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« on: Jan 22, 2007, 08:55 AM »
http://gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

Mine came up as
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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.

Sounds about right to me. 
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« Reply #1 on: Jan 22, 2007, 10:15 AM »
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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.

I don't think I sound like that or even have an accent, lol :)
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« Reply #2 on: Jan 22, 2007, 10:23 AM »
"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.

I hear that a lot...that I don't have an accent. If the quiz had told me I have a face for radio, I'd be bummed.  :P
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« Reply #3 on: Jan 22, 2007, 10:29 AM »
me , same as DD  ^^^
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« Reply #4 on: Jan 22, 2007, 11:07 AM »
Your Result: 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."
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« Reply #5 on: Jan 22, 2007, 11:18 AM »
Jersey boy represent!

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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.
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« Reply #6 on: Jan 22, 2007, 11:28 AM »
I got the same results as DD & Saucy.  I get that a lot as well DD. "You really don't have an accent"
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« Reply #7 on: Jan 22, 2007, 11:31 AM »
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.

lol maybe cause i am canadian...only thing is i also have a french accent...   :-s
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« Reply #8 on: Jan 22, 2007, 01:59 PM »
I couldn't figure out how to copy-paste...

but I got the "West" accent.  Basically, it's the lowest common denominator... or so it says.  Is that good or bad?  :-s  Evangeline aren't we from the same locale?  How in the hell did we get different answers!?!  Wait... I have an idea...  :beermug: :6paper: :beermug: :6paper: :roll:
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« Reply #9 on: Jan 22, 2007, 04:19 PM »
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."
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« Reply #10 on: Jan 22, 2007, 04:49 PM »
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.

spot on  :-s
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« Reply #11 on: Jan 22, 2007, 06:05 PM »
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"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.

Ya, my American accent sounds Canadian. :P
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« Reply #12 on: Jan 22, 2007, 06:46 PM »
Quote from: Sunnyvale Shrimp on Jan 22, 2007, 04:49 PM
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.

spot on  :-s

I got the same result.. I once had a Rhode Island Red chicken, so I guess she must have influenced my speech patterns *bok* *bok*
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« Reply #13 on: Jan 22, 2007, 07:16 PM »
A Rhode Island Red chicken eh Stoney  :-s   Not your infamous Rhode Island red mongoose  ;)
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« Reply #14 on: Jan 22, 2007, 07:55 PM »
Quote from: TheTimonator on Jan 22, 2007, 01:59 PM
I couldn't figure out how to copy-paste...

but I got the "West" accent.  Basically, it's the lowest common denominator... or so it says.  Is that good or bad?  :-s  Evangeline aren't we from the same locale?  How in the hell did we get different answers!?!  Wait... I have an idea...  :beermug: :6paper: :beermug: :6paper: :roll:

I got that too. West accent my ass ! I say "fixin to do" and "y'all" and "over thayre" sometimes but that's about as West as I get.
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« Reply #15 on: Jan 22, 2007, 09:40 PM »
Gave me the western also.. Don't understand why.
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« Reply #16 on: Jan 23, 2007, 08:35 AM »
Quote from: TheTimonator on Jan 22, 2007, 01:59 PM
I couldn't figure out how to copy-paste...

but I got the "West" accent.  Basically, it's the lowest common denominator... or so it says.  Is that good or bad?  :-s  Evangeline aren't we from the same locale?  How in the hell did we get different answers!?!  Wait... I have an idea...  :beermug: :6paper: :beermug: :6paper: :roll:

Yeah we are from the same location But I am a Canadian. I just married an American hehe
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« Reply #17 on: Jan 23, 2007, 03:30 PM »
Northeastern. New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island.

Could have fooled me! Wonder if those New Yorkers realise they sound like Limeys :lol:

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« Reply #18 on: Jan 23, 2007, 09:50 PM »
Your Result: Boston

You definitely have a Boston accent, even if you think you don't. Of course, that doesn't mean you are from the Boston area, you may also be from New Hampshire or Maine.

This is funny because although I am from eastern Massachusetts, no one thinks I have a Boston accent because I don't drop my r's. But this quiz didn't ask about that. Everything else fits but no one seems to associate those other things specifically with Boston.
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« Reply #19 on: Jan 24, 2007, 07:55 PM »
"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.

lol, my American friends say I don't sound Canadian... wtf do they expect, I wonder...
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« Reply #20 on: Jan 24, 2007, 08:10 PM »
My Mom says I don't have one.
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« Reply #22 on: Jan 24, 2007, 08:39 PM »
Quote from: Fishyneil on Jan 24, 2007, 08:10 PM
My Mom says I don't have one.
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Oh you got that southern Ontario accent big time Fish ! Your ma don't notice it cuz she has too probably. :gocanada:

JulianRocks has a maritime accent big time as well.
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