Quiz-Which American accent do you have?
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North Central.
Apparently my accent from "up nort', eh" is stronger than I thought. I never thought I had an accent until I moved down here to North Carolina. I had to watch a video of myself giving a 5 minute speech and I was completely surprised on how thick it was. Then I would come home to IA and listen to my family, and my in-laws speak. Again, I was surprised on how thick there accents are... Crazy!
Apparently my accent from "up nort', eh" is stronger than I thought. I never thought I had an accent until I moved down here to North Carolina. I had to watch a video of myself giving a 5 minute speech and I was completely surprised on how thick it was. Then I would come home to IA and listen to my family, and my in-laws speak. Again, I was surprised on how thick there accents are... Crazy!
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 think it might come out slightly differently if I spoke the answers to someone and had them decide. I was probably thinking of how I should say it more than how I necessarily always do. I know that when I moved to Iowa a few people gave me hell for sounding Canadian. I also know that when I was in Britain I picked up my roomies Canadian accent rather than the cool brittish one.
I think it might come out slightly differently if I spoke the answers to someone and had them decide. I was probably thinking of how I should say it more than how I necessarily always do. I know that when I moved to Iowa a few people gave me hell for sounding Canadian. I also know that when I was in Britain I picked up my roomies Canadian accent rather than the cool brittish one.
My brother moved to Northern Wisconsin about 10 years ago. Slowly he has acquired a Yooper-Nimrod accent.
Western. Interesting because I was born in Denver and spent the first five years of my life in CO and CA. Guess it left an impression!
Which American accent do you have?
My Results:
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.
My Results:
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.
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.
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 have a question. How is any portion of Missouri in the "neutral" category? Most people I've met from Missouri have thicker southern accents than 90% of the "real" southerners I know.
Same with Indiana. I spent a night in Evansville and in the bar by the hotel it sounded like I was down south.
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for this test, "neutral" does not mean "no accent." It just means that the answers you gave fell into multiple categories.
Can the OP add a poll to this one? Would be interesting to see! Or maybe we just need another new topic...6 pages should get us some data!
Oh...and
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.
Oh...and
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.
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I scored Neutral as well...but I pronounce Bag like Vague.
But...how should they be pronounced. I pronounce Bag with a long 'A' (not the short a) and i pronounce Vague almost the exact same way...is that bad?
I think Bag with a short 'a' would sound like someone from Minnesota or Canada.
Also...Stalk should rhyme with Walk in my opinion!
But...how should they be pronounced. I pronounce Bag with a long 'A' (not the short a) and i pronounce Vague almost the exact same way...is that bad?
I think Bag with a short 'a' would sound like someone from Minnesota or Canada.
Also...Stalk should rhyme with Walk in my opinion!
