What American accent do you have?

Take this frighteningly accurate test. I thought my accent was generic West Coast by now. In fact, I haven’t lived there for over 30 years, but:

You can take the girl out of Philly, but she’s still going to say WHORE-ible
So, what accent did you fail to eradicate?

Well that’s a relief :smiley:

It got me right…I am indeed a Chicagoan, and I definitely sound like one!

Damn,

Your Result: The North East

Central Jersey born in NYC.

“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.

North east

I tried it for fun.

I like that “for all we know” part…

Born in Santa Cruz, California, so I speak surfer, too. :stuck_out_tongue:

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

Texan is possibly the most annoying of all American accents.

:wink:

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.

"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.” "

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 :stuck_out_tongue:

“Boston” I spent my first 25 years there and moved to Oregon 25 years ago. Neat test.

All-righty then. This is one Canadian who is going to bookmark that page to have in my back pocket to defend against accusations of “a-booooot-isms”. :slight_smile:

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.

The West. I guess Western Canada counts as West.

The Midland. I guess that what comes from having grown up just west of Philadelphia, with a mother from NJ and a father from rural Washington state.

It said The West. I’m from Vermon.