What Kind of American Accent do you have?

[Danegirl2208]

http://gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have

I got the West..which is right on.. i lived in California most of my life and am in Arizona now :)

"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."

[dogzr#1]

"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 want to have an accent! I think it would be so cool to have one!

[animal_rescue]

"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'm from Northern Indiana... so maybe just a little close?

[davidpizzica]

I have a Pittsburgh accent! As a matter of fact, I believe we have our own language. We say phrases like "reading up a room", "Slippy" as in a slippy snow covered road, "telepole",for telephone pole, "gumbans", for rubber bands, "pop", for soda, and the ever popular "yinz", for you people. There are a lot more.

[Karen]

No surprise here - Boston accent, it says. But real Bostonians sound different than I do, as I don't drop Rs like the broader accented ones do.

[kuhio98]

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.

Sometimes people tell me they think I have an accent and ask me where I'm from. I tell them that I've lived in Scotland, Taiwan, Pakistan, Turkey, California and Alaska. But, they swear I have a "southern" accent. It must be all these years married to an "Okie". :p

I guess the Midland accent is from my parents -- who are both from southern Illinois.

[angelbow20]

Im Midland. and well actually im from pennsylvania so it was right! :)


"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.

[davidpizzica]

According to the quiz, I have a Boston accent! Not too bad considering I was born and raised in Pitsburgh. I guess people in Pittsburgh and Boston have the same accent.

[critter crazy]

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West


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.

[borzoimom]

The south- borderline was West right behind it...

[cmayer31]

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The West

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.

Yup, Southern California born and raised. Sadly, I don't think SoCal surfers have accents though; maybe different vocab, but that's it dude. :D

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I have a midland accent:

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.

Not surprising since I spent most of my life in Iowa!

[jenluckenbach]

Your Result: Philadelphia

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


HA!!! I never realized I had a Philly accent (But I DO live very close to Philadelphia)

[jazzcat]

The South

That's a Southern accent you've got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don't have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.

How true it is! :rolleyes:

[borzoimom]

The South

That's a Southern accent you've got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don't have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.

How true it is! :rolleyes:
AMEN!! But west was pretty high on the scale behind it.. YA'ALL... LOL

[Freedom]

"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 think that makes sense based on all the moving I've done all over. First 20 years or so I had a strong Boston accent, then I moved and got taunted and teased and reallyworked to soften it. Guess I succeeded!

[Christiansmommy]

Your Result: Philadelphia

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.

Being that I lived 20 minutes from Philly most of my life...that is right on. I am a Jersey girl!! :) Close enough to Philly!!

I went on a cruise for my honeymoon and was told that my accent was "stronger" than my husbands. Which I guess is true ( he grew up a little more morth than me)...but I had never thought of myself as having an accent. Especially since the girl telling me this was as southern as southern can get!! :)

[Chilli]

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.

Odd, seeing as I was born and raised in Arkansas. :D The South was 5th on the list.

[buttercup132]

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.

I took it even though I am Canadian and what do you know it said I was.:p

[DrKym]

Mine said Inland North, see all that money I spent so I wont sound southern, and instead I sound Wisconsin :confused: .............. :rolleyes:

[prechrswife]

Mine says Midland, but South was a close second, and South is much more accurate.

[Pam]

Philadelphia accent for me! No surprise there as I was born in Philly and lived in the area (now in South NJ-- right over the bridge) all my life. :)

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.

[slick]

What??? There's different accents???? :eek: You all sound the same to me. ;)

[RICHARD]

What??? There's different accents???? :eek: You all sound the same to me. ;)

Ya gut that right, eh! ;)

[Daisy and Delilah]

SOUTHERN

I'm shocked at this. Everybody always asks me if I'm from New York or New Jersey? :)

[Karen]

Daisy & Delilah - I bet that has to do with how fast you talk, not the accent itself, as we NorthEasterners tend to talk much more quickly than "real" Floridians I have known!

[Pam]

[QUOTE=Daisy and Delilah

Everybody always asks me if I'm from New York or New Jersey? :)[/QUOTE]

And just to further confuse the issue, Southern New Jerseyans sounds completely different than Northern New Jerseyans. Northern NJ folks sound more like New Yawkers! :p

[Cinder & Smoke]

Me? = Midland

Try this Quiz on for size ~ "How Pittsburgh are you?"

http://gotoquiz.com/how_pittsburgh_are_you

Boy, we *aced* that one 100% !!

:D

[Daisy and Delilah]

This is so interesting! :) We have such a melting pot in Florida, alot of the time, it's hard to tell where anybody is from. Some native Floridians I know have no accent at all and some have a southern drawl :D

[Flatcoatluver]

I got North central.
I am not even close to Minnesota!

[Laura's Babies]

That's a Southern accent you've got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don't have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.

Ah hem.... It's the SUNNY South folks!

[davidpizzica]

Me? = Midland

Try this Quiz on for size ~ "How Pittsburgh are you?"

http://gotoquiz.com/how_pittsburgh_are_you

Boy, we *aced* that one 100% !!

:D
Phred, Yinz better believe I aced that one! 100% Pittsburgh!

[Suki Wingy]

Midland, I'm good for TV or radio apperently!

[Danegirl2208]

Me? = Midland

Try this Quiz on for size ~ "How Pittsburgh are you?"

http://gotoquiz.com/how_pittsburgh_are_you

Boy, we *aced* that one 100% !!

:D

LMAO i took that one just for fun:

You are 11% Pittsburgh.

Jeez-o-man! That's an awful score. You know nothing about Picksburgh. You're probably also a Dallas Cowboys fan. You're just not cut out for this quiz. I guess it's just a Burgh thing

haha well considering i've never been to Pittsburgh, i'd say thats right on..uh, except for the cowboys part ROFLMAO ;)

[krazyaboutkatz]

I was born in PA but moved to S.C. when I was 8 years old and lived there until I was 19 years old. Then I moved to CA and have been here ever since except for when I went to college in S.C. In S.C. everyone thought that I had a northern accent and in CA a lot of people still think that I have a southern accent.

My results:
"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.

[Miss Z]

Ha ha, I did this purely out of interest to see what a Lancastrian accent would sound like with an Ameican twang! For all the questions, I answered that none of the words are pronounced the same and it seemed really odd to me that someone would pronounce stock (stok) and stalk (stork) the same, or how 'on' could rhyme with dawn (dorn)! :p

I got a Northeastern accent, cool!

[buttercup132]

Ha ha, I did this purely out of interest to see what a Lancastrian accent would sound like with an Ameican twang! For all the questions, I answered that none of the words are pronounced the same and it seemed really odd to me that someone would pronounce stock (stok) and stalk (stork) the same, or how 'on' could rhyme with dawn (dorn)! :p

I got a Northeastern accent, cool!While I was doing it I was thinking to myself how could anyone say these different they sound the same! Most of the words sounded the same for me.

[Pam]

Me? = Midland

Try this Quiz on for size ~ "How Pittsburgh are you?"

http://gotoquiz.com/how_pittsburgh_are_you

Boy, we *aced* that one 100% !!

:D

Phred, I couldn't even begin to guess at an answer to most of them. I guess I am 0% Pittsburgh. LOL!

[Miss Z]

Heh heh, I just did the 'How English are you?' and got 100%. I have to say though that the quiz was extremely biased as I rarely drink tea and I prefer my scones only with cream and no jam. :p

I also did the Welsh one and I'm 74% Welsh, so does that make me 174% British? :D

[Cincy'sMom]

Midland accent here. I wonder why it says Southern Ohio? I think there is more of an accent there in Northern Ohio.

As for the PIttsburgh quiz, never been there, but got a 97%!! I guess I have enough friends fromthere to understand the talk?

[Ginger's Mom]

100% Philadelphia. :D
I was very amused by your result, buttercup (some people may mistake you for Canadian, lol).

[davidpizzica]

Midland accent here. I wonder why it says Southern Ohio? I think there is more of an accent there in Northern Ohio.

As for the PIttsburgh quiz, never been there, but got a 97%!! I guess I have enough friends fromthere to understand the talk?
Cincy'sMom, I think that would qualify you as an honorary citizen of Pittsburgh or Da 'burgh!

[PJ's Mom]

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."

I live in Texas. Go figure. :p

[Randi]

I took the test for fun. This is my result: LOL!

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.

Philadelphia

The Inland North

The Midland

The South

Boston

The West

North Central

In the one Phred posted, I'd need some " Don't know" answers. ;)

[finn's mom]

This isn't surprising at all. :) I got South, with Midland immediately after it! I wasn't sure if it would come up Midland or South. But, people never guess I'm from the South, they either think California or the Midlands (my mother's from Illinois, my biological father hailed from Indiana and my step dad is from Maine). I moved from the South at thirteen, and have been in Germany, Washington, Virginia, Texas and South Carolina ever since. My accent's all over the place, y'all! ;)

[cassiesmom]

'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." '

Here is a little lesson in Chicagospeak; it's true! The only thing it's missing is "carkies" which you put into the door to unlock, and the ignition to start your automobile.
http://www.seanparnell.com/Chicago/Chicagoese.htm

[Edwina's Secretary]

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."

I have learned to speak a little of the local dialect here in SoCal (have eliminated "pop" as reference to....well pop...) but I slipped the other day. Lost once again, I stopped at a gas station and asked about the "espressway." "What's an expressway???" was the answer. (of course with the traffic here it is easy to understand why the term isn't used.)

And Cassie...that Chicago dictionary is also missing "by" as in...I went by my mother's house last night. (Non-Chicagoans would say I went to my mother's house...)

[k9krazee]

Inland North!!

[lizbud]

I have a midland accent:

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.



Same here. I was born in Indianapolis. :) I have been told I have a southern accent, but I don't think so. Southern Indiana maybe. :)

[dukedogsmom]

Mine is midwestern which is really strange since I'm from Tennessee and moved to Florida when I was nine. Wonder why?

[GreyhoundGirl]

Ha ha, I did this purely out of interest to see what a Lancastrian accent would sound like with an Ameican twang!

I got a Northeastern accent, cool!

Me too! I didn't even know how to pronounce most of the words. lol that's probably why... :p

Funny... Québec/russian wasn't an option. haha. :p

Zara... I did it for the exact same reason. lol!

[Felicia's Mom]

Inland North.

[Crayons09]

I got North Central and I'm from Minnesota. Thats so cool.

[angelbow20]

http://gotoquiz.com/how_pa_are_you


for everyone thats from Pa. or even if your not from pa....

[BitsyNaceyDog]

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."

Pretty close, I grew up in upstate New York.

[sirrahved]

My result: The inland north.

Yes, I DO drink pop, but so does everyone in Fort Wayne, and they do in Western Nebraska, too.

Spinoff post to follow!

[Jods]

"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.

[Twisterdog]

Your Result: The West

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.

Makes sense, since I have lived in Wyoming or Colorado almost all my life.

[dab_20]

The West. Hmmm... well I live in the west right now... but everyone here tells me my accent is definatly northern. Maybe a little of both?

[lvpets2002]

:) For sure "Taxiin" {texcan} with of Course Southern hospitality.. :D

[Blue_Frog]

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n19/bluefrog_ca/Misc/accent.jpg

huh... I guess i have a Canadian Accent, eh?!
What aboot that!

[Queen of Poop]

Well my fellow Canadians, guess we all sound the same. I took the test and just about fell out of my chair laughing when it said North Central - probably mistaken for a Canadian. This was fun, thanks.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Well my fellow Canadians, guess we all sound the same. I took the test and just about fell out of my chair laughing when it said North Central - probably mistaken for a Canadian. This was fun, thanks.

Haha... that's funny... I got northeastern and I'm in Eastern Canada :P

[Rachel]

Well, they couldn't have pegged me any better than the Inland North since I grew up in Wisconsin and live in the Chicago suburbs. But they really got me with that first sentence.

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."

[slick]

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.....

:D :D ...and you guys laughed at the way I say "about"...eh???