How Do You Speak English?

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  1. acessential

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    I love linguistics. The New York Times published this quiz two years ago. It tries to figure out where you're from in the United States based on the way you speak English. When I first took this quiz two years ago, all three measures pinpointed my hometown exactly. This time, it was slightly off. Still the same general region of the country, but slightly off. I guess being away from home for a while altered my pattern of speech. Anyway, take the quiz. Does it get you right or wrong?

    http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html
     
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    Ha that was fun @acessential ! Here are my results:

    Most similar to:
    Denver, Colorado
    Aurora, Colorado
    San Antonio, Texas

    Funny becasue I've never lived outside the southeast let alone Colorado so idk how that happened! When I meet people from out of state they usually assume I'm not from Georgia though, so I knew the results would be off lol. I usually get asked if I'm from Cali or somewhere out west.

    Least similar to:
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Detroit, Michigan

    LOL I was unaware that the night before Halloween had a name, and its SODA...not Pop! XD!!
     
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    Well, I don't know anyone from either of these places or even states, and I've always lived in Georgia, but I guess this is close enough lol.

    Least similar to:
    Detroit, MI
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
     
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    Just took the quiz. They said I was most likely from South Carolina. I've actually never heard of some of those terms used.
     
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    Thank you for posting... I like things like this. So, I can report that i got:

    New York
    newark / Patterson
    Jersey City

    All were off, but it makes sense. I never truly felt like a southerner from Miami.
     
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    These are interesting results. I wonder if the demographics they drew these survey questions from accurately represent the diversity of the U.S. I'm pretty sure a black dude from New York sounds different than a white dude from New York who also sounds different than a Latino dude.
     
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    Scary accurate. Mine says most similar to
    Newark, Jersey City, Patterson.
     
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    Mine were all the way off. I did the quiz three times and it was the same results every time.

    Similar: Detroit, Grand rapids, Lansing Michigan area.
    Least: Virginia, Norfolk. North Carolina areas.
    I knew mine were going to be off. I didn't use a lot of the southern slang growing up. I rarely use it now. I didn't get anywhere near fl.
     
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    NEW YORK - I live here
    ARLINGTON - I have family there
    DURHAM - closet thing to Charleston, South Carolina (where I have other family) I guess?
     
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    Most similar to:
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    Lafayette, Louisiana

    Not shocked because I'm a New Orleans native with immediate family from the Lafayette area. Baton Rouge sort of shocked me but not really as it's all Louisiana.

    Least similar to:

    Milwaukee
    Buffalo
    Salt Lake City
     
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    Considering I'm from the Midwest and I still live here, not sure how I got all California lol

    Most Similar:
    San Jose, CA
    San Francisco, CA
    Fremont, CA

    Least Similar:
    Boston, MA
    Worcester, MA
    Providence, RI
     
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    Very close. My family has a lot of roots in Alabama.
     
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    You must talk like you're from the bay.
     
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    Yeah I must...I'll have to go visit and see if that's where I really belong lol
     
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    Most like Jackson, MS; Birmingham, AL; and Richmond, VA. I guess I'm country I've never lived in any of those cities.
     
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    I've never lived in any of these states.
     
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    Accurate to my location but most people when speaking to me, ask where I'm from.
     
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    Boston, Arlington VA, and Pembroke Pines FL...

    I can kind of see Arlington since that's the major part of the V in DMV, but I've never been to Boston (though my Mom is from upstate New York,) and only been to Florida three times in life (Miami x2 and Orlando.)

    I'll chalk it up to being a military brat and living in a transient area for most of my adult life.
     
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    They hit the nail on the head with me:
    Laredo, TX
    *Fort Worth, TX
    Albuquerque, NM
     
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    Salt Lake City, UT
    Portland, OR

    I love this. I always get interesting answers when people around the world recognize that I have an American Accent but I get all kinds of answers as to where they think I am from. On the flip side, I tend to think I have a Psuedo-Southern Accents that only comes out with certain words or phrases, my give away is that I use Y'all a lot. Most people that I interact with suggest my vernacular is very proper.
     
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