What American accent do you have? | Comments
Below are comments submitted by GoToQuiz.com users for the quiz What American accent do you have?
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I apologize for those wierd typos in my posted comment. I was not aware of them until I saw them on the screen. Really, I don't usually type so poorly. Must be the late hour.
rosehill1 -
I'm from New Orleans - quiz pegged as 100% Philadelphian. But I guess that may be more accurate than "The South", since New Orleanians do not have the typical southern drawl.
cla1 -
I lived in Philly till I was 12. I now live in central Florida which is considered to have no accent generally. I got Philly on the quiz though so I'd say that's pretty impressive
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The quiz was right on the money in my case. It said "Northeast" and I grew up in the suburban NYC area. I've lived abroad for over 20 years now, but I imagine my English still sounds the same.
puglady1 -
You blew it! Said I have a Midlands accent, but I was born and raised right here in Los Angeles, California. What does a Western accent sound like then? (And don't tell me "like a coyboy!")
deener1 -
The South? Umm. . . no. Actually it's a Lancaster County, PA accent. They probably would have gotten if if they asked if "Don" and "Done" rhyme or if "Doris" contains one or two syllables.
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Well this sure didn't work for me. I was born in London, England and moved to Los Angeles, California when I was 6yrs old and this has me from the "inland North" I don't think so.
Phaedra1 -
You blew me away. I grew up in Boston, but I lived in Virginia, Los Angeles and now reside in Idaho. But I've been to 20 countries and at least 25 states. How did you nail down Boston. I have'nt lived there in 50 years.
kojak1 -
This is exactly correct. I am from Michigan. Born and raised. When I was stationed in Ft. Bragg, NC I tried to speak with a souther drawl, and the guy at the gas station asked me if I was from New York!
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I am from the south and talk like I am from the south. Just because I know how to pronounce works correctly does not make me sound like I am from the north. You need to refine your questions. No one wants to be told they talk like a hick,.
foxhall1 -
Mine said I was from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, or Rhode Island. Really? I live in Texas now but, grew up all over the country. Hence I am told that I have no accent.
cleandra1 -
Yup--I am a proud Philadelphian. Although I have lived in Silver Spring, MD for almost 9 years, I still consider myself a Pennsylvanian, and more specifically, a Philadelphian. That is one great city!!
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Hahaha!! The quiz says I am from Philadelphia or The Inland North - I have never been to either place. I am from New Zealand and have lived in Florida for 6 years. Good for a laugh!
eileenb1 -
I have been to Philly three times in my life. Raised in Micronesia and Philippines, lived 37 years in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Pacific. Inland north?
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Fun but inaccurate for me as well. I answered the questions thoughtfully and it determined mine was from around Philadelphia. I was born and raised in upstate South Carolina.
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one more thing... though it used to earn many teases as an accent to be shunned... i found myself happy once i heard my dear husband , at the time, insist i check the awl or all with my car and never did realize quick enough he meant to check the OIL! So there! :)))
clairebf1 -
My goodness!i had hoped by now to lose most all of my NATIVE PHILDAELPHIAN accent, and also have lived in many places in the USA and overseas... I spent 21 years in my native city and at 80.... well , there y'are!
This is really a very accurate "diagnosis" as i see it.
clairebf1 -
I was born in New Jersey but raised in Pa....my dad is from the southern end of Virginia but most people will assume I'm from the south because I picked up on his accent, especially when I'm mad!!
Jenne851 -
That actually makes sense. Boston is number two, eh? Well, ready for this? I'm Boston, baby. Believe it or not, I sound much more south than I do Bostonian or Western.
Davis3131 -
the other good example is the chain letter comments.
Normal ly i don't take the time to ever comment on anything online or read others for that matter because it invoke feelings like this, but I couldn't resist this time. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE IDIOTS, YOUR REALLY GONNA NEED IT.
M.
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Good point MrMoto about the soda thing lots of people call it pop. I do both without thinking about it. There is also wash being said worsh and people say root like rut which I do and actually like better.
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I'm not even a native English speaker and I got inland north. For me, all these words in the quiz sound differently. How can anyone pronounce them the same way?
Sanja1 -
Kantuno, snookums-i sure wish that I could get into a good collage. Art IS my thing, but I'd be all pasty and /or glu-ey. On the other hand, I went to Columbia University in NY which is a pretty pre-tt-y good college.
That's COLLEGE dumb one. Learn to spel.
HA!herb11 -
I'll join the STN. I have an average north central accent, does that count as boston? Thats what I got, but people tell me that I'm average. I have a hint of an cicilian and irish accent, and also a tennesee and north central accent. So my mouth is a mutt.
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Funny but this quiz says my accent is "Midland" and the part that is funny is I'm a California girl (born, raised and still living in California (San Diego).
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