03-26-2008, 01:05 PM
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Obscure Jersey Wiz
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Marsh
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What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)
My Results:
Neutral You`re not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don`t really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.
I have no accent.
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03-26-2008, 01:05 PM
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#23
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Toronto, ON
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Neutral
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03-26-2008, 01:11 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Canadian People from outside North America probably think you`re from the States, but over here we wouldn`t make such a mistake.
One accent for all of Canada? Martimers and folks from the Ottawa Valley speak much differently.
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03-26-2008, 01:11 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Virginia
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Neutral here as well. Which is pretty accurate, I think. I'm from Alberta, but have lived in North Carolina, Virginia for 6-7 years. When I first moved here, as soon as I opened my mouth people would say "whoa, where you from", now I rarely get a comment about my accent. I find myself randomly switching between southern and canadian pronounciations to the point where I don't consciously remember which is which.
I can sure hear a Canadian accent when I go home now though. That's a pretty crazy feeling to hear an accent on voices that seemed accentless all my life.
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03-26-2008, 01:11 PM
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#26
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Superflyer
North Central
What people call the "Minnesota accent." Sounds almost Canadian. You may have even been asked if you were from Canada before.
Pretty cool little quiz. Most of the questions I was well yea that is how I say it, how else would you say that.
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Me too
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03-26-2008, 01:14 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Canadian People from outside North America probably think you`re from the States, but over here we wouldn`t make such a mistake.
One accent for all of Canada? Martimers and folks from the Ottawa Valley speak much differently.
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Or people from southern Ontario. I can pick them out easily.
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03-26-2008, 01:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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What American accent do you have? (Best version so far)
My Results:
Northern You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.
Actually makes sense, as people have told me I sound anywhere from a Bostonian to a New Yorker to a Chicagoan (?). I also have no idea where I got said accent, because none of my family members are from that area and I didn't spend any of my formative years in any of those places.
Last edited by rubecube; 03-26-2008 at 01:19 PM.
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03-26-2008, 01:30 PM
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#30
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell
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03-26-2008, 01:32 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Bankview
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Western
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03-26-2008, 01:41 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The wagon's name is "Gaudreau"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Superflyer
North Central
What people call the "Minnesota accent." Sounds almost Canadian. You may have even been asked if you were from Canada before.
Pretty cool little quiz. Most of the questions I was well yea that is how I say it, how else would you say that.
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Ditto!
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03-26-2008, 01:43 PM
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Director of the HFBI
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BBQorMILDEW
Western
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X2
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03-26-2008, 01:51 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary, AB
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neutral.
Not only have I never lived in any of those states, I've never even been to any of those states.
Plus, its pretty simplistic to say Canadian is one accent. Ontarians have a very distinct sound compared to Westerners. Plus, neutral sounds a lot like western US.
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03-26-2008, 02:07 PM
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Not the 1 millionth post winnar
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Los Angeles
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Neutral.
Lived in Cgy, Van, and Dallas. Gf loves how I say Pasta and schedule.
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03-26-2008, 02:25 PM
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Voted for Kodos
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: in the laundry brig
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north central for me
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03-26-2008, 02:32 PM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Richmond, BC
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Canadian accent of course. But I've studied the Canadian accent and I know exactly which answers result in that accent.
The big question is this one: Do you say ABOUT and MOUTH with the same vowel sound as LOUD and DOWN?
No Canadian should ever answer this one yes. If you have answered yes to this question and call yourself Canadian, please play again. You may think you say "about" like an american, but I'm sorry (sore-ee), you don't.
How do you say the first A in PASTA? 95%+ of Canadians will answer cat, not father.
Do you say RIGHT and PRICE with the same vowel sound as RIDE and PRIZE?
Definitely different. Typical Canadian English.
The first six questions are all Canadian mergers.
I'm interested to see what answers people gave. The quiz seems so straight forward, I would have though way more people would have gotten "Canadian".
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03-26-2008, 02:32 PM
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#39
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Northeastern. Not that I've ever lived in any part of North America 
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03-26-2008, 03:06 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Neutral.
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