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Regional Dialect Quiz

Discussion in 'Fun and Games' started by NeonSocks, Aug 18, 2017.

  1. NeonSocks

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    So, I am fascinated by the way language and dialect has evolved, especially in the United States with regional dialects being so pronounced. I found this quiz today and it was spot on with my accent. My hometown is bright red (red being the most similar dialect blue the least) on this map and just curious how others fare.

    Here is the link to the quiz: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html

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    https://nyti.ms/2vLbVJ3

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    I'm somewhat surprised as for several of the answers it seemed like I was different from around here. I took some other test years ago that correctly identified me as Canadian. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    It says I'm from Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Yonkers. I'm about 2 hours away from Philadelphia. So this was pretty accurate.

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    Given I live in Alberta, it's pretty accurate.

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    I'm from CA, so this is pretty accurate. Then again, Californians pretty much all talk the same way lol.

    https://nyti.ms/2vf26jl
     
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    https://nyti.ms/2vz8li0

    I got Worcester, Providence, and Boston. I live just southeast of them.

    Oh, and I'm least similar to Detroit, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans.
     
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    Granted, I'm from the UK and I've never even been to America, but I was curious to see what I'd get anyway.

    https://nyti.ms/2vD4sbU

    Most similar: Newmark/Paterson, Yonkers and Jersey City.

    Least similar: Lubbock, Tulsa and Little Rock.

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    It gave me Wichita Springfield and Lexington. It was fairly accurate since I live about dead center of Missouri. BTW, I pronounce Missouri Mizzerah.
     
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    It said that I'm from Salt Lake City--and I am!
     
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    I must admit this is the first time I've heard about drive-through liquor stores
     
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    I had never heard of them either until college. I am originally from about an hour south of Chicago and went to school in southern Illinois. "Beer barns" are very common in the smaller towns down there. It was like a different world down there.
     
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    I found it to be very accurate.
     

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    It pinpointed me down to the city I'm in.
     
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    Gave me three options, and one was the city I grew up in. Pretty good quiz.
     
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    I'm from Ireland but wanted to see my result I got New York, Jersey City and Yonkers.
     
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    I got Louisville, Honolulu and Lexington. I'm from England though so not close and not an option on this quiz. But fun. :slight_smile: