Accents & Words

[LadyOfMystery]

What kind of accent do you have?

What words do you say that you may say differently than others? Like tomato/tomoto

 

[FaithPrevails]

I don't have an accent, although Northern friends would disagree since I use the word y'all a lot.

I don't think I say any words differently. I do have two nephews, though - one calls me "Ant" and the other calls me "Ont"....which has always amused me since they have the same parents.

 

[Luther073082]

I belive myself to have a cross between Inland Northern American and North Midland American English. I live right on the dividing line between the two in Northern Indiana.

Inland Northern American English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Midland American English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It probably sounds more like North Midland American English because I don't think I'm that affected by the Northern Cities Vowel Shift.

 

[Nienna_Lady_of_Tears]

I was born in California, spent a year in Canada and ever since people have been wondering what part of Canada I'm from...

 

[Luther073082]

Ok I took a quiz online and it says Inland North for me.

What American accent do you have?

 

[Nienna_Lady_of_Tears]

According to that I have the Midland accent.

 

[Luther073082]

According to that I have the Midland accent.

I looked this up about Canadian accents.

The phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon for most of Canada are similar to that of the Western and Midland regions of the United States

I can also tell you from experience that I had a couple of Canadian professors in college, and have actually had a couple of Canadian pastors too and there where only a couple of words where I thought "Boy they pronounce that differently". Most of it sounded like they where native to the area.

The interesting thing is that my wife's parents both have southern accents but she and her brother don't have southern accents. Although I will say that she still uses a few words that are used in the South but arn't really used here in the north.

The biggest one we've noticed was the word Buggy instead of cart.

There are also occaisionally words that she thinks I prounce funny. One of the biggest ones was apparently Ronald Reagan's last name.

 

[Lena75]

I'm born and raised Canadian so I guess I have a Canadian accent, eh?

 

[Krissy Cakes]

I'm born and raised Canadian so I guess I have a Canadian accent, eh?

I love Canadian and English accents. I like other ones but can't think of them right now

 

[Amber.ly]

I grew up in Michigan but have spent the past 5 years in the South. So I don't have an accent except when I say "y'all" or accidently drop my G's.

I've been told over and over that I say "iron" wrong though.

 

[Niels]

Ok I took a quiz online and it says Inland North for me.

What American accent do you have?

Your Result: The West

Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.

Result Breakdown:
96% The West
95% The Midland
75% Boston
73% North Central
33% The Inland North
27% Philadelphia
27% The South
21% The Northeast


The West? I was born and raised in New Jersey. That's how they talk in my hometown.

 

[If Not For Grace]

I'm from the DEEP South (USA) We have our own jargon & very pronounced accents.

ex: never = nevah
dog = dawg
group = ya'll
end = cut (cut the light out)

In fact, books have been written on phrases & dialiects ("Bless your heart", over yonder etc.)

 

[Luther073082]

Weird. . . I've been looking up the Inland North thing and trying to figure out if I have it.

I guess the smart money is that I do, because apparently everyone in the midwest knows the difference except the people who have the Inland North accent.

I did have some friends in college tell me that I had a "Great Lakes Accent" which they characterized as an extention of the vowel sounds.

I'm from the DEEP South (USA) We have our own jargon & very pronounced accents.

ex: never = nevah
dog = dawg
group = ya'll
end = cut (cut the light out)

In fact, books have been written on phrases & dialiects ("Bless your heart", over yonder etc.)

I just have one question for you. . . What do you call object in the picture below?

 

[Andrew12]

Your Result: The Northeast


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.




...funny thing is, all of my family is from the Southeast. And I've only been to NYC a couple of times.

 

[A New Dawn]

I can't believe how right they were!

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: Philadelphia
Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.
Result Breakdown:
100% Philadelphia
80% The Midland
79% The Northeast
73% The South
70% The Inland North
31% Boston
18% The West
2% North Central
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

 

[Scottish Knight]

I just have one question for you. . . What do you call object in the picture below?

A trolley

 

[Lena75]

A trolley

It's a shopping cart.

 

[A New Dawn]

I just have one question for you. . . What do you call object in the picture below?

A shopping cart or basket.

 

[Wren]

According to the quiz, I have an Inland North accent.
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."

Yes, I am from Wisconsin. I say "soda," not pop, though. It didn't mention that I might (and have) be teased for how I say bag. I say it just fine, thank you very much.

 

[SplendidTree]

I say the word "Orange" like "Arnge' lol