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Quiz-Which American accent do you have?

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.

Yeah! Go America!
 
Mr Janny said:
Did anyone say that they pronounce "Bag" like "Vague?" I'd like to know what part of the country teaches people that little linguistic nugget, so I can avoid ever vacationing there.
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I think it sounds like an east coast accent. Specifically Boston.
 
Clark said:
I think it sounds like an east coast accent. Specifically Boston.
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I disagree. The Boston accent is known for it's broad "A" or "ahhhh" sound. That would be the opposite of bag/vague.
 
Clark said:
I think it sounds like an east coast accent. Specifically Boston.
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Mr Janny said:
I disagree. The Boston accent is known for it's broad "A" or "ahhhh" sound. That would be the opposite of bag/vague.
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It's Canadian.

Southwestern Ontario

In Southwestern Ontario (roughly in the line south from Sarnia to St. Catharines), despite the existence of the many characteristics of West/Central Canadian English, many speakers, especially those under 30 speak a dialect which is influenced by the Inland Northern American English dialect found on much of the American regions adjacent to the Great Lakes, though there are minor differences such as Canadian raising (listen to "ice" vs "my"). Additionally there is a tendency to round the mouth after pronouncing the vowel "o" which is distinct from the General American Accent.
Also, the vowel of "bag" sounds closer to "vague" or "egg", "right" sounds like "rate", the "ah" vowel in "can't" is drawn out, sounding like "kee-ant".
 
North Central. I've been to Canada twice, I guess some of it rubbed off on me. I am from Kansas but grew up for most of my life in southwest Iowa.
 
RustShack said:
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. I'm from southwest Iowa but live in NE now.
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Neutral for me.
 
Mr Janny said:
Did anyone say that they pronounce "Bag" like "Vague?" I'd like to know what part of the country teaches people that little linguistic nugget, so I can avoid ever vacationing there.
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That's one of those things I think you'd be likely to find in a strong Wisconsin accent. Yes, it does exist.


Northern for me -- and considering I grew up an hour out of Chicago, very close to the Wisconsin/Illinois stateline, that makes perfect sense.
 
Neutral.

I should take this test after spending a few days with my New Yorker relatives - I pick up their accent like it's nothing. Probably has to do with my parents growing up there and me learning to speak English there.
 
Wx4Cy said:
neutral, as in newtral.

I am curious how many say "get" as though it should be spelled git. I know I do.
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I got neutral. I also say get as git. My favorite is hearing people here in eastern Iowa say the Walmarts or John Deeres and say Washington and washer like Warshington and warsher. There should be an accent such as "the hicks" for those type of people.
 
Got Western, but I'm not sure what the difference is between Western and Neutral.

Caller vs. Collar?

Anyone have another comparison that uses the same two sounds? Would that be similar to Dawn vs. Don? I guess I could imagine a slight twinge or drawl (ah vs. aw) in Caller and Dawn but it seems too marginal to ever even notice someone else saying it, let alone notice yourself.
 
I got Northern which makes sense. Spent my first 18 years in Connecticut, then 20 years in Iowa and now in Nebraska.
When I go out east people tell me I have a midwest accent and people in the midwest tell me I have an east coast accent.
 
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