We called them bubblers at school when I was growing up and Im from a little further afield.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by PABadger
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We called them bubblers at school when I was growing up and Im from a little further afield.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by PABadger
Totally missed me...born in Massachuesetts, raised in Alabama. Lived in the south most of my life...quiz said I was "Inland North":eek: :eek: :eek: If I was from the "Inland North", I'd sound like it...don't ya' know now derhey?
Silver, you're also forgetting the lousy subject/verb tense around here...you know...everyone around here says "I done this" or "I have went to the store"...:mad: :mad: :mad: It's so common that it's almost accepted grammarQuote:
Originally Posted by silver
I came up as Midland :confused: I grew up in California.
I came up as North Central and I'm from Maine. :rolleyes:
I do NOT talk like the people in Fargo.
V.
North Central. It says most people would mistake me for a Canadian. Good thing - I am one. :D
"You definitely have a Boston accent, even if you think you don't. Of course, that doesn't mean you are from the Boston area, you may also be from New Hampshire or Maine."
We never forget our roots, grew up in a Bston suburb, educated in Boston/Cambridge................ But left 20 years ago........
My results:
Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.
Strange. I was born and bred in North Carolina, though I don't think I have much of a southern accent. DH is from Ohio.
Philly?!? The only accent I've ever been accused of besides southern (by people in the midwest) is midwestern (by people in the south).
Philly!?!?! I don't even know how people in Philly talk! :confused:
Emily
LOL Trek!!!
I am from the NorthEast TOO!!! (Most likely Philadelphia or the Inland North)
Go figure... only visited California and that was over 20 years ago for 5 weeks or so!
For you Northern gals, one of the biggest defining words here is the word six.
If you say it like "licks" - you're from NZ
If you say it like "sex" - you're from Aussie - most probably Sydney
And apparently us Kiwis say fush and chups...
You north easters must sound Aussie/kiwi...
Just adding my Northeast result to Roadraven's. :P
Road raven it's the other way round! Kiwi's say SEX instead of six. At least that's what our COMEDIANS lead us to beleive
Emily, do you say woooter instead of waaahter? That's my biggest philly-ism
They pegged me for Philly right away, I guess it's pretty noticeable. Well, I have lived here all my life!
K.
LOL - I need to go visit just to see and report back.Quote:
Originally Posted by light_sabe_r
Hee hee yep Kiwis put sex packs in the chilly bun.:D
"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." ..... You have a good voice for TV and radio." .... or customer service :rolleyes: :cool: ;) :D
LOL - trust me you all have accents.:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
K..you can def tell if someone's a kiwi..They say Sux..not siiiiix like people from Seeeedny..
Ian can't get over the fact i still say pop(sometimes), sidewalk(sidewark), closet..Oh and he loves it when i pronunce mirror..(mir space station here for the premier....) He also notices how strong my accent is when I start talking to other Canucks here or on the phone with my Mom.
DUnno about my accent anymore..:( People think i'm irish.
By the way, do people in Fargo really talk & act that funny? I love accents from the southern US, they're quite interesting to listen to.
Light & RR have you seen anything like this but for us down under folks?
c
Kiwi Accent
http://www.kiwivoice.com/
I was born and raised in S.C., have lived in Virginia for 20+ years... but I have a NorthEastern accent??? What goes with that?? I've been around them gol durnned Yankees too long, now, ya heah?!;)
"North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.
Alright, they got the Canadian bit right, since I am. But we do not talk like the people in Fargo!
And Trekhawk had it right. You all have accents. We don't.
Hahahahaha
Hugs and butterflies,
~T~
Hey.. weird...
I always thought you all talked just like me!! At least that's what I hear when I read your posts!
Huh... I have a N0rth Central accent.. but am a native californian.
"Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot."
Hhehe.. musta spent too much time up in BC. I LOVE BC.
Funny thing.. in the middle of a meeting, the CTO asked me if I was Canadian :)
I saw Fargo - I don't think we sound ANYTHING like the people in that movie.
Roguedog - where in BC? Been to Kelowna? :)
About the word "about" - I was in a mall in Spokane. A lady came up to me and asked me if I wanted to participate in a survey. I said "About...?" She said "Never mind, you're from out of town." :rolleyes: I had no idea we said it wrong...
Hey Kelowna,
Been to Victoria, Vancouver.. and a few times just taken the trans-can over to alberta over to jasper (LOVE jasper), edmonton, banff, calgary... One of my favorite trips. just gorgeous country.. or as you all put it "gods country" :)
I always have an itch to do this trip around the fall.
I've also explored campbell river and then on over to nootka sound. another beautiful trip.
of course have gone up to whistler (drove up in a friggin storm.. yes from california)
wanted at one point to just drive across canada but the winter was coming in and thought i'd better not get stranded up there.
never been to kelowna though.. wouldn't mind exploring the okanagan valley for the wines that are popping up there.
oooh.. getting that itch again....
HEY! You're IN the Okanagan Valley!
This is too funny!
My results:
"Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard."
I was born in Philadelphia and raised in the Philly suburbs. Until moving to southern California less than 2 years ago, I had never left the area except for vacations.
Another down under girl who would be from the North East if I was American.
I remember a few years ago i was on a club med holiday and went for the morning power walk. I got talking to an Australian guy in his 50s who after about five minutes said to me 'I haven't figured out if you are a kiwi or an aussie because we haven't talked about sex' yet
If you understand how Kiwis and Aussies tease each other that was actually pretty funny - even funnier when the next day i found out he was a priest
The thing said i'm from the Inland North...ok..
c
Hey tehj--I got the same response you did:
Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard.
Well, it's close anyway. I did grow up in New Jersey, but in Newark, closer to NY, not south Jersey. Maybe what the thing is hearing is the influence of my having grown up with grandparents from Georgia, and oh yeah, the last 20+ years I've spent living in the south!:D
That's a Southern accent you've got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don't have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.
Just because I'm currently living in the southern US, the locals would beg to differ on my accent, they say I have a midwestern accent. For me mary and marry are the same but merry is different, and I wasn't given that option.
I love taking these things 'cause I was raised in the military. Always have problems with the "where are you from?" question. Do they mean where do I currently live, where did I live last, or where did I grow up? I usually answer, "the Air Force".
As for local vernicular - in New Orleans one "makes groceries" instead of going grocery shopping. Sort of a direct translation of the french. The other that just grates my nerves - people "axe" questions. As in "can I axe you something?"
And so am I! about a half hour further north than kelownaQuote:
Originally Posted by roguedog
Let us know when you're coming to visit!
Hugs and butterflies,
~T~
bmccasland - I have always had the same problem. I was born, raised & still live in VA - raised by a mother who was from South Carolina. However, my whole life people have asked if I am from Philadelphia! Mom says it was because I grew up outside a military base & was taught by Navy wives - most of whom, according to Mom, were Yankees :eek: :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by bmccasland;167339
Just because I'm [COLOR="darkorchid"
According to the survey, I have a midland accent - or lack thereof!
This explains it!
My result? "The Midland."
I am born, bred, and raised in New England... both of my parents are also native New Englanders...
Yet, somehow, people say I don't sound like I'm from here... or they say "no, really, where are you from originally?"
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Originally Posted by mimitabby
It says I have a midland voice. Which includes southern ohio and missouri. I lived in Cincinnati (s. ohio) from the time I was 5 to college age. I'm origially from Kansas
Nope, wahter. I think the reason they didn't peg me as a southerner is because I was taught by both my parents (who were well traveled, and my mother a trained actor) to enunciate, and the difference between "pen" and "pin" and "Ben" and "been", which a lot of southerners don't get. I guess the Philly thing came in because I say "Mary" and "merry" the same but "marry" slightly differently. I definitely don't sound like a Philly/south Jersey-ite, though, not in any way!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kimmyt
Emily
small farm town called mukwonago. though currently its not as small. the farm is no longer there and neither is the house i grew up in. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by PABadger
this is why i like you so much! you might not be from there, but you fit in with us well. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
[QUOTE=chickwhorips;167405]small farm town called mukwonago. though currently its not as small. the farm is no longer there and neither is the house i grew up in. :(
I know mukwonago... I grew up in Wales before moving to MN! Gotta love being in the kindergarden and having to learn to spell your address when you live on Caernarvon Rd!
I am sure people are reading some of these WI town names and going mukw..ana...what!?! :-)
i told someone that i work with where i was from, and he said where? mukwonago? where? mukwonago. where? muk-won-a-go. hmmm must be native american. yep!
my address i had to learn was S93W27390 Edgewood Ave, mukwonago, wi 53149
i could say the whole thing in one breath too! i was so proud. wow i still can too!
I was born and raised in California. Never lived out of it. I took the quiz and it first said North East... huh? No way. Tried it again and got North Central like Minnesota... huh? Although close second was West. Does a California accent ( or lack of any thereof) sounds anything like a Minnesota "Don' ya know..." Fargo like accent?
I think not!
My favorite is this... my dad grew up in a town called Weare (pronounced "where")... "Where are you from?" "Yes." Just imagine all of the possibilities... "Where are you going?" "No... I'm going to Boston."
Silly, I know... but fun!:D :rolleyes:
Reimionds me of some town near where I grew up. Like Versailles (VER-sales), and New Madrid ( new MAD(not MAH)-rid), MO and Vienna (VI-anna, not Ve-anna) and Renault(RE-noat), ILQuote:
Originally Posted by Haudlady
My personal favorites: Campbell (pronounced Camel), MO, the town next to Holcomb (Haw-***) where my grandmother was from. And the Courtois River, locally pronounced Codaway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredwina
I love you, Eden. I was born and raised in "the Burgh," too. Miss it a lot. How about a hoagie and an ice cold IC? Now yinz go and redd up your room.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Well, mine said the New York, etc. Which is hysterical. No one would ever mistake me for anything but Southern, a mix of Middle and East Tennessee and Mississippi.