What American accent do you have?

[Thalassa]

Mildly Southern but if you were to listen closely it's actually specifically a Mountain accent that mainly people in the Appalachian regions of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee have.

 

[Thalassa]

P.S.

I didn't even take the quiz.

 

[Lauren Ashley]

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: Boston
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.

Ha, I was just thinking "I don't have a Boston accent." Even though I was born and raised in Boston. My accent seems nonexistent compared to other Bostonians; I thought I'd gotten rid of it... maybe not.

 

[JocktheMotie]

I got inland north, despite being from the northeast. I have a problem with the test, as if I detect ANY difference in sound I say it's different. This whole "almost different, but really close" nonsense provides no benchmark. How almost is almost? Very subjective.

 

[Prototype]

Canadian!

 

[Kanamori]

Inland North... It's right, I am from Wisconsin, although I've spent enough time in the UK and California for it to be a little different.

 

[miss fortune]

Midland... well, I'm from Indiana, so it's no real surprise... My Chicago area roommate freshman year thought I was from Kentucky though and I'm most frequently accused of sounding like I'm from Pennsylvania by people from elsewhere

 

[Forever_Jung]

I got inland north, but to be fair I am Canadian and they didn't ask me about the sounds people from my area of Canada mispronounce. Most of us, myself included can't pronounce beg, for example, without sounding weird: I'm bagging you!

 

[JivinJeffJones]

The Northeast.

"Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak."

Apparently Northeasterners sound the most Australian of the American accents. Must be because they sound the most British?

 

[Nonsensical]

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The West


Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.

 

[Queen Kat]

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North
You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."

I'm Dutch.

 

[Phantonym]

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.

Result Breakdown:
87% Philadelphia
80% The Midland
76% The Northeast
62% The South
56% Boston
56% The Inland North
33% The West
15% North Central

Ok, I had to YouTube Philly accent. I don't know, I really can't tell.

 

[Rachelinpa]

wooohooo philly!

 

[CuriousFeeling]

Northeast. Got the NY accent all the way.

 

[JFrombaugh]

West & Midland seem to both be nearly identical, neutral accents. Although West seems to have some subtle differences that are kind of hard to pick out when you're actually listening to someone talk (hence the "no one thinks you have an accent unless you're a SoCal surfer"), for example I pronounce "stock" and "stalk" the same, but I get Midland if I say different on the quiz.

The Inland North

I'm from Germany however

I got inland north, but to be fair I am Canadian and they didn't ask me about the sounds people from my area of Canada mispronounce. Most of us, myself included can't pronounce beg, for example, without sounding weird: I'm bagging you!

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North
You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."

I'm Dutch.

Not much point in taking the quiz if you're not even American, is there? /jk

 

[Hexis]

Your Result: The Midland

 

[Charmed Justice]

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland
"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.
Result Breakdown:
100% The Midland
73% The South
69% The West
47% Philadelphia
41% The Inland North
31% Boston
29% North Central
27% The Northeast
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

 

[Ming]

Your Result: The Northeast


Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.


I'm Australian... I'm Chinese.. How do I have an accent?

 

[heart]

When I met my in-laws and they kept asking for a "pop" it would crack me up. I mean, I grew up in Texas in the 70-80s and a pop there meant you'd like someone to smack you in the mouth.

I don't know if people in TX use pop for soda now or not. It's been years since Texas.

 

[EffEmDoubleyou]

When I met my in-laws and they kept asking for a "pop" it would crack me up. I mean, I grew up in Texas in the 70-80s and a pop there meant you'd like someone to smack you in the mouth.

I don't know if people in TX use pop for soda now or not. It's been years since Texas.

Whenever I hear anyone say "pop", I feel like I'm in the 1950s in the corner soda fountain. It just feels so anachronistic. But apparently it's the word used in a good part of the country.