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Post by OSUSprinks on Sept 3, 2008 20:19:18 GMT -5
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Post by Smaug on Sept 3, 2008 20:37:36 GMT -5
What American accent do you have? Your Result: 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.
Or I have a good English accent where words like pen and pin are clearly different. Rhode Island? Don't they have that God awful accent like in The War at Home?
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Post by jayejaye on Sept 3, 2008 20:46:42 GMT -5
I'm not sure what I expected this quiz to come up with, but apparently I have a Northeast accent.
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.
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Post by SakiJune on Sept 4, 2008 3:48:56 GMT -5
Of course I'm not mothertongue, but I tried this all the same! I was too curious. I have a Northeast accent too, according to this test. What does it actually mean? Is it good or bad?
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Post by pinkie on Sept 4, 2008 5:45:16 GMT -5
Northeast.
Obviously.
I was taught English in school. English.
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Post by OSUSprinks on Sept 4, 2008 12:17:30 GMT -5
The North East is probably the most "proper" accent, so it makes sense that you are all there. I am midlands, which is Southern Ohio, Pennsylvania. It means I have a bit of Stef's drawal but not a lot. lol
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Post by dmf1984 on Sept 4, 2008 18:33:37 GMT -5
"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. When I first read that last sentence, I missed it as "good face for TV and radio", and consequently shot iced tea right out of my nose. It's a fairly accurate quiz, although I was born in Massachusetts, and moved as an infant to Florida. In other words, I have rellies on both sides of the east coast US: some with Bostonian and some with true Southern drawls. I really got a big giggle over you gals in Italy, the UK and Netherlands with the quiz. Saki, it is pretty easy to spot some American accents (please God, anything but New York or Wisconsin...too freakin' annoying, IMO). I wish we could record and post our "voices". That would be a fun experiment.
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Post by milly on Oct 1, 2008 14:41:46 GMT -5
u can, on msn, u just need a mic and a neweer version of msn, and speakers to hear it, u can record voice clips, tis fun, lol, i have a webcam with built in mic, i talk to a friend in Mexico, and a friend in Austrlia, signal is not the best, btus its fun, i used to with a friend in canada too, that signal was a lot better, I gots north east too, but I'm from England, all those words sounded whay different, :S lol
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Post by Smaug on Oct 2, 2008 7:59:22 GMT -5
That is because we can speak properly (or talk proper, whichever works for you).
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Post by OSUSprinks on Oct 4, 2008 1:12:02 GMT -5
...but sadly cannot spell.
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Post by pinkie on Oct 4, 2008 2:00:48 GMT -5
Erm, isn't it you guys who keep losing important parts of words? Need some colour anyone?
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Post by SakiJune on Oct 4, 2008 9:55:30 GMT -5
hahahahahaha XDDDD good shot, Daphne!
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Post by MMADfan on Oct 4, 2008 10:16:31 GMT -5
I got "Inland North," and it said I was always asked if I am from Chicago, etc. Um, no. Granted, I lack the nasal twang that many of the people I grew up around have (except when I'm very tired), but I'm from the Northeast. The little graph thingy, though, showed "Northeast" as being almost as long a bar as "Midland." *shrugs* I've travelled a lot. When I lived in Germany and spoke German, people would think my accent was Dutch (which seemed kind of a back-handed compliment), or British, if they knew I spoke English. In fact, someone swore to me I had to be from England and thought I was lying about being an American. Given the general attitude of many Europeans toward Americans, why would I pretend to be from the US if I were from the UK? Weird. LOL!
FYI, Di, New York is a very large state with a wide variety of accents. Even New York City has variations. I presume it's a Bronx or Queens or (heaven forbid!) a Long-GIsland accent that you do not want? People from Central NY have very different accents from those in the Southern Tier (to my ear), and a person from Western NYS will sound more like someone from Pennsylvania or Illinois. And until you travel southeast and get really close to "the City," nowhere in NYS do people sound like the ones from NYC. People from Rhode Island sound to me more like those from NYC than ones from Upstate NY do.
New York State is geographically quite large with a varied economy (when we aren't in a recession, anyway)! Do not let those city-slickers fool ya into believing that "New York" means "New York City," and that the rest of the state is this little appendage with no identity of its own.
*off soapbox*
Can you tell that I'm tired of having to explain to people that, no, I am not from New York City and I never said I was? LOL!
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Post by Smaug on Oct 4, 2008 11:36:51 GMT -5
You can tell, lol, oh dear. And you can even spell as well
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Post by MMADfan on Oct 5, 2008 9:32:09 GMT -5
You can tell, lol, oh dear. And you can even spell as well LOL! Well, I was a tad bit tetchy! And occasionally I spell with only a little flavor, and other times, I like to savour my words. And then there are the times when I humour folks. ;D However, one side effect is that I keep typing "s" when I should type "z" -- that's "zee," not "zed"! haha! -- and I have to go back an correct it. But I do try not to type a "zed" when I'm switching to my Elo-friendly spelling, you realise! ;D Confused yet?
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Post by dmf1984 on Oct 5, 2008 12:40:23 GMT -5
FYI, Di, New York is a very large state with a wide variety of accents. Even New York City has variations. I presume it's a Bronx or Queens or (heaven forbid!) a Long-GIsland accent that you do not want? People from Central NY have very different accents from those in the Southern Tier (to my ear), and a person from Western NYS will sound more like someone from Pennsylvania or Illinois. And until you travel southeast and get really close to "the City," nowhere in NYS do people sound like the ones from NYC. People from Rhode Island sound to me more like those from NYC than ones from Upstate NY do. Oh yes, indeedy, I should have been more specific with this. I really meant NYC, Manhattan and LongGisland as being the ones which drive me up a wall! Hee...especially when they are rooting for (choose one) Jets/Mets/Nets/Yankees/Giants. It is very very true that NYS accents are quite different from NYC (and Jersey), and I think upstate NY is quite pleasant to the ear. Then there's Wisconsin...oy vey. A great many folks from Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay have emigrated to Tampa/St. Pete, and they brought their foam cheese-head hats with them. My eyes! My poor eyes! I did learn, however, that the name Buffalo (NY) is not because of the presence there of the very large animal, but rather messed up French (beautiful river, beau fleuve). My French prof at college told me I should one day visit Switzerland (which I did) because I spoke French in her class with a German accent.
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Post by Smaug on Oct 5, 2008 18:27:32 GMT -5
I'm sure, MMADfan, that by 'z' you clearly mean 'zed' and it is a horrible, dirty letter which should not be used in words such as 'organised'. You may only be humouring me, but it is just the start of everything...
*Insert evil, plan-making laughter here*
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Post by SakiJune on Oct 6, 2008 2:24:42 GMT -5
Oh, gosh! Which is an error? I've always thought that writing "organise" and "organize" is the same... as for "realise" and "realize"! Which is right? *dazed and confused*
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Post by Smaug on Oct 6, 2008 3:21:27 GMT -5
Well, they are both fine really. Real English uses an 's' and American English a 'z'. So obviously I say the ones with 's' are correct.
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Post by OSUSprinks on Oct 6, 2008 15:55:17 GMT -5
and I think you realize what I would say, Saki.
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Post by Smaug on Oct 6, 2008 19:28:18 GMT -5
*Glares*
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Post by SakiJune on Oct 7, 2008 1:48:18 GMT -5
Oh well, that word in particular... I've always written "realize", I don't know why. Don't glare at me too, Mum, I know I've just disappointed you... *weeping*
"Would you punish me so, unbelievably so Never again will I make that mistake?"
Ok, this is not Name That Tune, but it fits perfectly XD
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Post by Smaug on Oct 7, 2008 4:52:25 GMT -5
Aw I'm not going to glare at you Saki, it isn't your fault you've had bad American spelling influencing you. I may just glare at Laura some more for saying I can't spell
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Post by OSUSprinks on Oct 8, 2008 17:34:30 GMT -5
lol
I love you guys!
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