I have a North Central accent.
And yet I talk nothing like a Dakotan!
| 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. | |
| The West | |
| The Midland | |
| Boston | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The South | |
| The Northeast | |
| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz | |
But if I change a couple iffy answers, I move to California!
| 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. | |
| North Central | |
| The Midland | |
| Boston | |
| The South | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The Inland North | |
| The Northeast | |
| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz | |
3 comments:
Apparently, England sounds a lot like New York. Not. Silly, silly quiz.
I got "north central", too. And since we grew up in the same household but took the test independently, I think the test is badly designed.
Hmmm... I raised both of you yet my accent was pegged as
""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.
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My ancestors aren't from any of those states either! The quiz is interesting in seeing which words were selected to use, but is too simplistic.
~Mom
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