tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3185653376687391581..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: What Kind of American Accent Do You Have?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91642712793762162512015-09-10T13:51:13.751-04:002015-09-10T13:51:13.751-04:00That's weird. Philadelphia has the strictest d...That's weird. Philadelphia has the strictest delineation of Mary/Merry/Marry in the United States, and on rhymes with dawn (bit NOT Don) there.pure_mercuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874155873747335435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52391215256781678052013-11-16T13:38:33.075-05:002013-11-16T13:38:33.075-05:00If you want to learn American English, you must be...If you want to learn American English, you must be able to observe the right accent and try speaking in a similar manner. Secondly, it would be necessary to see the difference in spelling of British and American English. AJ Hogehttp://effortlessenglishlearning.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87558974459566882672013-04-22T13:03:49.131-04:002013-04-22T13:03:49.131-04:00The analysis on which the methodology of this quiz...The analysis on which the methodology of this quiz is based is The Phonological Atlas of North America by Labov, Ash and Boberg.<br /><br />That is very hard reading though if you have no training in linguistics, so you might have to read Gimson's Introduction and Wells's Accents of English first.Levente Frindthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707929269672258490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65747110060532287772013-01-25T20:26:13.672-05:002013-01-25T20:26:13.672-05:00Got The West, but I don't really know how accu...Got The West, but I don't really know how accurate that is seeing as how I'm from Kansas and most people consider us part of the Midwest. My Grandparents (and mom) are from California though, so I may have picked up their accent instead of the regional accent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-61633568165467115972012-12-06T19:55:59.966-05:002012-12-06T19:55:59.966-05:00Fugeddahboutit!Fugeddahboutit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-27534078174407444752012-12-06T18:09:53.440-05:002012-12-06T18:09:53.440-05:00I got west but, I grew up in southern Alabama. My ...I got west but, I grew up in southern Alabama. My test was pretty inaccurate. lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58942816584285166592012-11-18T17:02:02.556-05:002012-11-18T17:02:02.556-05:00I got midland and I have lived in California all m...I got midland and I have lived in California all my life Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-87571442588993347882012-07-13T08:07:21.317-04:002012-07-13T08:07:21.317-04:00Why are you so surprised by that?
Outside North A...Why are you so surprised by that?<br /><br />Outside North America, every native speaker pronounces them differently.<br /><br />Basically the difference is like that between "letter", "later" and "latter" (When all three are different). But the difference between the long A and the short E tends to be less in "Mary" vs. "merry" than in "Levente Frindthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707929269672258490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53385745426607166392012-04-21T13:14:53.221-04:002012-04-21T13:14:53.221-04:00I am inland north which is kinda correct I live in...I am inland north which is kinda correct I live in springfield, IL. But I don't say pop I say soda or sodee with an long E sound. And when I say on it rhymes neither with dawn nor don.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19652122884774850842012-01-03T23:14:49.967-05:002012-01-03T23:14:49.967-05:00I am a South Carolinian and the result was "P...I am a South Carolinian and the result was "Philadelphian". Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-703606433208761692011-12-18T14:12:10.950-05:002011-12-18T14:12:10.950-05:00Pretty darn accurate. However, they say that I cou...Pretty darn accurate. However, they say that I could be from Chicago or Wisconsin. I lived in both places, but the Chicago accent is considerably different from most places in Wisconsin, execpt maybe the big cities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26150512790617414742011-12-02T17:30:39.367-05:002011-12-02T17:30:39.367-05:00So funny...it said that many outsiders mistake you...So funny...it said that many outsiders mistake you to be a Canadian. Um, they're not really mistaken - I live in Canada! lolAllison Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325048414979646068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-37345438414940765622011-12-01T21:21:05.873-05:002011-12-01T21:21:05.873-05:00Amazing. I have lived in Delaware County, PA (bord...Amazing. I have lived in Delaware County, PA (borders Philadelphia to the south) my entire life, and this quiz nailed it. I did not expect it to be so exact in saying I had Philadelphia accent. Is there an analysis available. This was obviously created by an astute linguist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-72882344086866987732011-12-01T09:08:48.342-05:002011-12-01T09:08:48.342-05:00My result was also accurate, and not near my IP ad...My result was also accurate, and not near my IP address. It identified my accent as Northeast: northern Jersey, NY, Connecticut, or RI. I grew up in Providence, but live in South Jersey and work in Philadelphia, where I took the test. It also pegged my wife as having a Philadelphia/Trenton accent. Amazing how little info it needs to do this.DwightJohnsonhttp://governmentbycontract.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-68338200173171045592011-12-01T05:27:40.091-05:002011-12-01T05:27:40.091-05:00How in the world can Merry, Mary and Marry EVER so...How in the world can Merry, Mary and Marry EVER sound different... I mean really, anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-32763638523122170302011-11-27T17:26:28.804-05:002011-11-27T17:26:28.804-05:00My accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! I ...My accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! I grew up in South Jersey, so that's dead on, despite living in Atlanta for the past 16 years.Drachenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647122312437970485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-17051595435616327012011-11-25T23:27:24.270-05:002011-11-25T23:27:24.270-05:00I got midland with Philly, Boston, Northeast as th...I got midland with Philly, Boston, Northeast as the primary alternatives. I wonder what that means.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60287727477420618822011-11-25T22:25:33.379-05:002011-11-25T22:25:33.379-05:00I don't think it's using your IP. I took ...I don't think it's using your IP. I took the test from Texas (where I was born), but live in Boston. It gave me a Philadelphia accent.<br /><br />I've had several people tell me that I honestly don't have an accent, and they can't place where I'm from. I chalk it up to the fact that I moved during my prime vocal development years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18600534684192072242011-11-25T20:37:44.477-05:002011-11-25T20:37:44.477-05:00Yo ... The quiz was correct. It said that I was fr...Yo ... The quiz was correct. It said that I was from Philadelphia. However, it couldn't identify the exact neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-59636241143489239752011-11-25T17:05:46.746-05:002011-11-25T17:05:46.746-05:00In response to Roddis,
"What they do?
They...In response to Roddis,<br /><br />"What they do? <br />They smile in your face, all the time wanna take your place> Backstabbers (backstabbers)."<br /><br />Or, if you prefer..<br /><br />" This, is our fork in the road<br />Love's last episode<br />There's nowhere to go, oh no<br /><br />You made your choice, now it's up to me<br />To bow out gracefully<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21343610873033875442011-11-25T12:08:47.815-05:002011-11-25T12:08:47.815-05:00All the sounds are different and Mary/Merry/Marry ...All the sounds are different and Mary/Merry/Marry are the same. On rhymes with Don. All of my Detroit family members say the same thing. The test says we're from Philly. From too much Philly soul on the radio in Detroit?Bob Roddisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62162823316200395002011-11-25T12:01:08.177-05:002011-11-25T12:01:08.177-05:00Are you guys reading the largest indicator or the ...Are you guys reading the largest indicator or the part that says "Your Result"? Because, while midland is my highest indicator, the result actually says "Inland North".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24341873372481462272011-11-25T11:28:05.122-05:002011-11-25T11:28:05.122-05:00It got me: I'm from Wisconsin.It got me: I'm from Wisconsin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36513612170279521572011-11-25T10:25:29.729-05:002011-11-25T10:25:29.729-05:00I took the quiz from here in London and it was [wh...I took the quiz from here in London and it was [what I consider] pretty accurate results.Phil M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46347387571936017072011-11-25T08:51:41.873-05:002011-11-25T08:51:41.873-05:00im from europe and it gave me a strong phili accen...im from europe and it gave me a strong phili accentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com