OT Accent Quiz

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_america...nt_do_you_have

How about that. This quiz got me right, I grew up in southern Illinois.

Your Result: The Midland

"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.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote in news:Ufhfh.6528
:

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_america...nt_do_you_have

How about that. This quiz got me right, I grew up in southern Illinois.

Your Result: The Midland

"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.


Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City,
Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City
(and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they
actually heard you speak."

Well, I guess it might have localized me correctly, to Brooklyn. I suppose
some of this comes down to what I say, not how I say it.

--
Scott
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"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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Ken Fortenberry wrote in news:Ufhfh.6528
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http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_america...nt_do_you_have

How about that. This quiz got me right, I grew up in southern Illinois.

Your Result: The Midland

"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.


Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City,
Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City
(and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they
actually heard you speak."

Well, I guess it might have localized me correctly, to Brooklyn. I
suppose
some of this comes down to what I say, not how I say it.

"You may think you speak 'Standard English straight out of the dictionary'
[actually, I've known better for virtually all of my life.....but, DO go on]
but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions
like 'Are you from Wisconsin?' [it's not annoying, but yep] or 'Are you from
Chicago?' [very rarely] Chances are you call carbonated drinks 'pop.'"
[nope, not anymore]

A mere 13 questions. Interesting how little it takes to pin (rhymes with
gin) someone down to a particular geographical region. I wonder how many it
would take to map my genome.

Wolfgang

A mere 13 questions. Interesting how little it takes to pin (rhymes with
gin) someone down to a particular geographical region.

Many years ago, probably during the '60s, Garry Moore (remember him?)
had a linguist as a guest on his show. The linguist had a blackboard
with about 20 lines of words on it.

He asked a lady volunteer from the audience to pronouce the first
line: greasy."

Then she pronounced the second line: Mary, marry, merry.

The linguist said, "You grew up in St. Louis."

The lady shrieked and said "You're right!"

Took only four words.

But I don't think much of this test. I grew up in SW PA. My accent
is very different from that of an aunt who grew up in southern
Indiana and that of a cousin who grew up in Ohio. Those areas can't
be lumped together.

vince

this test

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...
A mere 13 questions. Interesting how little it takes to pin (rhymes with
gin) someone down to a particular geographical region.

Many years ago, probably during the '60s, Garry Moore (remember him?)
had a linguist as a guest on his show. The linguist had a blackboard
with about 20 lines of words on it.

He asked a lady volunteer from the audience to pronouce the first
line: greasy."

Then she pronounced the second line: Mary, marry, merry.

The linguist said, "You grew up in St. Louis."

The lady shrieked and said "You're right!"

Took only four words.

I remember the show, but not that episode. At any rate, the trick was
already VERY old by then.*

But I don't think much of this test. I grew up in SW PA. My accent
is very different from that of an aunt who grew up in southern
Indiana and that of a cousin who grew up in Ohio. Those areas can't
be lumped together.

One shouldn't think much of this test, beyond "it's cute" or "it's kinda
fun"......that sort of thing. However, it does contain the germ of some
very important and powerful ideas. But then, you already knew that.

Wolfgang
*can anybody here say "shibboleth"?

Wolfgang
*can anybody here say "shibboleth"?

I can't. I have a lithpth.

vince

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote ...
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"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.""
Hmmm... it seems the quizzers pegged me pretty accurately.

Dan

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_america...nt_do_you_have

How about that. This quiz got me right, I grew up in southern Illinois.

Your Result: The Midland

"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.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Way off. Had me as Midland too?

Op --Southern White Trash Cracker Redneck, according to Kenny's test--

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
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How about that. This quiz got me right, I grew up in southern Illinois.

Not bad. Born in Mississippi, but grew up in Chicago.

'Your Result: 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?"
'
- Ken

On 11 Dec 2006 10:31:56 -0800, "
wrote:


Ken Fortenberry wrote:
http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_america...nt_do_you_have

How about that. This quiz got me right, I grew up in southern Illinois.

Not bad. Born in Mississippi, but grew up in Chicago.

'Your Result: 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?"
'
- Ken

I got inland north, too. Followed by Atlanta. Last in line was north
central. Hmmm. Din't hardly never get nowheres outen Minnysoda, dere
in my whole dang life.
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