What Kind Of Accent Do You Have? - Page 3

Angst · 11-01-2011, 04:38 PM

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.

Looks like I need to brush up on my stalking. This should be easy to do in LA.

RDaneel54 · 11-01-2011, 09:21 PM

Northern. Guess I never lost my milk accent. Born in upstate New York.

Fbone · 11-01-2011, 10:23 PM

It seems many MR members don't pronounce the letter "R"

And it makes sense that those in UK and Australia (and Europe) have a "Northeastern" result as that accent sounds closest to the British.

The Terminator · 11-02-2011, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Angst

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.

Looks like I need to brush up on my stalking. This should be easy to do in LA.

I'm going to guess that you are from Quebec or at least somewhere in Eastern Canada?

Why I think that is that you used ` instead of ' so your Keyboard may have key that does this É

tubemonkey · 11-02-2011, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by The Terminator

I scored neutral, so I don't really have any accent. I do say Eh though

I got Western; but should've scored Tropical, as my speech is full of eee eee's

SeaBookGuy · 11-02-2011, 01:34 AM

Northeastern - which made sense as ... well ... I was raised in the northeast!

One of the questions confused me - one pair of words rhymed and other didn't really.

Kevin8or · 11-02-2011, 01:51 AM

Thanks to Hollywood's media juggernaut, my California accent is considered standard American English.

Edit: Added below:

Serves me right for not reading the thread from the beginning.

Took the quiz and scored neutral.

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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 don't have a local identity?

kennyc · 11-02-2011, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Says Neutral for me.. this is TERRIBLE!!! I'm losing my Texas accent!! Nooooooo!!!!!!! Y'all, say it ain't so!!!!!!

*grin*

But there ain't no Texas words in it!

I'm just a northern boy -- which makes sense since I spent my cents making sure to rid myself of my Oklahoma accent!

ndixon · 11-02-2011, 07:01 AM

I'm British, from Northern England (West Yorkshire originally), so I come out as north-eastern, unsurprisingly. Absolutely non-rhotic speech (Western England tends to be rhotic, Central and Eastern England non-rhotic), so I'd say "Bah Hahba" not "Bar Harbor".

------------------------------ about 3,500 miles this way ------------>

rhmorrison · 11-02-2011, 08:35 AM

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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.

Born in Cincinnatti, Ohio, moved to New Jersey, moved to Georgia (Atlanta), moved to New Jersery, moved to Georgia (Atlanta), moved to Mississippi, moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and then to Germany where I have lived for the last 29 years.

P.S. When in NJ they called me a Southerner, while in Atlanta, a Northener, in Germany I am an American!

SF&F Reader · 11-02-2011, 12:17 PM

Well, I guess I'm almost Canadian. . .

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North Central

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

And yes, I have been asked if I'm from Canada - by Americans and Australians. Strange, but I always thought I sounded like the people on TV. Except for the pasta/pahsta thing. . .

afa · 11-02-2011, 01:42 PM

I'm not American or Canadian. Not even, in fact, from the Western world, at all. But I gave it a shot and it said:

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Northeast New England

The kind of accent they have in Boston. There is more to it than just r`s. Like, you say "don" and "dawn" the same while the people down in NYC don`t.

I'm gonna go ahead and say it's wrong.

Angst · 11-02-2011, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Terminator

I'm going to guess that you are from Quebec or at least somewhere in Eastern Canada?

Why I think that is that you used ` instead of ' so your Keyboard may have key that does this É

Raised in Western Canada. Now in California.

STrucks · 11-03-2011, 01:29 PM

Neutral. I'm from central Alabama.

RainingLemur · 11-03-2011, 01:42 PM

I got neutral. My 4 year old kept trying to repeat the words I was saying. And so I had him take the test. He got north-eastern, somehow.

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11-01-2011, 04:38 PM	#31
Angst Cannon Fodder Posts: 2,883 Karma: 52253556 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Probably a library Device: PRS-350, Kindle DX, Kindle Paperwhite	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. Looks like I need to brush up on my stalking. This should be easy to do in LA.

11-01-2011, 09:21 PM	#32
RDaneel54 Aging Positronic Brain Posts: 633 Karma: 2155452 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aurora (when off-Earth) Device: Amazon Oasis; iPhone, iPad Mini	Northern. Guess I never lost my milk accent. Born in upstate New York.

11-01-2011, 10:23 PM	#33
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,313 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	It seems many MR members don't pronounce the letter "R" And it makes sense that those in UK and Australia (and Europe) have a "Northeastern" result as that accent sounds closest to the British.

11-02-2011, 01:34 AM	#36
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	Northeastern - which made sense as ... well ... I was raised in the northeast! One of the questions confused me - one pair of words rhymed and other didn't really.

11-02-2011, 07:01 AM	#39
ndixon Mostly Harmless Posts: 41 Karma: 600872 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 4, Nook Simple Touch	I'm British, from Northern England (West Yorkshire originally), so I come out as north-eastern, unsurprisingly. Absolutely non-rhotic speech (Western England tends to be rhotic, Central and Eastern England non-rhotic), so I'd say "Bah Hahba" not "Bar Harbor". ------------------------------ about 3,500 miles this way ------------>

11-03-2011, 01:29 PM	#44
STrucks Member Posts: 20 Karma: 467372 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Neutral. I'm from central Alabama.

11-03-2011, 01:42 PM	#45
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I got neutral. My 4 year old kept trying to repeat the words I was saying. And so I had him take the test. He got north-eastern, somehow.