Quiz: What American accent do you have?

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Not surprisingly, North Easterner.

Just curious, almost none of the comparisons sounded the same to me. If they sounded the same to you, how the heck do you understand what the other person is saying?

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

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.

Spot On!

You don't get any closer to North Jersey than Rockland County.

Why didn't they have "coffee" or "roof" in that quiz?

Fun Thanks for sharing it!

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

It correctly identified me as Northeast. I don't have much of an accent but there are certain words that I use that people pick up on. I was raised in North Jersey and lived there for 31 years. Have spent the last 28 years in NE Penn. The predominant accent when I moved here was Pennsylvania Dutch, now it's NY.

My kids were all born here and they always tell me there is no "r" in wash. I tell them that I took the "r" from drawe"r" and put it in warsh. For the life of me, I cannot pronounce drawer using the last syllable.

My friend who's studying to be a speech therapist sent this one to me. It identified me as being from New York. But it identified my friend as being from Philadelphia, which I thought was pretty impressive, Philly as distinct from New York.

There really is a distinct difference that we New Yorkers/North Jerseyites probably notice easily. People from Southern Jersey tend to have the Philly accent, right, Kay H?

[Vanessa Member Find all posts View Profile Close Vanessa]

Exactly Right!

Had me pegged for In Land North.

[Chap7 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Chap7]

I'm from Long Island and it correctly had me pegged as NorthEast.

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Great quiz

I was sceptical taking this, but it was right on with me. Said I was Midland and I'm originally from and lived much of my life in Ohio, about as mid as you can get.

Nancy

[I-DE-HO Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close I-DE-HO]

Was born in MN but left at age 10. Have lived in the West for over 35 yrs. and it has me as Inland North. Those early years are indeed formative!

Lawren- is it 'caff-ee' or 'cough-ee'?

Phil

[BocaBum99 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close BocaBum99]

I took the test. I'm from "The west."

[BocaBum99 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close BocaBum99]

Not surprisingly, North Easterner.

Just curious, almost none of the comparisons sounded the same to me. If they sounded the same to you, how the heck do you understand what the other person is saying?

I'm from the West and they almost all sound the same to me. You understand what the person is saying from the context of the word in a sentence or paragraph.

It's funny. After reading this thread, I have a completely different picture in my minds eye of people on this message board whom I have not yet met.

Before, I couldn't in my wildest dreams imagine Angela speaking with a Long Gisland accent. Do you drink your coughee with cream? or just black? LOL.

[tennisWalt Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tennisWalt]

Doesn't Everyone?

And I bet you know what a bubbler is. Meanwhile, I know what a rubber binder is.

Everyone knows what a bubbler is!

Walt

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I grew up in the Midwest...with parents from New York. So I guess I sound mostly New York now. I still have some of that Midwest stuff going on, like soda pop. But the quiz didn't ask about those few hanger-ons.

All those words sound different to me, too, Angela. Does that mean New Yorkers are the only ones who are speaking clearly?

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Theres truth to this saying

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.


People always seen to know I am from NY. I don't think I have an accent but that's cause I have lived here all my life. One time many years ago. I was at a taping in California of the $25,000 pyramid. Dick Clark asked some audience questions and I answered one of them. He said to me Let me guess your from New York with a funny accent.

[mshatty Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close mshatty]

IAll those words sound different to me, too, Angela. Does that mean New Yorkers are the only ones who are speaking clearly?

Just among themselves!

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Before, I couldn't in my wildest dreams imagine Angela speaking with a Long Gisland accent. Do you drink your coughee with cream? or just black? LOL.

Drop of cream, please, no sugar.

All those words sound different to me, too, Angela. Does that mean New Yorkers are the only ones who are speaking clearly?

I'd say yes....better than having to rely on the context of a sentence, or paragraph. Our words stand alone.

Just among themselves!

It's true, we do kind of have our own language.....We certainly speak faster than most. And, often times, we use our hands. (Or, maybe that's just because I'm Italian) We are impatient with language, the way we are with most things. I can remember wanting to finish the sentences for some people, when I was down south.

[BocaBum99 Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close BocaBum99]

I believe "The West" accent is easier for foreigners to understand. Perhaps its because there aren't subtle differences between words that dramatically change the meaning.

You think our accents are tough. Try learning a language like Chinese where the meaning of a word changes based on how you say it and the "tone" you give it.

Mandarin Chinese has 4 tones. Cantonese has 9 tones. (If I recall correctly).

I wonder what a New York accent sounds like when they are speaking Cantonese?

I have heard Cantonese speaking Chinese people speak with a New York accent. That's a hoot in and of itself.