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ashling

(25,771 posts)
45. This is just wrong
Sun Feb 17, 2013, 01:32 PM
Feb 2013

Waaay too simplified. Midland seems to be the default

Your Result: The Midland

88%

"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.

86%
The Inland North

85%
The South

64%
The Northeast

58%
Philadelphia

50%
The West

14%
Boston

9%
North Central


This is just wrong


It would be nice if it indicated what all these percentages mean, because I don't know about you, but I can't make these add up to 100%

maybe it has something to do with USA exceptionalism "our accents add up to so much more than anybody else's - USA! USA!"

Midland 95%, West 76%, South 62%....from South Georgia NightWatcher Feb 2013 #1
The results give only one area result. How did you get 3, & they total over 100%? nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #5
Maybe it was an odds thing, but it broke it down NightWatcher Feb 2013 #6
I changed my results post. Looks like it gives a probability %. If so, it caught my southern roots. Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #7
It says I'm Midland 90%, but the graph below says Southern 88%? What does that mean? Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #2
I got the same thing HarveyDarkey Feb 2013 #3
Very interesting. Denninmi Feb 2013 #4
Inland North... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #8
LOL... littlemissmartypants Feb 2013 #9
83% Midland pokerfan Feb 2013 #10
I speak Minnesotan Mnpaul Feb 2013 #11
100% west, no shocker there fizzgig Feb 2013 #12
Inland North DearHeart Feb 2013 #13
Boston accent? I had no idea aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #14
100% Philadelphia Xyzse Feb 2013 #15
How in hell?? I got The Inland North TrogL Feb 2013 #16
I got the Inland North 100%, too. Followed by the Midland 80% the Northeast 76% Philadelphia 73% mnhtnbb Feb 2013 #24
This Canadian laundry_queen Feb 2013 #75
The Inland North Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #17
First time I got Midland 88% mokawanis Feb 2013 #18
Western 92% Bucky Feb 2013 #19
Philadelphia mwdem Feb 2013 #20
Same here. RebelOne Feb 2013 #55
80% Southern In_The_Wind Feb 2013 #21
100% West nt steve2470 Feb 2013 #22
Inland North, 96% sarge43 Feb 2013 #23
From Texas originally, but apparently..... AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #25
Generic newscaster. Socal31 Feb 2013 #26
96% The West avebury Feb 2013 #27
90% Midland struggle4progress Feb 2013 #28
Midland for me... Callmecrazy Feb 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Feb 2013 #30
Inland North....85% Wounded Bear Feb 2013 #31
The Inland North tavernier Feb 2013 #32
Pennsyltucky Gorp Feb 2013 #33
Inland North 100% baldguy Feb 2013 #34
96% the west. But Ive always lived in NH. bunnies Feb 2013 #35
I got the same thing alarimer Feb 2013 #36
88% Boston bluedigger Feb 2013 #37
Good grief - how wrong can they be. I have a southern accent you could cut with a knife. They said patricia92243 Feb 2013 #38
Your Result: The South 80% supernova Feb 2013 #39
Midland 90%. You gotta be kidding me. rrneck Feb 2013 #40
Silly antiquie Feb 2013 #41
Good God! 88% Boston. I haven't lived in NE annabanana Feb 2013 #42
I'm Australian and have always been amazed by the diversity of American accents. SwissTony Feb 2013 #43
88% The South liberaltrucker Feb 2013 #44
This is just wrong ashling Feb 2013 #45
Northeast, 87% Philadelphia LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #46
A Philadelphia accent is totally different from a Jersey accent. RebelOne Feb 2013 #60
I agree. I think the test is inaccurate to some extent. LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #61
Same here SteveG Feb 2013 #70
The West -- 92% femmocrat Feb 2013 #47
Do you say "yins"? Callmecrazy Feb 2013 #53
I try not to. femmocrat Feb 2013 #65
Fifth generation Californian with a 95% Midland accent Brother Buzz Feb 2013 #48
Northeast 100%!!! elleng Feb 2013 #49
96% Southern. dawg Feb 2013 #50
Whaaaaaaat? Born in WI, moved to Houston from MI 4 years ago--89% Southern? ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #51
Nailed me randr Feb 2013 #52
96% the West frogmarch Feb 2013 #54
Pffttt- I don't have an accent, everyone else does!!!!!!!!!!! Marrah_G Feb 2013 #56
quiz is bullshit. eShirl Feb 2013 #57
according to that quiz, Maine is probably lumped in with Boston tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #68
The West. 96% LWolf Feb 2013 #58
Guess I have a thoroughly American accent. Still Blue in PDX Feb 2013 #59
100% Northeast eom LiberalElite Feb 2013 #62
95% West prouddem19665nvd Feb 2013 #63
100% Philadelphia MadrasT Feb 2013 #64
pretty accurate tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #66
Northeast meow2u3 Feb 2013 #67
80% The South. A-yah. nolabear Feb 2013 #69
96% West. Accurate enough. Iggo Feb 2013 #71
98% West Angleae Feb 2013 #72
It says I'm Midland but I am solid west coast. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #73
The Inland North, 93% JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #74
My accent is "The lowest common denominator" Loryn Feb 2013 #76
100% Midland Ms. Toad Feb 2013 #77
Pennsylvanians DO have an accent....Youse guys do! DebJ Feb 2013 #78
I am from the DC area. So I speak with the same 'accent' DebJ Feb 2013 #79
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