Accentuate

Born in Dallas to parents from Ohio and the Bronx (grandparents from Iowa and Nebraska), mainly grew up in New England, went to college in Virginia, worked for ten years in and around New York City, went back to Virginia for five years, now live in Southern California with my wife who was born in New Mexico and grew up in Georgia and Colorado, I am an American. Some would say the American, but they’d be mistaken, if understandably so.

One thing’s for sure: I don’t have an accent.

What American accent do you have? 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?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
The Midland
The Northeast
Philadelphia
The South
The West
Boston
North Central
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

Comments

[DT]

Cool. I too am "Inland North." That "Mary," "Merry," "Marry" thing had me a little freaked out, tho.

I guess the only glitch in the way I talk as a born and bred New Englander is my total refewsal to speak, write, or even acknowledge the letter "U." It terns my stomach to even mention that "letter" in the last sentence.

Aside from that, I speaking perfectly normal, accent-free English. And am a normal individdle. I have no other kwirks.

[fish]

Gave me no accent (athough the Boston influence was strongly indicated). However the quiz is profoundly flawed. 2 questions could have nailed me to the wall. 1) is it quarter or quahtah? 2) is it idea or idear?

[T-Baby]

Wow, they've got me pegged.

"You definitely have a Boston accent, even if you think you don't. Of course, that doesn't mean you are from the Boston area, you may also be from New Hampshire or Maine."

[scott]

is it idea or idear?

A good friend of the family growing up pronounced her own daughter's name—Regina—as (spelled phonetically) "Rajeener."

When you can't even say the name of your own offspring, a name you yourself picked out? Now THAT's an accent, baby!

I could see you speaking a bit of Wis-can-sin. Pwad-cast ya-self cheer'n on da Bears and da Cubbies sa we cin awl tellya. Da fambly'll luvit.

[Hooly]

Ha!
"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.

No one can ever figure out where I'm from even though I've lived w/in a 15 mile radius all my life (how boring!)
Born & bred in Joisey but you's guys would nevah knows it.

[fish]

As in Pizzareer Rajeener?