The accent meme...

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Jeepers, this quiz has got me pegged. No one ever accuses me of talking weird, though, which I suspect is because I'm conscious of it and do my best not to talk weird, lol. Interestingly, when I changed one answer - the "horrible" question, which is the only accent thing that's ever been pointed out to me - to how I know it's supposed to be pronounced, I got the "you don't have an accent" one.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: Philadelphia   Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.
The Midland
The Northeast
The South
Boston
The Inland North
The West
North Central
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Comments

[clawofcat.livejournal.com]

When I took it, it told me I was from the Midland with an accent closest to Boston. Well, that's wrong. However, I consoled myself since it also said: "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." That's what I keep saying!

When I had my mom take it, she got The Northeast, probably New York, which is right. I looked to see which of our answers were different. How strange is it that I don't speak like my mom even though I've never left NY to live elsewhere?

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LOL! It's funny how it's dead on for some people and completely way off for others.

[louise39.livejournal.com]

Took this and it was correct for me. So few question to pin down the accent. Fun.

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

I took it and it told me I was from the Northeast..

Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.

Yeah, riiiiight...

^_^

[ladycat713.livejournal.com]

I got Inland North. The only thing is that except for one trip to New York I've spent my entire life in the South!