okay, this will prove where you're from

Another dialect mutt here. I was raised in SoCal until the age of 16, then lived in Spain and Canada for a year each, then have lived in Portland for the last 11 years. Anyway, this quiz thinks I'm Inland North, runnerup being the Midland. A few years ago I took another similar quiz that pegged me as having a southern twang. I think I know what the problem is... it's my friends and coworkers!

When I used to work with this woman from Georgia, I got the "are you southern?" question all the time. Last year I had a coworker from Minneesohda and even though she's been gone for 9 months now I'm still working on recovering from that one. Just last week at the doctor's office the receptionist said "Oh your accent is so cute where are you from?" and I just said "huh??" She couldn't quite place it, though. She just knew I wasn't from 'round here.

The other thing that happens - I tend to intentionally pronounce words somewhat literally. So when my mind knows that "collar" and "caller" are written differently, I consciously pronounce them in a way that makes sense to me. I don't like ambiguous homonyms! :rolleyes:

If I've got this midland thing going on as stated then why do people always ask if I'm from Canada, Michigan or the Northeast? :confused:
(From Maine, living in the midwest)

So I've lived here 4 years... after living in Phoenix for 10 (with a detour to far NoCal inbetween). In Phoenix directions and streets are N, S, E, & W for the most part.
But not in N.O., oh no! Up river, down river, towards the river, or towards the lake. Technically you drive east to the "west bank" if you go across the bridge closest to the "CBD" (central business district). I still get lost.

I miss mountains, and topography.

Your Result: Philadelphia

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.

Hmm - I've only visited Philadelphia once (but I do like cheesesteak).

I was born in NYC, lived in East Africa until I was almost 9 (with a very British accent), then outside DC until high school, went to high school in Maine, and have lived in Northern CA ever since. Maybe Maryland + British = Philadephia?

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Originally Posted by bmccasland

In Phoenix directions and streets are N, S, E, & W for the most part.
But not in N.O., oh no! Up river, down river, towards the river, or towards the lake. Technically you drive east to the "west bank" if you go across the bridge closest to the "CBD" (central business district). I still get lost.

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thats what i loved about phoenix. you could never get lost! i always knew how to find my way home. pick that one road you know where it goes, and follow it back home. thankfully anchorage is similar, only a few roads your not sure about.