What American Accent Do You Have? - Page 2

Shine Dude · 01-15-2007, 10:51 AM

The West, even though I live in Missouri.

LinkManDX · 01-15-2007, 11:19 AM

It says Northeast, but I'm from the Philly area. I pronounce a long a in water, though. It says Northeast, Midland, then Philly.

Irby · 01-15-2007, 11:31 AM

I tried it even though im Canadian. I got Midland... It's just another way of saying I don't have an accent.

BrandonTragedy · 01-15-2007, 11:45 AM

Quote:

I don't know if the Quad Cities counts as Southern Illinois.

I live in Southern IL! but im not telling anyone where.

Koga · 01-15-2007, 11:47 AM

I answered the questions for the standard Received pronunciation (RP*)*accent I'm trying to talk in (though I obviously have a slight Dutch accent) and I got the same as Bomby and March: the Inland North.

I think a lot of the questions focused on the difference (or lack of) between the vowel in 'cot' and 'caught', and only on whether there was a difference or not. There is a difference between the two vowels in RP, as well as General American (GA), but in both cases they're pronounced differently (especially the 'cot' vowel).

I really missed a question about post-vocalic r's. That is, an r following a vowel, unless there's another vowel following. For example, in a standard English accent, someone would not pronounce the 'r' in 'car', unless it was in a sentence like 'car or bike'. When another consonant immideately follows the 'r', it's never pronounced (for example, 'park'). The same goes for most Australian and New Zealand accents, as well as the New England 'Boston accent' in the US. General American, Scottish English and Irish English are all examples of accents where the 'r' is clearly pronounced: so called rhotic accents.

You were right Codie, I'm having a ball with this

*RP is the almost non-existant 'standard' British accents that is often taught in schools, but is hardly ever found as a native accent. It's also the standard accent that they used to speak on the BBC (but nowadays BBC reporters speak in their own accent), so it was also known as BBC English.

***CaptHayfever*** · 01-15-2007, 12:03 PM

What a surprise, I got the answer that I had already known to be true.

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"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.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Frumie Bandy · 01-15-2007, 01:19 PM

I'm a western person with a midland accent. Screwy.

Demonicus Prime · 01-15-2007, 01:42 PM

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 [b]Dallas[b/] or Atlanta.

Heh, I used to live in Dallas.

t3hDarkness · 01-15-2007, 02:39 PM

I speak with American west accent, but its the terminology that differs.

I drink "soda", write with a pen, and cross my 7s.

EDIT: I went to check out some of the other quizzes, disregard most anything from that site.

***Ynot Shane*** · 01-15-2007, 06:05 PM

People from Missouri don't have accents?

Most people say they think I'm from the south. Whatever that means.

**Dr. Horrible** · 01-15-2007, 06:43 PM

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent."

I'm from Houston.

Valentine · 01-15-2007, 07:01 PM

This quiz says I have a Boston accent.

What accent rhymes 'bag' with 'vague'? That seems very strange to me.

**L007 is Undecided** · 01-15-2007, 09:50 PM

I'm pretty sure being South Dakotan gives some degree of farm accent, even though it says I don't have an accent. =/

DELICIOUS POISON · 01-15-2007, 11:22 PM

I took the quiz, and it claimed I have the "Inland North" accent. Unfortunately for them, I can honestly say I sound pretty much the same as the popular national tv/radio accent. I might be from Cleveland, but I notice some particular differences in the way we all pronounce things. Since I've had an interstate relationship, and now an international and cross-continent relationship, I'm pretty aware of the differences of language. There are a lot of subtle things to do with accents- while I still sound distinctly american to any aussies, I can actually understand what they're all saying, now (unless they're drunk and from Adelaide - I just looked at that guy and said "I'm from the US, and I have no idea what you're saying" and he gave up). I couldn't before, and that tells me that I've had change in my subconscious - I've adapted to their accent, and now I don't sound like I'm from Ohio.

This reminds me of a friend I had whose husband was scottish. She lived in the states, but because she constantly spoke with her husband, she had a sort of generic british sounding accent. There wasn't enough of any particular accent to make her sound scottish. I could make a safe assessment that SD doesn't sound particularily australian anymore to other aussies. I've even been told here that I sounded slightly Irish, once. Of course, that probably just makes me more conscious of my accent, and less likely to change pronunciation.

Metal Man · 01-16-2007, 01:45 AM

Midland and West, differentiated by the fact that I pronounce 'dawn' and 'don' the same. West came in first, which made sense, based on where I live, however they both indicate almost no accent. I have noted that I speak with no real accent, at least for America.

Now if I went to Britain, especially with that accent stuff Koga mentioned, I'd stick out like a sore thumb. Then again, I would know to call gasoline 'petrol' and an elevator a 'lift', and a few other things.

***Ynot Shane*** · 01-16-2007, 06:14 PM

I think inland north just means normal/correct.

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01-15-2007, 06:05 PM	#30
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01-15-2007, 09:50 PM	#33
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01-16-2007, 06:14 PM	#36
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 131,638 Thanks: 43 Thanked 418 Times in 216 Posts Points: 258,942.56 Bank: 18,736,510.84 Total Points: 18,995,453.40 Donate	I think inland north just means normal/correct. __________________ When in the real world am I ever going to need chemistry or history or math or the English language?

01-15-2007, 10:51 AM	#21
Shine Dude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mizzou Gender: Posts: 3,965 Thanks: 81 Thanked 83 Times in 67 Posts Points: 9,307.71 Bank: 192,280.39 Total Points: 201,588.10 Donate	The West, even though I live in Missouri.

01-15-2007, 11:19 AM	#22
LinkManDX Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Some call it slums, some call it nice! Gender: Posts: 3,334 Thanks: 255 Thanked 209 Times in 121 Posts Points: 15,877.02 Bank: 6,203.80 Total Points: 22,080.82 Donate	It says Northeast, but I'm from the Philly area. I pronounce a long a in water, though. It says Northeast, Midland, then Philly.

01-15-2007, 11:31 AM	#23
Irby Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada, Eh. Gender: Posts: 7,015 Thanks: 344 Thanked 122 Times in 103 Posts Blog Entries: 5 Points: 44,221.55 Bank: 19,502.83 Total Points: 63,724.38 Donate	I tried it even though im Canadian. I got Midland... It's just another way of saying I don't have an accent.

01-15-2007, 11:47 AM	#25
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 173 Times in 116 Posts Points: 106,318.41 Bank: 20,391.94 Total Points: 126,710.35 Donate	I answered the questions for the standard Received pronunciation (RP)accent I'm trying to talk in (though I obviously have a slight Dutch accent) and I got the same as Bomby and March: the Inland North. I think a lot of the questions focused on the difference (or lack of) between the vowel in 'cot' and 'caught', and only on whether there was a difference or not. There is a difference between the two vowels in RP, as well as General American (GA), but in both cases they're pronounced differently (especially the 'cot' vowel). I really missed a question about post-vocalic r's. That is, an r following a vowel, unless there's another vowel following. For example, in a standard English accent, someone would not pronounce the 'r' in 'car', unless it was in a sentence like 'car or bike'. When another consonant immideately follows the 'r', it's never pronounced (for example, 'park'). The same goes for most Australian and New Zealand accents, as well as the New England 'Boston accent' in the US. General American, Scottish English and Irish English are all examples of accents where the 'r' is clearly pronounced: so called rhotic accents. You were right Codie, I'm having a ball with this *RP is the almost non-existant 'standard' British accents that is often taught in schools, but is hardly ever found as a native accent. It's also the standard accent that they used to speak on the BBC (but nowadays BBC reporters speak in their own accent), so it was also known as BBC English.

01-15-2007, 01:19 PM	#27
Frumie Bandy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet X Gender: Posts: 3,844 Thanks: 285 Thanked 205 Times in 136 Posts Points: 28,788.39 Bank: 38,157.99 Total Points: 66,946.38 Donate	I'm a western person with a midland accent. Screwy.

01-15-2007, 01:42 PM	#28
Demonicus Prime Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: I Pity The Fool Who Confuses Me With Someone Other Than YoshiFreak. Gender: Posts: 2,935 Thanks: 572 Thanked 96 Times in 70 Posts Points: 14,240.82 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 14,240.82 Donate	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 [b]Dallas[b/] or Atlanta. Heh, I used to live in Dallas.

01-15-2007, 06:43 PM	#31
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01-15-2007, 07:01 PM	#32
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01-15-2007, 11:22 PM	#34
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01-16-2007, 01:45 AM	#35
Metal Man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Gender: Posts: 6,795 Thanks: 74 Thanked 208 Times in 143 Posts Points: 11,204.09 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 11,204.09 Donate	Midland and West, differentiated by the fact that I pronounce 'dawn' and 'don' the same. West came in first, which made sense, based on where I live, however they both indicate almost no accent. I have noted that I speak with no real accent, at least for America. Now if I went to Britain, especially with that accent stuff Koga mentioned, I'd stick out like a sore thumb. Then again, I would know to call gasoline 'petrol' and an elevator a 'lift', and a few other things.