ofiba Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 So why did this thing tell me what my accent is without even asking me a single question? 843537[/snapback] It's that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I scored a Midland accent. Not bad considering I'm from Pennsylvania Took a couple other tests there... What type of person do you attract? Your Result: You attract geeks! Innocent or Sinful? Your Result: Docile Sinner I tried the "Ultimate Football Trivia Quiz VII" but it was soccer How Christian Are You? You are 29% Christian You own the Bible, but it's soley for looks.You are probably a suppoter of war and blowing up abortion clinics. You have too much anger and are too naive to ever be a true christian. i don't own a bible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 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." 843517[/snapback] Me, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 "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." Well, I am from Pennsylvania and have been told I have a good voice....pretty damn accurate! 843221[/snapback] I got the same ranking yet I was born and raised in Buffalo. Of course my dad's from Indianapolis (even though that's more central then southern Indiana) so maybe I picked up some of his accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift Sylvan Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I got Midland, and I've lived in southern California my whole life...however, my dad and extended family is from Philly so that might explain it. I'm not a surfer so that might be why I don't have the west accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Inland North Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick in* england Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I have North Eastern (NYC) accent...! Mary Marry Merry? Cot Caught? Dawn Don? Oh my goodness, thank goodness I am coming to America next week - I can give you all elocution lessons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Da hell ya mean you're not from Pennsylvania?? 843868[/snapback] Shhhhhh! Don't let the secret out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Oh my goodness, thank goodness I am coming to America next week - I can give you all elocution lessons! 844307[/snapback] Thank God for that! Harriet will need some personal tutoring to get rid of her potty mouth. See if you can spare her some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Shhhhhh! Don't let the secret out. 844365[/snapback] No Erie Days shirt for you this year, mister! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 It's that good. 843877[/snapback] Except I don't talk like someone from NYC. I don't mind though. I've never been a fan of these online quizes, so at least I didn't have to answer about 75 questions this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiew Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Mine came out as Philadelphia. Any of you who have heard me speak can join me ROFLMAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Mine came out as Philadelphia. Any of you who have heard me speak can join me ROFLMAO. 844719[/snapback] Perhaps south south Philadelphia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Mine came out as Philadelphia. Any of you who have heard me speak can join me ROFLMAO. 844719[/snapback] Sounds about right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 And when they say Minnesota, they don't mean Minneaplis/St. Paul, they mean the people that live out on the Iron Range. Ya, you betcha! Fer sure! 843654[/snapback] Thanks for clearing that up. I also had 2 of my siblings take the test. My brother's result was "The West" accent and my sister's was "The midland" accent. How can we have 3 different results in the same family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 The WNY accent is distinctive. It is not noticed by natives. It is when you leave the area. 843574[/snapback] They just call me "mile a minute." I noticed in the midwest, the words are pronounced with a long vowel. Elite becomes E-lite Deluxe becomes D-lux In Illinois the s is silent, except in Des Plaines... They take umbrage when you pronounce the s... The funny thing is that s pops up in other locations... Like the grocery stores here... Jewel becomes Jewel's, Cub Foods becomes Cub's Food... Soldier Field becomes Soldier's field... Chicago Lock becomes Chicago Locks... And so on... WTF? And as you drift south of I-80... You begin to pick up a "twang." Do they call Cincinnati down there Cincinnata?... They do that with Missouri too, I heard it called Missoura... WTF is up with that too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Rich Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 In Illinois the s is silent, except in Des Plaines... They take umbrage when you pronounce the s... The funny thing is that s pops up in other locations... Like the grocery stores here... Jewel becomes Jewel's, Cub Foods becomes Cub's Food... Soldier Field becomes Soldier's field... Chicago Lock becomes Chicago Locks... And so on... WTF? 844977[/snapback] Sounds similar to Baltimore, where people refer to Giant supermarket as "the Giants". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Do they call Cincinnati down there Cincinnata?... They do that with Missouri too, I heard it called Missoura... WTF is up with that too? 844977[/snapback] No...but one occasionally hears the rurals uses the term "Cincinnatus", the old Latin Military leader's name. But I very much like hearing regional accents, never make fun of them, and hope they never get wiped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 No Erie Days shirt for you this year, mister! 844674[/snapback] We Love Erie Days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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