What American accent you have?
Dec 5th, 2006, 08:21 AM
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I would say those who didn't get 'correct' identification of a accent probably people without musical hearing, so they answered questions not so presicely as it was expected.
Some of those questions are not easy to answer with 100% assurance.
I can say my native tounge is one of the European languages but quiz got me right on money. Considering i have gotten here at 26 and still speak with a huge accent I was detected right where I am.
So for those who is not satisfied please, try again and pay more attention. Have fun!
Some of those questions are not easy to answer with 100% assurance.
I can say my native tounge is one of the European languages but quiz got me right on money. Considering i have gotten here at 26 and still speak with a huge accent I was detected right where I am.
So for those who is not satisfied please, try again and pay more attention. Have fun!
Dec 5th, 2006, 08:58 AM
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When I moved to Texas from Minnesota many years ago they said I had a Minnesota accent. When I moved back to Minnesota they said I had a Texas accent and that I had never lived in Minnesota. People in my own little home town who don't know me tell me I could not have been born here and went to high school here. Sometimes after I say a sentence I can hear a Texas twang in what I said.
Dec 5th, 2006, 10:23 AM
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Sorry, Livlovlaf, but I have an MA in English from University of Pennsylvania. I have taken several linguistics courses, and I know the difference between "cot" and the dipthong "aw" in "caught."
I am very dubious about the quiz. It reminds me of those feckless on-line I.Q. tests.
'enry 'iggins it ain't. Blimey.
I am very dubious about the quiz. It reminds me of those feckless on-line I.Q. tests.
'enry 'iggins it ain't. Blimey.
Dec 5th, 2006, 10:45 AM
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Hi Budman, so that is why you have a connection with Lodi grapes, I have always wondered! A long time ago my maternal grandfather raised his family in Lodi and had vineyards. I loved going to Lodi when I was growing up. Good times!!
BTW, I assume you know Mare Island Naval Shipyard was closed down. That certainly caused a great economic hardship for Vallejo for quite a few years.
BTW, I assume you know Mare Island Naval Shipyard was closed down. That certainly caused a great economic hardship for Vallejo for quite a few years.
Dec 5th, 2006, 10:57 AM
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Interesting. As the first member of my family to be born in Texas, I thought I'd know the answer. But it said "Midland". Although that makes some sense since my mother's from Illinois and my dad's from Michigan. Fun test.
Dec 5th, 2006, 02:07 PM
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Very neat and so funny!
My results:
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.
It said I was 95% from the west coast.
I have spent most of my life in PA.
FUNNY!
My husbands results:
Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.
It said he was 100% Philadelphia.
He has spent most of his life in PA.
This was fun LovLivLaf!
My results:
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.
It said I was 95% from the west coast.
I have spent most of my life in PA.
FUNNY!
My husbands results:
Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.
It said he was 100% Philadelphia.
He has spent most of his life in PA.
This was fun LovLivLaf!
Dec 5th, 2006, 02:44 PM
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Mine came out Midland and I'm a native Texan. People that I have met that know I'm from Texas are surprised that I don't have that southern drawl. I think everyone in the world has seen JR Ewing and expects all Texans to talk like he did.
We call all carbonated soft drinks coke. My aunt in Kansas always calls them pop.
We call all carbonated soft drinks coke. My aunt in Kansas always calls them pop.
Dec 5th, 2006, 03:24 PM
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Mine said Inland North. Not correct.
I always call a carbonated beverage a "soft drink". If I want a Coke, I order a Coke.
I never say "pop" or "soda pop".
People in New York state loved my "deep southern" accent. In the south, people asked where I am from.
I love this and also wonder if it is correct.
I always call a carbonated beverage a "soft drink". If I want a Coke, I order a Coke.
I never say "pop" or "soda pop".
People in New York state loved my "deep southern" accent. In the south, people asked where I am from.
I love this and also wonder if it is correct.
