“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 live in Florida, used to live in Ohio, have lived in Atlanta, Baltimore, Washington, DC, Seattle and was born in California. I’ve also lived in a few different countries. Nobody can figure out where I’m from, and strangers often think I might be European, but seem terribly American.
I’m an Aussie and it told me I have an North East American accent. I travelled through the USA (well a few states) last year, and completely fell in love with the Texan accent. drool
It pegs me as being from “The Inland North.” Well, I guess that’s halfway right. I have spent most of my life in Oklahoma, and have lived in Texas, Tennessee, and Missouri. Not very northern, but mostly inland.
Haha! I listed as “Inland North,” but I grew up in Texas. I’ve never even lived east of the Mississippi River! Of course, my father was from California, and it’s been a long long time since I’ve lived in Texas. I’m constantly told that I have no Texas accent. And I’ve worked and buddied around with enough Brits and Aussies that I think they’ve had quite an influence.
“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.
Fair enough; Mom’s from the Northwest, Dad’s from the Heartland, and I’ve lived in IN, VA, OR, and WA.
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.” "
Chicago girl here.
Most local folks can tell whether fellow native Chicagoans are from the North or South Side. The real oldtimers can tell from your speech patterns what hundred block you grew up on
It thinks I’m from North Central. Well, it’s half right. I’m from the North East. I’ve had a couple people remark that I don’t sound quite like I’m from around here, so there’s that.