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[snurri]

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

North Central. This is what everyone calls a "Minnesota accent." If you saw "Fargo" or "Drop Dead Gorgeous" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Some Americans may mistake you for a Canadian.

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We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?

Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different... Different Same

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[jamiam.livejournal.com]

Yep:

Northern. Whether you have the world famous Inland North accent of the Great Lakes area, or the radio-friendly sound of upstate NY and western New England, your accent is what used to set the standard for American English pronunciation (not much anymore now that the Inland North sounds like it does).

[snurri.livejournal.com]

I would have expected myself to get that, having grown up in St. Paul. But I guess I picked up enough Northern Minnesota from my mom's family along the way.

[jamiam.livejournal.com]

I'm a little surprised that this category is so broad. I would not expect Inland North to be lumped with western New England or St. Paul.

[carnwrite.livejournal.com]

Dave, would you say this is accurate? :P

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Mid-Atlantic. This is what everyone calls a Philadelphia accent although it's also the accent of south Jersey, Baltimore, and Wilmington. Well, everyone that lives near there, that is. Outsiders can tell you talk differently from them even though they can't tell what your accent is.

New York City. You are most definitely from New York City. Not New Jersey, not Connecticut. If you are from Jersey then you can probably get into New York City in 10 minutes or less.

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?

Same Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different... Different

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Heh. It's hard for me to mentally collate your accent with a Noo Yawk accent. I'd guess that the quiz was perhaps flummoxed by your answers :-)

[carnwrite.livejournal.com]

You think? ;)

[czakbar.livejournal.com]

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Midland. The Midland (please don't confuse with "Midwest") itself is the neutral zone between the North and South. But just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from there. Since it is considered a neutral, default, "non-regional" accent you could easily be from someplace without its own accent, like Florida, or a big city in the South like Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta.

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?

Same Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different... Different

[bibliogrrl.livejournal.com]

The funny part is when I lived in Central IN, I was ALWAYS pegged as being from Chicago because of my accent.

I guess that it isn't as strong as I thought.

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Midland. The Midland (please don't confuse with "Midwest") itself is the neutral zone between the North and South. But just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from there. Since it is considered a neutral, default, "non-regional" accent you could easily be from someplace without its own accent, like Florida, or a big city in the South like Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta.

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?

Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different... Same Different

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Yah, like a normal person. With adequate attention to vowels.

[snurri.livejournal.com]

True dat.

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

I mentioned to I think it was mrissa once (we were talking about Minnesotans and how they talk) that you didn't sound like a Minnesota guy to me until the time you said the phrase "Minnesota guy." And then I heard it ever after.

(Midland here, it claims, but one of my favorite parts of living in Boston is that nobody asks me if I'm from Boston anymore.

("You from the East Coast? Boston?"

("No. Ohio by way of Illinois."

("Oh.")

[snurri.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can't exactly figure your accent :-)

I have this theory that the best way to confirm someone's origin is to have them say where they're from. Wisconsinites pronounce "Wisconsin" in a very specific way. Ditto Illinites, at least most of them. And, yeah. Min-knee-SEW-ta!

[rambleflower.livejournal.com]

I can explain my results. I grew up in Indianapolis (thus the first results), but I've been living with Tim Pratt (from North Carolina) for six years now...

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Midland. The Midland (please don't confuse with "Midwest") itself is the neutral zone between the North and South. But just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from there. Since it is considered a neutral, default, "non-regional" accent you could easily be from someplace without its own accent, like Florida, or a big city in the South like Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta.

Southern. Love it or hate it, your accent says you're probably from somewhere south of the Ohio River.

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?

Same Different Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different...