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Yeah, Fargo was kind of exaggerated, but go up to northern Minnesota and they get pretty darn close.
When people ask me about my Minnesota accent I love to break out the "Fargo" talk just for kicks.
Even a dumb online quiz can recognize my accent
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Yeah, Fargo was kind of exaggerated, but go up to northern Minnesota and they get pretty darn close.
When people ask me about my Minnesota accent I love to break out the "Fargo" talk just for kicks.
My answer:
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.
Actually I'm a Welshman but I live in England. I don't even sound English!
Gareth
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.
Actually I'm a Welshman but I live in England. I don't even sound English!
Gareth
The Northeast - apparently im from philly, which is strange given ive never been there!
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Well if you go to America tell everyone you're from Philly and see if they believe you.
I got the inland north accent which is spot on considering I was born and raised in Iowa and we called carbonated beverages "pop".
Cheers,
David
Cheers,
David
I guess it's as close as it's likely to get...
Pretty accurate! I'm "The Midland"
"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.
The funny thing though, being in Northern Ohio, many people I come in contact with would have answered several of those questions differently.
In the part of Ohio I'm from, "fill" rhymes with "feel" - though I don't personally say it that way. Drives me nuts.
The funny thing is, here's a typical sentence, which is more Kentucky than Ohio, it's just that we have a lot of transplants in Richland county where I grew up: "I have to FEEL up my gas tank before I go to work at the STULL MEEL.
weird.
"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.
The funny thing though, being in Northern Ohio, many people I come in contact with would have answered several of those questions differently.
In the part of Ohio I'm from, "fill" rhymes with "feel" - though I don't personally say it that way. Drives me nuts.
The funny thing is, here's a typical sentence, which is more Kentucky than Ohio, it's just that we have a lot of transplants in Richland county where I grew up: "I have to FEEL up my gas tank before I go to work at the STULL MEEL.
weird.
I got "Your Result: The Inland North".
Now I wonder how that really compares to my Irish accent!
Now I wonder how that really compares to my Irish accent!
Hit mine right on the head, Midland/ South. I'm from Kentucky.
same here
Inland North. I guess that's pretty fitting for a Michigander.
I'd like to see what group the individual answers for each question put you in, as well as the description that goes along with each final result.
I've seen the Mary, merry, marry thing before and I can't even begin to comprehend how anyone could pronounce those words differently from each other. It boggles my mind.
I once was in California with some local Californians and some people from Pennsylvania. They all made a big deal about how I pronounced the word "car." I asked them to pronounce it and it sounded exactly the same as the way I was saying it. I know it's one thing to not realize you have an accent when all you ever hear is people speaking the same way you do; but it was quite another to not hear it when compared against a difference in pronunciation that everyone else thought was very noticeable. It was frustrating and amusing all at the same time.
I'd like to see what group the individual answers for each question put you in, as well as the description that goes along with each final result.
I've seen the Mary, merry, marry thing before and I can't even begin to comprehend how anyone could pronounce those words differently from each other. It boggles my mind.
I once was in California with some local Californians and some people from Pennsylvania. They all made a big deal about how I pronounced the word "car." I asked them to pronounce it and it sounded exactly the same as the way I was saying it. I know it's one thing to not realize you have an accent when all you ever hear is people speaking the same way you do; but it was quite another to not hear it when compared against a difference in pronunciation that everyone else thought was very noticeable. It was frustrating and amusing all at the same time.
Midland, just as I figured. I actually have done a bit of radio and announcing type stuff. I tend to pronounce words exactly as I was taught in grammar school. Got me a lot of strange reactions from the other black kids.
Around here, almost everyone uses "Ah, yeww, cain't, eem(him), warsh, tohhlet, powe(pole), welps(welts), and sometimes, motorsickle. If not that then sahckle. It's not always quite that country. I find it hard not to notice an accent. I pick up on it as soon as I hear someone talk, even if it's similar to mine.
Around here, almost everyone uses "Ah, yeww, cain't, eem(him), warsh, tohhlet, powe(pole), welps(welts), and sometimes, motorsickle. If not that then sahckle. It's not always quite that country. I find it hard not to notice an accent. I pick up on it as soon as I hear someone talk, even if it's similar to mine.
Oh ya, youbetcha.
I laugh every time I see that movie..... If you haven't seen it yet, then it's a great laugh, a bit dumb, but funny if you understand that people up here really don't act like that. At least I hope..... Maybe in Northern Minnesota, hopefully not in Fargo. *wink* But I shouldn't speak too loudly, after all i was born in Minn.
Mine came back Philadelphia but I've lived in Chicago since I was 6. I did live in PA (Hazelton) before that and my parents were from NY. Go figure.
Mine said Midland. I guess you can't get much more Midland than Indiana. 
I lived in International Falls, Minn., for a couple of years (at the northern border of the state) and yeah, I could see those things happening there.
I got "The Midland". I was born in NY, but was only 1 when we moved to FL. My mom is from NY and my dad is from CA. Hmmm. maybe some kind of happy medium?
