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Title: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Tiannia on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:18pm

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I'm curious. I've always lived in the west, grew up in the Southwest. But after 6 years of Theatre they beat any trace of accent out of me unless I was supposed to have one. ;)

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Neutral You`re not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don`t really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Jonny on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:28pm

It nailed my ass....LMAO! ;D

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Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by cash5542 on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:40pm

I am neutral, no suprise being an army brat and moving everywhere growing up! My daughter inlaw is from Tenn. I'd love to see how she does.

Charlotte

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by KJ on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:42pm

Dead on. Cool quiz. :)

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Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Karla on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:50pm

Mine was the Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo accent that northerners love. It was right on being from WIsconsin.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:08pm

Mine was Canadian - how odd! ;D

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Charlie on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:15pm

Most western New Yorkers sound like weathermen from the Weather Channel 8-)

Charlie

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Langa on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:26pm

Nailed me too!

Northeastern

This could either mean an r-less NYC or Providence accent or one from Jersey which doesn`t sound the same. Just because you got this result doesn`t mean you don`t pronounce R`s.(People in Jersey don`t call their state "Joisey" in real life)

I wonder how RACER1 will do on this?

Langa

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Jonny on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:27pm

Langa wrote on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:26pm:

I wonder how RACER1 will do on this?

LMAO!!!!!.....I was thinking the same thing....LOL ;D

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by cosmicfunkfather on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:28pm

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crazy man..... 8-)

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by dougW on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:49pm

Too damn funny.
No tricking that test, 'eh?
LOL, told you I don't have an accent!!

What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)

Canadian

People from outside North America probably think you`re from the States, but over here we wouldn`t make such a mistake.
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Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Jimi on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:51pm

They got me listed as a southerner. But just barely, dag nabbit.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Racer1_NC on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:03pm

Langa wrote on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 8:26pm:

I wonder how RACER1 will do on this?

;D ;D

It has me as "neutral".

The quiz is busted...... :D

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by deltadarlin on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:07pm

Gee, it says that I have a southern accent!

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Southern People used to hate Southern accents but now everyone wants one.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Melissa on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:25pm

Dead on for me!

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Northern You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Jonny on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:41pm

Melissa wrote on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:25pm:

Dead on for me!

Now that I re-think it, I should have said that, Mel.

Me saying "it nailed my ass" might bring Chuck out of the shadows to hit on me.....LMMFAO!!!! [smiley=spit.gif]

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by alienspacebabe on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:46pm

Not sure what it means by "northern accent" - I don't have an accent!

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Northern You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Charlotte on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:55pm

mine said western. ;D

Charlotte

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Gator on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 10:07pm

Chalk up another neutral. Makes sense. People frequently have trouble telling where I am from because I have lived all over the place - Kansas, Illinois, Texas, Louisiana, Greenland, Washington State, Korea, Japan, Missouri and Oklahoma with temporary duty and training assignments in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Washington State, Georgia, South Carolina, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, Arkansas, Texas and the Philippines as well as short excursions into or through most of the US states, Canada and Mexico.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by George_J on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 10:19pm

Neutral as well.

I grew up in the area below, but have lived in the west for better than thirty-five years. I live in an area that's basically urban, though, and--although there's something of a regional Idahodian accent--you see it more in the rural areas. So I never picked it up.

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Interesting stuff.

Best,

George

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Leesa on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 11:14pm

Well lets see here..........well since Ive been down south since 98 most would say southern. BUT........it has to be factored in I was born in MD but grew up in WV and that is where they will bury me!!
Leesa, WV hillbillie ;D

PS: DJ board looks good!!

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by ClusterChuck on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 2:51am

wrote on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 9:41pm:

Me saying "it nailed my ass" might bring Chuck out of the shadows to hit on me.....LMMFAO!!!! [smiley=spit.gif]

And since WHEN have I needed an excuse to hit on your CUTE ass?
:-*

~~Lust~~ Love struck Chuck

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by LeLimey on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 3:59am

Well I'm "West Texas" of course - no surprises there huh?! ;)

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Jackie on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 7:53am

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Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by jimmers on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 9:31am

Northern for me as well. It nailed me.

Now wheres the bubbler? I'm thirsty! :D

So the only ones here I could understand while talking to are Karla, Mel, and Liz. We'll see how Bill and Pat do :D

Jimmers

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by BarbaraD on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 9:36am

I might be just a "little" southern... Imagine that honey chile... :)

Hugs BD

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by midwestbeth on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 10:16am

Neutral midwestern accent with no accent at all....

Beth

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Lizzie2 on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 10:19am

Well, it says I'm neutral - which is fine because I was born in Louisville, Kentucky, then moved to St. Louis, then moved to Vermilion, Ohio, then moved to Philly.

The progression of my accents really did change with each place I lived. Ask Helen, after 8 days in England I was starting to morph - I'm that kind of person who just unconsciously starts talking like whoever I spend time around.

When I first started talking through whenever it finally washed out of me in St. Louis, I had this very very thick southern accent. And actually, so did my mother, who never grew up in the south and never has had a hint of southern accent since - but she truly did when we lived there! (Maybe she's a morph'er (my made-up term) too!)

Then, living in St. Louis and Ohio changed me. There are regional differences in words, but not really accent.

Philly has been the most interesting, and where I have lived for the longest. I'm not sure if that quiz identifies a Philly/South Jersey accent, but I'm thinking it doesn't because then it would have picked up mine.

For instance, how do you say the word water? Does it sound like wooder? How about radiator? (Said with short a like in Cat) How about tournament? That one was a tough one - when I lived in the midwest, we said it like turn-a-ment, but now I say it like tore-na-ment, which is what they say around here. And a final one is culdesac. Before, I would have pronounced that cull-dih-sac, and now I say cole-duh-sac.

My mom even says that out of all of us, she hears the Philadelphia accent most in me. Maybe that's because I live closest to the city and work/spend all my time at doc appts in the city. There are lots of other nuances to the Philadelphia/South Jersey accent, but those above are the easiest to describe!

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Lizzie2 on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 10:25am

Oooh one thing to add. Perhaps the most difficult thing about living in this area is the pronunciation of my own name!

I never could tell the difference between Carrie, Keri, or any other spellings. Same with Mary, Merry....

People in this area and in New York City (my college roommate was a true New Yorker) say those names very differently. I can't even phonetically type out how my name is said here, but I cannot tell you the number of people who tell me that I say my own name wrong. That's hilarious. So then, so that people would quit saying that and so that when I was asked my name and someone needed to write it down, I started pronouncing it with the distinctive "aaah" that people around here and in NYC use.

My dad now makes fun of me by mimicking the way I say my name (badly) and saying that I've changed it to sound like people around here. I told him that it depends who I'm speaking to - if someone asks me straight out, I say it the way I always have - but if I'm having to speak it to someone who has to write it down, then I say it in the more Eastern way.

Nothing gives you an identity crisis more than people telling you you don't know how to pronounce your own name! haha

Hugz,
Care-ee

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by mummymac on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 1:26pm

Northeastern

This could either mean an r-less NYC or Providence accent or one from Jersey which doesn`t sound the same. Just because you got this result doesn`t mean you don`t pronounce R`s.(People in Jersey don`t call their state "Joisey" in real life)

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Hey Paul looks like you were right about me I am a Joisey

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Linda_Howell on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 2:19pm

Hmmmmmmm. Well now, aren't I special? Seems I don't have an identity. Since I've lived in California almost my whole life, I don't get it???

Neutral

You`re not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don`t really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Rosybabe on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 2:32pm

Mexican!! :D ;D ;D ;D well the quiz said Neutral.....

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by totka2 on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 3:22pm

My strong Hungarian accent is Northeastern

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[smiley=wtf.gif]

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by stevegeebe on Jun 14^th, 2008 at 9:55pm

Northeastern. Specifically.... Brooklyn.

Port city accents are similar...so I've been told. This bears it out I guess.

Steve G

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by sandie99 on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 7:02am

I got Neutral as well. No surprises there. :)

Sanna

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by maalstroom on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 7:29am

Mine would be Dutch off course. As the Netherlands are a place much visited by you Americans, I can say that most of you think of it as cute, Dutchmen speaking English ;D!
I recently saw 'The devil's rejects' (just LUV horror movies, nothing you can do about it) which takes place in I guess Alabama or Texas or something, some rural area, and have to admit I thought it was so funny (in a good way), such thick accents!

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by George_J on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 8:36am

maalstroom wrote on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 7:29am:

Mine would be Dutch off course. As the Netherlands are a place much visited by you Americans, I can say that most of you think of it as cute, Dutchmen speaking English ;D!

Since I speak (some) English and (less) German, whenever I listen to Dutch being spoken, it almost makes sense to me, but.....not quite. It's become quite clear to me that whenever I think I'm getting the gist of a conversation in Dutch, I'm often horribly mistaken.

For example, my tin linguistic ear insists that your moniker--maalstroom--either means this:

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Obviously it is not wise to depend upon my interpretation of Dutch. ;)

Best wishes,

George

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by CostaRicaKris on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 1:29pm

Northern??!

I must suck at taking tests. I've never even been to that part of the country.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Melvyn on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 6:14pm

Hi,

born in Liverpool, have lived in London now down in the South west of England - but the quiz reckons I have a Northeastern accent - New Jersey .

What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)
Northeastern

This could either mean an r-less NYC or Providence accent or one from Jersey which doesn`t sound the same. Just because you got this result doesn`t mean you don`t pronounce R`s.(People in Jersey don`t call their state "Joisey" in real life)

Crazy or what?

regards,

Melvyn :)

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by seasonalboomer on Jun 16^th, 2008 at 5:26pm

that's a fun one.

Dead on.

Northern.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by thomas on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 9:23am

I'm neutral..

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Kilroy 2.0 on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 10:33am

Agostino Leyre wrote on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 9:23am:

I'm neutral..

That is what it told me!
But, everyone in WI says a have a southern accent and everyone in TX says I talk like a yankee!

:D

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Jean on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 1:12pm

That was interesting! I was neutral. I live in an area called South St. Louis where people do have a bit of an accent. They say "fark" for fork, "southmore" for sophomore "farty" for forty "warsh: for wash....... you get the idea. I try hard to say those words especially the correct way.

My husband's family is from Eastern Tenn. When we visit, my kids and my husband fall quickly into their accent. One time we were there at a restaurant when a waitress said. " Ya'll ain't from round here are ya? I could tell from ya'lls accent." We cracked up!

Jeannie

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by Cathi_Pierce on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 1:55pm

Even though I was born in the South( that's Suthun Califooornia).I am another Neutral.......
perhaps thatmakes me a REAL All-Amurican girl?

I dunno...........
[smiley=hiya.gif] [smiley=vrolijk_1.gif]

Cathi

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by echo on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 2:05pm

Tiannia wrote on Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:18pm:

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Same for me. Makes sense to me. Dad grew up in Montana, Minnesota, Mother is from North Carolina. I grew up in Minnesota, spent time in Kentucky, Virginia, Georgia and now live in Kansas.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by TomM on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 3:43pm

Neutral for me, too!
I've spent most of my life in MERLAND and do not have the BALIMER accent. Just plain james...
TomM

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by thebbz on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 3:46pm

Hillbilly Harvard mix :-/

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by maalstroom on Jun 19^th, 2008 at 1:41am

George wrote on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 8:36am:

maalstroom wrote on Jun 15^th, 2008 at 7:29am:

Mine would be Dutch off course. As the Netherlands are a place much visited by you Americans, I can say that most of you think of it as cute, Dutchmen speaking English ;D!

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or this:

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Obviously it is not wise to depend upon my interpretation of Dutch. ;)

Best wishes,

George

Well, George, you were right on the second one. Maalstroom is a word to describe to most violent of vortexes, and literally translated it would spell grinding stream.
German and Dutch are indeed similar, but different enough to be very confusing to none-native speakers. The same goes for the Scandinavian languages. I can have a decent conversation in Norwegian, and therefor understand a little Swedish, but not more than to get the jist of it. However, my knowledge of Swedish is so basic, I couldn't reply in a proper manner.

Greetings from the Netherlands.

Title: Re: What American Accent do you have?
Post by aprilbee on Jun 19^th, 2008 at 10:30am

Western

Western is kind of neutral, but not quite since it`s still possible to tell where you`re from. So you might not actually be from the West (but you probably are). If you really want to sound "neutral," learn how to say "stock" and "stalk" differently.

I'm an oil brat...spent most of my life in Wyoming and Oklahoma...makes sense I guess....

that was fun!! :)