What American accent do you have?

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    Originally Posted By pennyring

    Dude, the quiz says I don't have one. :)

    >> "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." <<

    I'm just fighting for proper representation for us Northwesterners. :)
     
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    Originally Posted By avromark

    I know you don't have a Hyundai Accent, you have a Rolls Royce :)
     
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    Originally Posted By pennyring

    Excellent! Can't argue with that.
     
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    Originally Posted By RoadTrip

    <<"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.>>

    Hmmm... I always thought I had a bit of a Minnesota accent. I guess the movie Fargo aside, a Minnesota accent is based more on what we call things than how we say them.

    What'cha think folks here who've heard me speak (BlueDevilSF, alexbook, poohbear14, DlandDug and wonderingalice)? Do I have an accent or not?

    By the way... LP'ers are mentioned in the order I met them. No preference or lack thereof should be implied by the order. Although wonderingalice does have great red hair (and a husband who could probably whomp me). DlandDug has nice red hair too. I just really isn’t the same though as with wonderingalice.

    ;-)
     
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    Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy

    lol!

    Trippy, I'm sure if I heard you talk I'd say you have a bit of a Minnesotan accent. I wouldn't expect it as heavy as "Fargo", but I'd expect a bit, lol.
     
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    Originally Posted By vbdad55

    Inland North forme which is right on since I am from Chicago....

    and no...most people here do not say:

    da Bears
    da Mayor etc
     
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    Originally Posted By avromark

    ^^^ But they do on SNL, or used to.
     
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    Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove

    West. Right on. But "lowest common denominator"?!?!? What in the heck does that mean? I'm an amoeba or something?
     
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    Originally Posted By Ursula

    I have Midland, it says.

    HOW?

    I was raised, born, etc. in California.

    I wonder if having my name as one of the questions was an issue? I say Dawn and Don are the same and always have.

    And I also wonder if being slightly hard-of hearing in one ear has anything to do with it, too?
     
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