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Postby Bert » Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:27 am

Where in the US do you sound like you are from based on your dialect and terms? Find out here:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

Here are my results:
http://nyti.ms/1kcFngA
I went to high school in Virginia Beach, VA. So they got that right on the money. What gives me away is apparently that I call a drive thru liquor store a "brew thru". In some parts of the country those are called "THEY HAVE THOSE!!! WTF!!!"

This survey was based on a World English survey which can be accessed here and includes other English speaking countries in it's possible answers. It also allows you to view a map with results.

http://www.tekstlab.uio.no/cambridge_survey/

At the very least, it is fun to hear alternative ways of saying things. For instance, I don't use a specific term for when it is raining while the sun is out, though "sunshower" is a common term. But apparently some people say "The devil is beating his wife." Clearly I missed out.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby 52xMax » Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:57 am

It was weird for me taking this test since I'm a foreigner and most of the vocabulary I got is from books, and pronunciation from songs and TV, so I thought I might get something close to Southern California. It was close, but not quite. It turns out the most similar speech patterns I've caught are from Tempe, AZ and Reno NV. I've been to Tempe a few times, it's not far from where I live, but all the people there sound like rednecks, and I know I sound nothing like one of those.

As for Reno... well, I've never been to Reno, so I don't know if that's true...

Alright, alright! I was in Reno. Once. But it was only for a brief time... but if anyone asks, I've never ever been close to that town.

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Postby Dr. Ambiguous » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:20 am

I had trouble with a few of these questions. "Oh yeah, I pronounce it like that, no I pronounce it like the second one, no wait, I DON'T KNOW HOW I SAY IT ANYMORE!"

Anyway, not any surprises here.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby Typical_Brother » Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:47 am

i'm kind of creeped out now....it pinpointed me exactly where i live.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby Sheepman » Fri Jan 03, 2014 5:35 am

I've never been to any of these cities, except maybe passing through Oklahoma City. But I grew up in Texas, so close enough. Apparently my calling crayfish crawdads and the roads that run parallel to highways "service roads" (I also call them "access roads," I wonder what I'd have gotten if I'd put that?) pinned me as an Oklahoman somehow.
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Postby Deathclaw_Puncher » Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:53 am

It pinpointed me at either Fresno, Santa Clara, or Glendale, but I actually live in Fair Oaks, which is east of Sacramento.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby Twistappel » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:22 am

Dr. Ambiguous wrote:I had trouble with a few of these questions. "Oh yeah, I pronounce it like that, no I pronounce it like the second one, no wait, I DON'T KNOW HOW I SAY IT ANYMORE!"


I had the same problem. Especially since my accent tends to swing between broad and anglicised Australian, depending on what sort of mood I'm in.

Apparently I talk the most like somebody from Yonkers, New Jersey or Newark. Go figure.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby Typical Michael » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:25 am

http://nyti.ms/1guF0Jk

Yeah, pretty spot on. Either the areas they listed, or northern Virginia, the red says it.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby Typical_Brother » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:08 am

Typical Michael wrote:http://nyti.ms/1guF0Jk

Yeah, pretty spot on. Either the areas they listed, or northern Virginia, the red says it.



I wonder what separated us in answers... mine had me spot on in the county i live in up here, but i don't know what we'd call things differently..
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby Aquila89 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:19 pm

I wondered where does it put me with my Hungarian accent. Apparently, New York.

Well, there probably are people in New York who have a Hungarian accent...
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby NotCIAAgent » Fri Jan 03, 2014 12:32 pm

My accent is extremely variable.

If I am feeling sleepy, I sound Russian. If I am hungry, I sound French. If I am pissed off, I sound British (Christian Bale specifically). Yes, I can make those accents, but they sound pretty shitty when I do then consciously. They are more or less convincing when I accidentally do them in the listed occasions.

The accent I can't do? Brazilian. Because, even though I watched videos, I still don't know what Brazilian accent sounds like! Maybe I have it, and don't know. Probably, all those accents I claim to be able to make perfectly are just variations of my accent (my English teacher used to disagree).

Makes me wonder how many people know they actually have an accent.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby JamesT » Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:46 pm

http://nyti.ms/Kobh9A

This is actually a surprising result because, even though I was born and raised near Portland, I actually learned all the English I know through the fractured language of immigrants in the flea market my parents would always leave me at when they were "bored with me."
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Postby JamishT » Fri Jan 03, 2014 4:47 pm

It got the state I grew up in, and pretty close to where I live now...Not bad, quiz!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1&
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby jbobsully11 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:02 pm

Bertman wrote:What gives me away is apparently that I call a drive thru liquor store a "brew thru". In some parts of the country those are called "THEY HAVE THOSE!!! WTF!!!"

I've never heard of such a thing until just now, but it sounds awesome.

Anyway, here's my map. Apparently I sound most like I'm from New York City; Newark/Paterson, NJ; or Yonkers, NY. I've lived in New Jersey my whole life and go to school in Newark, so I guess it's not too bad.
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Re: You talk funny.

Postby NisiOptimum » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:02 pm

Apparently I'm from Honolulu, Modesto or Glendale, California. I'm going to assume this now means I'm an American citizen and will be calling the embassy to request my passport tomorrow morning. I'll let you know how it goes. http://nyti.ms/1gxorMX
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