tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post8376005808509546478..comments2024-02-23T03:17:22.061-06:00Comments on Destination: Austin Family: What American Accent Do You Have?Thomas MacEnteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-758897514730535822009-05-26T20:23:54.231-05:002009-05-26T20:23:54.231-05:00I got The West accent which is correct and a lot o...I got The West accent which is correct and a lot of people think I don't have an accent, but I'm from Southern California. So that might be why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-43634716846412610762008-04-01T09:31:00.000-05:002008-04-01T09:31:00.000-05:00"Judging by how you talk you are probably from nor..."Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Etc." Does that mean if I were to visit the US s I would most easily understand the accent in these places? And perhaps that tv programmes set here have best export potential?<BR/>I grew up in Australia and in my twenties came to live in an assortment of English locations.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688624469904109062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-43914671263049965042008-03-29T19:33:00.000-05:002008-03-29T19:33:00.000-05:00The words in the lexicon of a region also throw me...The words in the lexicon of a region also throw me - my New England friends use words like bubbler and tonic all the time.<BR/><BR/>In New York we hang on to what some call old fashioned words: athletic shoes are sneakers and blue jeans are still called dungarees.Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-86501952696850966402008-03-29T19:13:00.000-05:002008-03-29T19:13:00.000-05:00This is the second time I've taken the quiz and I ...This is the second time I've taken the quiz and I got Inland North this time and North East the last time, no real surprise either way. I think the use of pop starts just east of Buffalo ;-) I was shocked at how many regional words they had that I wasn't familiar with. I stopped for directions once and drove forever trying to find "the ramp". It only took me a year to pick up a southern drawl but it took years before it was gone. It still comes out easily when I visit North Carolina.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-35989713650960848572008-03-28T15:38:00.000-05:002008-03-28T15:38:00.000-05:00Thomas,Nice quiz. And accurate, since it accused ...Thomas,<BR/><BR/>Nice quiz. And accurate, since it accused me of having a Philadelphian accent, which I do. I linked to your post here<BR/>http://pastprologue.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/yo-whats-my-accent-duh/<BR/><BR/>DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-58661050304275775052008-03-27T23:48:00.000-05:002008-03-27T23:48:00.000-05:00Okay, what's up with this quiz? On a lark, I took...Okay, what's up with this quiz? On a lark, I took the quiz again, and this time it came up with "The West," which is what I would expect for myself. I am pretty certain I answered the questions in exactly the same manner, unless I had a typo. I also had trouble getting the red bar graph to display properly at first, but now I think they are okay.Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-5222172313810629642008-03-27T20:28:00.000-05:002008-03-27T20:28:00.000-05:00That was fun! I scored "the West" which I knew I w...That was fun! I scored "the West" which I knew I would. I'm one of those without an accent, from San Diego.<BR/>My ancestors are French, settled in Quebec then NY...I wonder what their accents were like?Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-78823847483216106072008-03-27T19:00:00.000-05:002008-03-27T19:00:00.000-05:00I took the test early this morning and to no great...I took the test early this morning and to no great surprise I have a <BR/>Boston accent.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't get the red bar graphs to <BR/>post right on my blog, though!Bill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-49840470193405187352008-03-27T18:50:00.000-05:002008-03-27T18:50:00.000-05:00Hi-Ho,What's with all this Inland North business? ...Hi-Ho,<BR/><BR/>What's with all this Inland North business? I'm a Midlands gal, by way of the west coast: http://nordicblue.blogspot.com/2008/03/american-accents-or-lack-thereof.html. <BR/><BR/>Maven - your Northeast must be because of all that predisposition to things legal!<BR/><BR/>Fun topic, Thomas. Thanks for bringing it up.Chery Kinnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08662778019834533118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-56548813832905465002008-03-27T00:58:00.000-05:002008-03-27T00:58:00.000-05:00I'm Northeast, which is very strange, as I was bor...I'm Northeast, which is very strange, as I was born and raised in Missouri and have lived the best part of my life on the west coast.<BR/><BR/>Most people who hear me think I have no accent. My mother was a New Yorker and I guess it's her influence.<BR/><BR/>fMfootnoteMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136826114954180827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-2983936099551908562008-03-26T19:56:00.000-05:002008-03-26T19:56:00.000-05:00I'm another Inland North. When I took the quiz, th...I'm another Inland North. When I took the quiz, the Northeast came out on top even though I moved away from the Northeast 31 years ago. Old habits die hard, I guess!Steve Dankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03008328069400789377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-82205602262870672822008-03-26T13:49:00.000-05:002008-03-26T13:49:00.000-05:00I'm an Inland North too. Grew up in Manhattan, par...I'm an Inland North too. Grew up in Manhattan, parents from Brooklyn & Queens. But I've also been told I have a Canadian accent, since I have lived in Canada most of my adult life.Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-74368915575515262452008-03-26T12:48:00.000-05:002008-03-26T12:48:00.000-05:00I'm Inland North too. No surprise there. I've neve...I'm Inland North too. No surprise there. I've never lived anywhere but here in the midwest.Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.com