I guess I got a couple wrong :-)
| 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. | |
| The Midland | |
| Boston | |
| North Central | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The South | |
| The Northeast | |
| What American accent do you have? | |
Now they just need to pair up the results with some famous speaker of that accent and some audio or video clips. I have no better idea what I actually sound like even though I have a new label for it :-)
Oh, and I was born and raised in Tennessee, and went to college there, Georgia, and Alabama. I've also lived in Texas. In 2000, we moved to California, so I guess I finally fit in :-)
Posted by: Jake Munson | December 19, 2008 8:02 AM
I'd say there is something else in your accent, Asa, but it doesn't stand out.
Posted by: Al Billings | December 19, 2008 10:22 AM
As a born and bred New Zealander, I find I have a NorthEast accent. A bit odd as I don't speak american....lol
Posted by: David G King | December 19, 2008 11:49 AM
It's OK Asa... I was born in Kentucky, raised in Georgia from age 5 (and not in "one of those big southern cities"), went to college in Georgia and Florida, and now live in Arizona.
I got 100% "The Midland." Close second and third were Philly and the Inland North. The South at least showed up at about 80% for me.
Posted by: Greg | December 20, 2008 7:39 PM
I got the same result (I live in Boise, and grew up in Arizona). People that have this "Western" accent are often called "accentless". In fact, Boise is the location of many national call centers because we are considered accentless, and thus easy to understand.
You said you wished that you could hear a famous person with a Western accent...just watch any news program. People on the news generally either already speak like us (accentless), or they train to be able to do it.