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bigmacbear ([personal profile] bigmacbear) wrote2007-04-26 09:12 am
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Things that make you go hmmm...

It seems the Memegen accent quiz can't quite figure out my accent. It suggests Philadelphia AND Midland AND Southern, all at the same time. Behold:

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

Mid-Atlantic. This is what everyone calls a Philadelphia accent although it's also the accent of south Jersey, Baltimore, and Wilmington. Well, everyone that lives near there, that is. Outsiders can tell you talk differently from them even though they can't tell what your accent is.

Southern. Love it or hate it, your accent says you're probably from somewhere south of the Ohio River.

Midland. The Midland (please don't confuse with "Midwest") itself is the neutral zone between the North and South. But just because you have a Midland accent doesn't mean you're from there. Since it is considered a neutral, default, "non-regional" accent you could easily be from someplace without its own accent, like Florida, or a big city in the South like Dallas, Houston, or Atlanta.

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?