Accent-o-meter

Ibby · 03-22-2012, 09:36 PM

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com...nt-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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Ibby · 03-22-2012, 09:36 PM

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

wolf · 03-22-2012, 09:48 PM

dead on.

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

monster · 03-22-2012, 09:56 PM

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

Lamplighter · 03-22-2012, 09:56 PM

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

maineiac04631 · 03-22-2012, 10:03 PM

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

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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.

piercehawkeye45 · 03-22-2012, 10:22 PM

Dead on.

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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.

BigV · 03-22-2012, 11:38 PM

Got my "accent" right.

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Clodfobble · 03-22-2012, 11:39 PM

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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.

BigV · 03-22-2012, 11:44 PM

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

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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.

Sundae · 03-23-2012, 03:38 AM

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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)

Aliantha · 03-23-2012, 04:13 AM

Apparently I'm from the North East.

ZenGum · 03-23-2012, 05:28 AM

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

fargon · 03-23-2012, 05:57 AM

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

Griff · 03-23-2012, 06:38 AM

Inland North?

03-22-2012, 09:36 PM	#1
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Accent-o-meter http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com...nt-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? __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

03-22-2012, 09:36 PM	#2
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	I'm also totally curious what it does for foreigners. Brits! Aussies! try it! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

03-22-2012, 09:48 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	dead on. I remember doing one of these years ago here, but it was much longer than 13 questions. Attached Images __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

03-22-2012, 09:56 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	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 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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03-22-2012, 11:38 PM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Got my "accent" right. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-23-2012, 04:13 AM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Apparently I'm from the North East. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-23-2012, 05:28 AM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I got Northeast, with the same text as Sundae, eh? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	My accent is western, but if you were to hear me talk for a few seconds you would know that. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind. Last edited by fargon; 03-23-2012 at 06:02 AM.

03-23-2012, 06:38 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Inland North? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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