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American Accent Quiz

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North

You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."

The Midland
The Northeast
Philadelphia
The South
The West
Boston
North Central
What American accent do you have?
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I just took this quiz that I first discovered at Librarian in Training.
I don't get it because I'm from Chicago, basically. I spent four years in New Jersey, and I've been in Ohio for 19 years.

Comments

Old Knudsen said…
I got the Inland North too, oh crap.
except when I say Chicago I say it Chicargo.
3:41 AM
dive said…
Apparently, I'm a Noo Yawker (yikes)!
7:37 AM
Neponset River Bridge Dig said…
I'm a North Central.. I've never been to Minnesota
1:51 PM
Sassy Sundry said…
I am so the Midland. No one ever guesses that I am a native New Englandah. Just like they never guess that I was once a cheerleader.
9:36 AM
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