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Which American accent do you have?

The test was stupid. If ANYONE hears me talk, they know I'm from the Northeast. The test said my accent was a southern drawl.
 
Neutral

You`re not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don`t really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.
 
North Central

What people call the "Minnesota accent." Sounds almost Canadian. You may have even been asked if you were from Canada before.


I can differentiate between Canadians though.
 
Says Canadian. Don't know where the hell it gets that from.
 
Says Canadian. Don't know where the hell it gets that from.
 
Neutral
You`re not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don`t really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.
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Yup, I moved around a lot growing up. Like my father, some can detect a hint of a southern draw when I speak, because we each spent our early years in Huntsville, Alabama; otherwise I blend right in.
 
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What I'm trying to figure out is why my most common misspellings are incidences of Canadian English.
 
Aunt Spiker said:
I thought no better thread than this to announce that the ultimate of all ultimate dictionaries is in completion - Volume 6 is in press now: Dictionry of American Regional English

The purpose of the dictionary is to categorize and reference all terms and words that are used across America for their various items, people, activties - etc. . .they've researched for decades to gather all the needed definitions and references for the dictionary series.



I can't wait to give it a peek!
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Thankies for sharing this! I love all our accents (I scored NE, which makes no sense) and our different tastes in food, customs, etc.

Melting pot, my ass.

Viva la difference'!
 
Thunder said:
Quiz - Which American accent do you have? - YouThink.com

very cool 17 question quiz.

my result? regular-old American English.

how boring. :(
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Here's what I got:

Western

Western is kind of neutral, but not quite since it`s still possible to tell where you`re from. So you might not actually be from the West (but you probably are). If you really want to sound "neutral," learn how to say "stock" and "stalk" differently.
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Which is funny, because I'm actually from the South, but because I have family members who are hearing-impaired, I've had to learn to elocute, which evened out my southern drawl. I think that's why I was assigned to that accent.
 
Northern - You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

This doesn't surprise me. My mother is from Minnesota and my father was from Connecticut, so we're kind of meeting in the middle.
 
ok, I'll admit it: my father has ZERO accent. Somehow, lots of folks raised in Manhattan developed no NYC accent. Its weird.

My mom however, who was born in Brooklyn, has a bit of a NY accent. But I learned more from my dad, and non e of my teachers ever had any kind of accent...so this is why I talk the way I do.
 
Viktyr Korimir said:
What I'm trying to figure out is why my most common misspellings are incidences of Canadian English.
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don't fret, as we here in NYC have a "Centre Street" down by City Hall. It appears to be not that uncommon in the Northeast.

:)
 
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Northern

You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

Still have my New York accent, I guess LOL. Funny, when I live down South, everyone says I talk like a yankee. When I am in New York, everyone tells me I talk with a thick southern drawl.
 
Northeastern as people enjoy reminding me every time I open my mouth where I currently live.
 
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