phone company. Before I left it was common parlance in my department when someone was frustrated with their computer.

Stupid mashina.

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.
Result Breakdown:
100% The Northeast
87% Philadelphia
85% The Inland North
60% The Midland
54% The South
44% Boston
18% The West
2% North Central
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz


... I'm English.

me too;p

Bet you and I have very different pronunciations of 'bath' and 'laugh' though.

my kids both got Mid Land.

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

Hahhahahahaaaaaaaaaaa

Lola Bunny;804359 wrote:

I've been told I speak with an accent. I'm sure they weren't talking about my "American accent."

It really only shows when you're telling someone they're too bookoo.

[FullMetalJacket]...and it ain't too goddamned 'bookoo'.[/FullMetalJacket]

wolf;804483 wrote:

It really only shows when you're telling someone they're too bookoo.

That was ƒucking racist as hell, btw.

:lol2:

Blueflare;804463 wrote:

What American accent do you have?

Dead on.

What American accent do you have?
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.
Result Breakdown:
100% Philadelphia
88% The Northeast
80% The Midland
70% The Inland North
69% The South
44% Boston
18% The West
2% North Central
Quiz URL: http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

Lola Bunny;804359 wrote:

I've been told I speak with an accent. I'm sure they weren't talking about my "American accent."



:p: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.

You prolly have a cute accent. I don't think I have heard you speak, actually.

Does anyone ever say "pry" in place of "probably?" Where does that come from?

Poor schooling.

kerosene wrote:

Does anyone ever say "pry" in place of "probably?" Where does that come from?

I do say "prolly." And when I'm super lazy, the L's get slurred more and more, so by the end, I could conceivably say "prah-y."

ZenGum;804781 wrote:

Poor schooling.

snicker

When I first started work in an office (sixteen, in hindsight how awful) I was once asked by our Director to read out a word. "Probably" I said, confused. "I didn't think it was you anyway," he said from his lofty height, "You read poetry."

I didn't find out what this arbitrary test was about until later. A very urgent and important message had been left scribbled on a piece of paper on his desk, rather than being reported to his secretary or going through the usual channels. It included the word "probelly".

I don't remember who was responsible (odd, as it was narrowed down to my team of six). I just remember the thrill of being recognised as an intrellectral.