What kind of American Accent do you have
http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_a ... o_you_have My accent came out that I come from Illinois or Wisconsin. So for me it came out right. I guess I speak like a midwestern. Mary |
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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.
The results are always similar, no matter how often I take the test. |
I am inland north, Great Lakes (I'm from MI) and it says I probably call carbonated drinks pop (I do). Pretty cool  |
| It said the West for me...basically everything's pronounced the same! It worked, I'm from the West! |
| I got the same thing was mom
Quote: "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.
Ironically, almost everyone who meets me says I have an accent ..........from "i swear you're from cali..." to "you're a texan for sure." |
Here's mine 
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.  |
| Midland- no accent. Bland I guess... |
| Me 2--Midland....?? but I say farty-four as opposed to forty-four... |
| Well i am not American but if I were I must come from
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. New York here I come  Bewdy |
jean wrote: Here's mine
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. This is the result of my test also....I'm originally from Michigan with parents from Vermont. I have always been told I had a Boston Accent. I have never been mistaken for a Canadian accent. (the test did show I was pretty heavy in the Boston accent...about 3/4 on the scale.) |
| Result: The West
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. That was fun! The result I expected. Although, I'm not sure I like to be called "the lowest common denominator".  |
| That is a wonderful test! What American accent do you have? Your Result: Boston 100% |
| Inland north for me. And of course I call carbonated drinks "pop." I'm from Chicago! |
| Okay, but my question is, WHERE do people pronounce 'bag' as 'vague'? That one seemed strange to me... |
| It said I was from Wisconsin...I was born and raised in California...born in Hollywood. My parents are east coasters. Maybe I read too much! |
wendy58 wrote: It said I was from Wisconsin...I was born and raised in California...born in Hollywood. My parents are east coasters. Maybe I read too much!
Hmmm...If your parents are from the east coast, and you are from the west coast...Wisconsin makes sense! |
| Mine said Philadelphia. I'm about 60 miles north of Philly, so it makes sense. |
barney1 wrote: It said the West for me...basically everything's pronounced the same! It worked, I'm from the West!
I'm northeast -- all the word comparisons are pronounced differently. |
bdx4 wrote: I am inland north, Great Lakes (I'm from MI) and it says I probably call carbonated drinks pop (I do). Pretty cool
me too and ive lived in AZ for more than half of my life now |
barney1 wrote: Okay, but my question is, WHERE do people pronounce 'bag' as 'vague'? That one seemed strange to me...
There are some "regional" Chicago accents (like certain neighborhoods, think Berwyn) that would pronounce bag like vague. |
We say vague the same as bag.  |
| Interesting! So you say I have a 'bague' of dog treats...hmmm. I need to get out more and hear these things! |
| Midland, but I'm not from there. |
| Mine came back as midland. No accent..... I am Canadian.... You all sound funny to me. Just kidding |
bdx4 wrote: I am inland north, Great Lakes (I'm from MI) and it says I probably call carbonated drinks pop (I do). Pretty cool
It said the same about me and I am from New York City originally - but I did work on losing that accent when I was in my teens so maybe..... |
barney1 wrote: Okay, but my question is, WHERE do people pronounce 'bag' as 'vague'? That one seemed strange to me...
That sounds like a Minnesota accent to me.
I'm the Midland.  I want an accent. I've lived in TX all of my life. I'm going to have to start watching old western movies so I can learn to talk like a hick. Hey, yaaaawl! |
Darcy wrote: bdx4 wrote: I am inland north, Great Lakes (I'm from MI) and it says I probably call carbonated drinks pop (I do). Pretty cool me too and ive lived in AZ for more than half of my life now I call soda "Pop" also....originally from Michigan (now in FL where it is callsed "soda") and I will not change. lol |
| I'm inland north, too but I don't say pop very often. Only if others are referring it to it that way around me and I don't want them to feel like I'm correcting them or something. Otherwise I say soda. |
| In TX everything is a Coke.
"Do you want a Coke?" "Sure." "Okay. We have Dr. Pepper, Sprite, and Rootbeer."  |
| My brother scored 95% Boston.
I wonder which he answered differently? Maybe "loud" and "about." Those are the same for me... but it took me a lot of repeating it ummmm aloud to figure it ummmm out. |
| I was doing the test last night and sort of whispering the words to myself and hubby was like, WHAT is wrong with you? As I was going Don? Dawn. Dawn? Don...over and over again! |
Ron wrote: My brother scored 95% Boston.
I wonder which he answered differently? Maybe "loud" and "about." Those are the same for me... but it took me a lot of repeating it ummmm aloud to figure it ummmm out. i keep saying both out loud and i have no idea how you can make them sound alike...at ALL! |
| how do YOU say them?
So our cross country coach in high school was from Philly and he'd say 'water' as 'worter' (or something like that!) and we'd just get him to say it over and over and just laugh and laugh...and then it'd start the 'How do you say X' 'How do you say Y' game...we were SO annoying... |
| louwd...
abouwt.... i annunciate the d in loud, and the t in about....i mean you wouldnt use them in a rhyming poem for goodness sake.... oh and my roommate in college was from conneticut and i used to make her say worter and quarter all the time  |
Darcy wrote: louwd...
abouwt.... i annunciate the d in loud, and the t in about....i mean you wouldnt use them in a rhyming poem for goodness sake.... oh and my roommate in college was from conneticut and i used to make her say worter and quarter all the time Maybe I misunderstood, but I don't think they were talking about the 'd' or the 't'...I thought they were just talking about the 'ou' part... |
The "ou" in those words sounds the same when it comes out of my mouth. 
What does it sound like to you? That test needs an audio clip. |
Beaureguard's Mom wrote: The "ou" in those words sounds the same when it comes out of my mouth.
What does it sound like to you? That test needs an audio clip. Canadians say a-boot rather than a-bout so they're the ones who say it differently! |
| Ah-ha!
I knew it couldn't be my southern accent. |
| Ok, came up with Midland. I'm from Detroit, lived in Southern Indiana 10 years, and everyone says I have an accent! I go home to MI visit, they say I sound funny. Here, at home in IN they say I sound funny and not from here. My little neighbor just thinks it is hillarious when I say "doll" She hears, "dowl" but no matter how hard I try, still comes out the same~ |
| this Canadian says about |
| Suprise - mine says I have a Southern Accent 96%. Imagine that. |
| this total british person _ really british if i don't think about it things like GOSH! get said.
is fron new york city according to that quiz i was interested to see where it would say i was from zoe and einy |
barney1 wrote: I was doing the test last night and sort of whispering the words to myself and hubby was like, WHAT is wrong with you? As I was going Don? Dawn. Dawn? Don...over and over again!
I have a sister in law who agonizes over saying my name - and we have ben SIL's for 24 years! She is from here in MN, but grew up in a German area. I never notice her saying it different, but she always apologises for saying Don. And we have lived 5 miles apart for most of those 24 years! |
| This test is amazing . It said New York for me and sure enough New York is it !
Wow I am impressed. Antoinette |
| Hmmm...I dunno, it said Wisconsin for me
Trouble is, while taking the test, I really couldn't separate out how I actually SOUND from how I THINK I sound...so who knows?! |
| Ah ha! it said midland for me and I don't say "aboot!"! I've lived in Quetec City, London, England and Bermuda among other places! |
lisaoes wrote: Well i am not American but if I were I must come from
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. New York here I come Bewdy LOL Lisa! My results were exactly the same as yours. Imagine my surprise
I am from North Jersey, I grew up just 20 miles from NYC !!! |
| 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. I am from the very same. I loved the quiz, thx! |
Pepsi's Mommy wrote: lisaoes wrote: Well i am not American but if I were I must come from 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. New York here I come Bewdy LOL Lisa! My results were exactly the same as yours. Imagine my surprise No surprise to me Elissa, I've heard your accent. I am from North Jersey, I grew up just 20 miles from NYC !!! |
ravenmoonart wrote: Hmmm...I dunno, it said Wisconsin for me
Trouble is, while taking the test, I really couldn't separate out how I actually SOUND from how I THINK I sound...so who knows?! ha ha ha Me too. I ended up having to ask Cam if I sounded the same or different on some...
Oh, and Dawn--that's funny about your name and your SIL. And it's also funny that when I was pronouncing them I was thinking of Don as a person and dawn as the beginning of a new day, not the name! |
ravenmoonart wrote: Trouble is, while taking the test, I really couldn't separate out how I actually SOUND from how I THINK I sound...
Oh good point! |
Pepsi's Mommy wrote: LOL Lisa! Just imagine, if the two of you were talking we wouldn't be able to tell you apart! Good thing for Avatars! My results were exactly the same as yours. Imagine my surprise I am from North Jersey, I grew up just 20 miles from NYC !!! |
| This is pretty interesting. I am from Hungary, my first language is Hungarian, I learnt English in London, lived in Columbia, SC, a little bit in Dallas, a year in Boston, and 6 months in Chicago (married a Texan) and my results was:
Quote: 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." When I lived in London I was asked if I was Canadian because of my RED hair!!! I thought I was blondish.... I suppose only Stacy can tell what accent I have... |
ButtersStotch wrote: Canadians say a-boot rather than a-bout so they're the ones who say it differently! Only the newfie's say "aboot"....the rest of us are "abowt"...(Newfies being the folks who live in Newfoundland) I was told to have a western accent: Quote: 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.
How come none of us Canadians have the same result? And Dawn, is your name not supposed to sound like "Don"? To me it does..... |
| Wow, it pegged me! It said I have a Northeast accent, which is where I was born and raised. I don;t think I speak that way any more, but that's definitely the way I spoke as a child. |
Bosley's mom wrote: ButtersStotch wrote: Canadians say a-boot rather than a-bout so they're the ones who say it differently! Only the newfie's say "aboot"....the rest of us are "abowt"...(Newfies being the folks who live in Newfoundland) They're the only ones who say a-BOOT-- everywhere else is more subtle but it's definitely there. I don't think Canadians recognize it in themselves.  |
ButtersStotch wrote: I don't think Canadians recognize it in themselves.
Not recognizing that we have an accent is true of all of us no matter where you are from |
| Midlands for sure. Parents: one from southern Ohio, the other from Chicago. Said I had a good voice for radio and TV, done both so I guess they are right on! Fun! |
Bosley's mom wrote: And Dawn, is your name not supposed to sound like "Don"? To me it does.....
Yes, it is supposed to be different. Like "lawn", or "yawn" .(provided you say them different - not yon, or lon!) |
Prof. Boni wrote: I suppose only Stacy can tell what accent I have...
A very cute one
I've definitely Midland. I'm from Chicago area! |
jean wrote: ButtersStotch wrote: I don't think Canadians recognize it in themselves. Not recognizing that we have an accent is true of all of us no matter where you are from I don't know. I'm pretty aware of mine. I work at a big urban university and we have students from all over the world. There's a huge international population plus we get all the Canadians from Windsor and the surrounding area. Many of the people that work there are transplants from other areas, too. Everyone sounds different and you can't help but notice! My good friend that I work with (who is from Ohio) often get into the "Dawn" and "Don" because we work with a guy named Don and the name comes up a lot. I know even though her pronunciation is as close to without an accent there is, I pointed out that since Don is from this area of Michigan, his parents named him that name with the intention of it sounding like "don" and not "dawn." Don walked by and yelled out "She's got you there!" |
got sheep wrote: Bosley's mom wrote: And Dawn, is your name not supposed to sound like "Don"? To me it does..... Yes, it is supposed to be different. Like "lawn", or "yawn" .(provided you say them different - not yon, or lon!) I say all of the above the same...Help me out here! What should be said how?  |
| Ummm - how about saying "long"? In a drawn out way? That is more the way "Dawn" is different than "Don". |
| lol
"long" "Don" "Dawn" "lawn" "spawn" "fawn" "Yawn" and "Ron" all sound the same to me. |
Ron wrote: lol
"long" "Don" "Dawn" "lawn" "spawn" "fawn" "Yawn" and "Ron" all sound the same to me. OMG, you east coast people!!!!
I have a daughter who has a NY accent, so I actually know what you are talking about.......Rawn |
Stacy wrote: Prof. Boni wrote: I suppose only Stacy can tell what accent I have... A very cute one I've definitely Midland. I'm from Chicago area! Oh, thank you Stacy! |
| I got Boston......Boston? How the heck did that happen? Ron, like yourself all the answers were apparent to me but for the last one..aloud...had to repeat that a couple times.
I've travelled extensively around the planet and most people always comment on my British accent. (shrugs shoulders). I even worked in NY for a couple months and travelled afterwards throughout the East Coast. My co-workers thought I was British.
So in a nutshell I'm a French born, Canadian transplant that either sounds British when speaking or as if I may come from the Boston area? |
Marianne wrote: I got Boston......Boston? How the heck did that happen?
So in a nutshell I'm a French born, Canadian transplant that either sounds British when speaking or as if I may come from the Boston area? Geez and I thought you were my long lost EVIL twin. Me, French Heritage too, sheesh Maz, no life savers in Budgie Smugglers when you do visit. |
| Boston was one of the placed settled by the British, perhaps the accents are still similar in lots of ways. |
| Keep in mind, too, this is only for American accents so if you're from somewhere else in the world, even originally, it's probably going to give you some crazy readout! |
| Lisa,
Perhaps the test was a bit shonky or I've a few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock. I'm from Back of Bourke and was searching for a billabong. Some Banana bender gave me the wrong directions , that Bludger! No worries as I caught a ride in a divvy van and met some nice bushwranglers and duffers who were sitting on their dags. Everything is fair dinkum and my Bluey says G'day. >>Speaks Ozzie, with Boston accent,
See Lisa we're still sistas! Ron, I forgot about the Boston Tea Party and thanks Butterstotch for that info too - it makes sense. |
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