What American Accent Do YOU Have?
posted by: ShonBaconOK – this SO has nothing to do with writing, but I was on fellow twitter/writer Helen H. David’s [blog] this morning and came across this quiz.
I’m born and raised in Baltimore, MD, but I’ve lived in other places like New York, New Jersey, and Chicago, and since 2001, I’ve lived in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Needless to say, I have several flavorings in my mouth, LOL
Down here, I’m always told that I sound like I’m from “up North.”
Whereas, when I talk to people “up North,” they tell me, “Yeah, that Southern accent is now in your mouth.”
LOL
Below is my result – it’s pretty on point, I think, just because I realize that I’m adaptable to all my surroundings. There is a WHOLE lot of Baltimore in me, but every once in a while, you can catch an inflection that screams Chicago and definitely New Jersey, and without a doubt, Louisiana. Shoot, there have been a few times that I slipped up and said the word “fixin’” instead of “about to.”
I cringed after the fact, but some of their word usage and the moving of the mouth and tongue to say certain words are starting to infiltrate me.
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Your results for this quiz have been calculated and are presented below:
| 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. NOTE: Below are the regions that “my accent” is most reflected in – starting with the most “obvious” first! |
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| The South | |
| The West | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The Northeast | |
| Boston | |
| North Central | |
Check out the [QUIZ] and let me know your results!
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7 Responses to “What American Accent Do YOU Have?”
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November 25th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Hey there chica, guess what I got the same thing. And that’s very strange because, I lived in the South for 19 years and still living here!….LOL
November 25th, 2008 at 10:06 am
That is strange, lady. Wow. Don’t know what to say to that, LOL
November 25th, 2008 at 10:22 am
I got Philadelphia first. Here’s the rest:
The Inland North
The South
The Midland
The Northeast
North Central
Boston
The West
I grew up in New York, but my parents and I are from Jamaica, West Indies, and now I live in Georgia. I’ve always been told that I have an accent, but not a typical accent it’s a mixture of something. I don’t know how true that is. I’m just me.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Hey JC,
Yes, you ARE just you…I’ll have to call you someday so that I can hear your “accent”.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
“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.”
People often tell me I sound like I’m from Pennsylvania. I have never lived in Pennsylvania. I’ve lived in Southern VA, DC, Northern New Jersey, NY, and now most of my life in North Carolina.
I can control when I say “fit’na”
November 25th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
I apparently have a Midland accent too
http://www.imperfectclarity.net/?p=175
(And I’m originally from West Virginia
)
November 25th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
But your regions are in a different order, and your Midland accent is higher than mine…what that means? Who knows! LOL