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05-23-2007, 03:10 AM
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| | What American accent do you have? | |
I know we've done accent quizzes before, but this one seemed particularly accurate: New York City. You are most definitely from New York City. Not New Jersey, not Connecticut. If you are from Jersey then you can probably get into New York City in 10 minutes or less. Take this quiz now - it's easy! |
05-23-2007, 06:01 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
I don't think people really have trouble figgering out where I'm from. What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net Northeastern.
You're probably from somewhere near New York City, possibly north Jersey, or Connecticut or Rhode Island. If you are from New York City you may be one of the types who people never believe when you say you're from New York.
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05-23-2007, 06:33 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
North Central. This is what everyone calls a "Minnesota accent." If you saw "Fargo" or "Drop Dead Gorgeous" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Some Americans may mistake you for a Canadian. Take this quiz now - it's easy!
Well, I'm Canadian, so, that probably explains it. Never did pick up the New England accent while I was there.
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05-23-2007, 06:48 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Northern. Whether you have the world famous Inland North accent of the Great Lakes area, or the radio-friendly sound of upstate NY and western New England, your accent is what used to set the standard for American English pronunciation (not much anymore now that the Inland North sounds like it does). Take this quiz now - it's easy!
Can't wait to show this to my hometown friends who say I sound like a Long Islander now.
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05-23-2007, 07:58 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Southern. Love it or hate it, your accent says you're probably from somewhere south of the Ohio River. Take this quiz now - it's easy! |
05-23-2007, 08:19 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
You know, what's funny is, I never understood why people always chastise me for calling my friend Dawn "Don." To me, it's the same. It made me laugh when I saw that in question.
How DOOOO you pronounce that?
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05-23-2007, 08:57 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Western. Like Midland, Western is another accent that people consider neutral. So, you might not actually be from the Western half of the country, but you definitely sound like it. Take this quiz now - it's easy!
Well, I spent a week in Nebraska and a week in Utah. I guess that qualifies me... oh, wait: Quote: |
P.S. Apologies to all Vermont people because I know the answer it gave you was probably way off.
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05-23-2007, 08:59 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Quote: wivabef said
 You know, what's funny is, I never understood why people always chastise me for calling my friend Dawn "Don." To me, it's the same. It made me laugh when I saw that in question.
How DOOOO you pronounce that? | They sound the same.
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05-23-2007, 09:32 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Ima Southern'er, too. Big surprise after the last question. 
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05-23-2007, 09:56 AM
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When I moved to Long Island, one of the girls I worked with on my second job was Dawn. In a noisy environment, she didn't seem to hear me calling her and I realized she thought I was saying "Don." I had to start saying "DAWn" to get her to hear me. It's DAW ("a" pronounced like as in "awl") with the "n" as almost a separate syllable, as opposed to "Don" ("o" pronounced like in "on").
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05-23-2007, 10:23 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Creepy! Northern. Whether you have the world famous Inland North accent of the Great Lakes area, or the radio-friendly sound of upstate NY and western New England, your accent is what used to set the standard for American English pronunciation (not much anymore now that the Inland North sounds like it does). Take this quiz now - it's easy!
And it's Dawn like lawn. Or do you say lon? |
05-23-2007, 10:57 AM
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southern here |
05-23-2007, 11:00 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
I used to say Lahn and Don, now Lawn and Dawn. But I had to really work to emphasize the "aw" of Dawn.
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05-23-2007, 11:04 AM
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It can be sort of a Du-ahn sound too. I say it both ways.
Off to take the quiz. Should be interesting, since I have a number of accents, depending on the word. 
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05-23-2007, 11:10 AM
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Not surprised, I have a mixture: North Central. This is what everyone calls a "Minnesota accent." If you saw "Fargo" or "Drop Dead Gorgeous" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Some Americans may mistake you for a Canadian. Midland. The Midland (please don't confuse with "Midwest") itself is the neutral zone between the North and South. But just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from there. Since it is considered a neutral, default, "non-regional" accent you could easily be from someplace without its own accent, like Florida, or a big city in the South like Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta. Take this quiz now - it's easy!
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05-23-2007, 11:24 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Western!
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05-23-2007, 11:39 AM
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| | Re What American accent do you have? | |
Dawn, lawn, fawn, pawn... same spelling, same pronunciation.
Which is the same as caught, bought and ought. Of course.
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05-23-2007, 12:24 PM
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Quote: pippadaisy said
And it's Dawn like lawn. Or do you say lon? | Lon...
... but, in my defense, I say "Lon" like "Lawn" 
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05-23-2007, 12:45 PM
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