what they needed was a question that said "can you say the name of a freeway without saying 'the' first"
If no Southern Californian
If yes Everywhere else in the USA
Far East?
I am secret asian man.
People ask if I'm from Boston......No, I'm not from New England, I'm from Old England...the original, but what the hey, it's a melting pot.
But I think the question should be about United States accents, America is a big place and the US is just a small piece of it.
Last edited by empire; February 20th, 2013 at 06:29 PM.
Midland, and have lived in SoCal my entire life.
here's a so-called slightly revised quiz by the same author.
What American accent do you really have?
my result: North-Central
I can't say that this ahhthore doesn't need a nyew lahne of worhk. what a waste of effort.
I BELIEVE I'll have another beer!
Survey says, Northeast, but went on to tell me people think I'm from north Jersey, Connecticut or Rhode Island. I beg your pardon.
Here's what I really am... Northeast Pennsylvania English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Except I don't pronounce merry and marry the same.
Back East they refer to them as Expressways or Turnpikes. But yeah, they don't call the I-75 "the75".
Oh, and it said I was from Inland North. No surprise as I was born and raised in the central part of the LP Michigan. I don't know if any of you ever noticed an accent or not, you've never said , I don't think I have one.