Which American accent do you have? Quiz

[indra]

Ditto I personally don't think British accents sound much northeastern american accents, but maybe that's just me

I don't really either, but my mother was from the Boston area and people here (SW Ohio) always thought she had a British accent. Go figure.

I got Midland, which as I'm from Ohio is just what I should be.

 

[kellyahern]

Midland

 

[yolland]

Southern
People used to hate Southern accents but now everyone wants one.

'Everyone wants one'...yeah, right.

 

[bono_212]

Ok thank God I'm not the only one who got southern...

But what the hell...how did I get southern I'm from NORTHERN Indiana...I practically live in Chicago, and everyone tells me I sound like I'm from Chicago... this quiz is...quite interesting

 

[LemonMelon]

I like real southern accents...West Virginia accents are

 

[mysterious_jen]

northeastern, new jersey . not bad for an aussie

 

[DrTeeth]

Somehow, it came up with southern for me, when everyone I've met from outside states pegs me for being from Philly. I don't trust that quiz.

What is the result for Philly/South Jersey accents anyway?

Mid Atlantic

Also known as a "Philadelphia accent" but also heard in south Jersey, Baltimore, and thereabouts.

 

[BluRmGrl]

My Results:

Midland

("Midland" is not necessarily the same thing as "Midwest") The default, lowest-common-denominator American accent that newscasters try to imitate. Since it's a neutral accent, just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from the Midland.

Which is funny but not surprising to me. I'm a native SE North Carolinian but I detest a super thick drawl so I've made an effort for years to get my accent pretty generic. I don't know how I sound to others (New York St Patty's crowd??? -- any comments?) but I know I get asked by folks here on a pretty regular basis where I'm from.

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)

My Results:


my results are not a suprise.



Southern

People used to hate Southern accents but now everyone wants one.

 

[anitram]

Midland.

 

[The Sad Punk]

northeastern, new jersey . not bad for an aussie

Haha, same.

An accent I rather like, actually.

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Southern

People used to hate Southern accents but now everyone wants one.


I'm from "northern" Illinois! Oh well

 

[Diemen]

Midland.

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

Ok thank God I'm not the only one who got southern...

But what the hell...how did I get southern I'm from NORTHERN Indiana...I practically live in Chicago, and everyone tells me I sound like I'm from Chicago... this quiz is...quite interesting

Do you live in Gary?

 

[bonocrazy88]

I'm from West Virginia, but I got:


Midland

("Midland" is not necessarily the same thing as "Midwest") The default, lowest-common-denominator American accent that newscasters try to imitate. Since it's a neutral accent, just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from the Midland.

 

[LikeNoOneBefore]

Northern

You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.




Yeppers! Chi-Town for sure. With a little bit of New York, too, even though I've never been there hahaha

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

another midland accent here. and i've only been in that area one time! i've been on vacation in chicago and that's it.

i guess it's really true though when i say i have no accent, i just sound american.

 

[DaveC]

What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)

My Results:





Canadian

People from outside North America probably think you're from the States, but over here we wouldn't make such a mistake.

 

[bono_212]

Do you live in Gary?

I live in a SORTA little town called Michigan City

I do NOT live in Michigan it's named after the lake!

 

[love2bmama]

stupid work computer won't let me take the quiz

 

[BonosSaint]

Canadian.

 

[Got Philk?]

I live in a SORTA little town called Michigan City

I do NOT live in Michigan it's named after the lake!

Hey, I have to drive right thru Michigan City to get to my parents in Joliet, IL

 

[Carek1230]

Midland

 

[TheQuiet1]

Northeastern

This could either mean an r-less NYC or Providence accent or one from Jersey which doesn't sound the same. (People in Jersey don't call their state "Joisey" in real life)

It's the same for me! I wonder if that's because we're both from the same area of the UK?

 

[TheQuiet1]

Ditto I personally don't think British accents sound much northeastern american accents, but maybe that's just me

Personally I think it just gave me that because it didn't know where else to put me. For all those "do you pronounce the vowel like-" type questions I just guessed as for most of them I didn't pronounce the vowel like any of the options given (if that makes sense).

 

[Pearl]

Northeastern

This could either mean an r-less NYC or Providence accent or one from Jersey which doesn't sound the same. (People in Jersey don't call their state "Joisey" in real life

 

[corianderstem]

Another Midlander here. I grew up in Wisconsin and lived there until I was 26. Once I moved to the northwest, I had some people tell me they could hear a midwest accent (Wiscaaaaaahnsin), and others tell me they couldn't tell at all.

 

[bonosloveslave]

Midland

 

[Zoots]

Northeast New England accent! That's funny cos the only accent I probably have is a slight Indian accent. I guess my English pronunciation is most similar to a Bostoner's accent.

 

[redkat]

Northeast New England accent! That's funny cos the only accent I probably have is a slight Indian accent. I guess my English pronunciation is most similar to a Bostoner's accent.

alright the test is officially bogus