Accent Quiz

[willowisp]

By way of mdlbear.

My notes: Interesting; I under the impression that the radio-friendly accent was Midwestern. I'm also glad that s/he differentiated between upstate NY and NYC (and glad I pegged the meter as firmly the former), but also note with some aspersion that in the end s/he said "New Yorker" when s/he meant denizen of NYC.

What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net

Northern. Whether you have the world famous Inland North accent of the Great Lakes area, or the radio-friendly sound of upstate NY and western New England, your accent is what used to set the standard for American English pronunciation (not much anymore now that the Inland North sounds like it does).

If you are not from the North, you are probably one of the following:
(a) A Southerner who hates Southern accents and tries really hard to "talk right"; or
(b) A New Yorker or New Jerseyan who doesn't have the full accent

Take this quiz now - it's easy!

We're going to start with "cot" and "caught." When you say those words do they sound the same or different?

Same, no wait I mean different, maybe, a little bit different... Same Different

Comments

[missazrael.livejournal.com]

Well, this quiz completely called me correctly. I am the proud holder of an Inland North accent, common to the Great Lakes region; totally fitting, since I grew up in Michigan.

[ljedi.livejournal.com]

Seems right.

Western. Like Midland, Western is another accent that people consider neutral. So, you might not actually be from the Western half of the country, but you definitely sound like it.

And if you're not from the West, you are probably one of the following:
(a) A Pittsburgher - the quiz can't tell the difference;
(b) Someone from Canada (probably southern Ontario) who doesn't have a Canadian accent;
(c) Someone from northern New England who doesn't have a New England accent; or
(d) Someone from Texas or the Heartland who was born after 1980.
You are definitely not from New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Detroit, the Deep South, etc.