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Interesting, this . . .
I did another little online meme thing not long ago that was supposed to determine your accent from a number of questions that had fewer questions but seemed to come up with a more accurate breakdown. Here's the one I just got from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mcbrennan:
I once was stunned when I met a young woman, who was working on a show at The Piano Store, about whom it was said that she could peg where anyone was born after hearing them speak a short time. Thinking I'd stump her, I asked her to guess at mine, and she said, "South Jersey or Philadelphia."
I was born just outside Philly. We moved when I was four. I was stunned, as I always thought of myself as having the exact accent described above in the meme-thing.
I probably got some Philly just from listening to my parents later. According to the other questionnaire - wish I could remember where it was - I was indeed primarily a Yankee, with touches of the Philly area, the Chicago area (an Indiana leftover?), and the West Virginia area (my great-grandmother, apparently). Odd how few questions can peg this . . .
I did another little online meme thing not long ago that was supposed to determine your accent from a number of questions that had fewer questions but seemed to come up with a more accurate breakdown. Here's the one I just got from
mcbrennan:What American accent do you have?
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net
Created by Xavier on Memegen.net
Northern. Whether you have the world famous Inland North accent of the Great Lakes area, or the radio-friendly sound of upstate NY and western New England, your accent is what used to set the standard for American English pronunciation (not much anymore now that the Inland North sounds like it does).
Take this quiz now - it's easy!
I once was stunned when I met a young woman, who was working on a show at The Piano Store, about whom it was said that she could peg where anyone was born after hearing them speak a short time. Thinking I'd stump her, I asked her to guess at mine, and she said, "South Jersey or Philadelphia."
I was born just outside Philly. We moved when I was four. I was stunned, as I always thought of myself as having the exact accent described above in the meme-thing.
I probably got some Philly just from listening to my parents later. According to the other questionnaire - wish I could remember where it was - I was indeed primarily a Yankee, with touches of the Philly area, the Chicago area (an Indiana leftover?), and the West Virginia area (my great-grandmother, apparently). Odd how few questions can peg this . . .