Accent-o-meter - Page 2

Trilby · 03-23-2012, 06:52 AM

I got the inland north, too. You'd never take me for a cheddarhead
irl

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 07:25 AM

Really? Accents make you pronounce words like 'dawn' and 'don' the same? Feel and fill? (That's ghetto!)

Yeah, no. That's just bad diction. Not one of those words sound the same.

Of course I'm inland north.

Trilby · 03-23-2012, 07:38 AM

I don't pronounce don and dawn the same.

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 07:40 AM

Ok. Did I imply you did?

I've heard people pronounce them the same but these people are uneducated mushmouths.

footfootfoot · 03-23-2012, 07:54 AM

From the global village! In the age of communication!
New York City!

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Northeast
Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.
Result Breakdown:
100% The Northeast
87% Philadelphia
85% The Inland North
60% The Midland
54% The South
44% Boston
18% The West
2% North Central
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

glatt · 03-23-2012, 08:10 AM

I'm Midland.

But a close second is the West, and Boston and the Northeast are way down at the bottom. Weird. I grew up in Lewiston Maine, but never picked up the Lewiston accent. Most of my friends were associated with the college there, and the college people came from all over the country.

I like the Boston/Northeast accent. It reminds me of home. But I don't have it at all.

Stormieweather · 03-23-2012, 08:45 AM

Ha! I'm from Georgia and live currently in Florida. I did live in Pennsylvania for about a year once. But maybe all my world traveling erased my accent(s)?

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland
"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.
Result Breakdown:
95% The Midland
76% The West
62% The South
44% Boston
41% The Inland North
39% North Central
33% Philadelphia
27% The Northeast
Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz

BigV · 03-23-2012, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I don't pronounce don and dawn the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Ok. Did I imply you did?

I've heard people pronounce them the same but these people are uneducated mushmouths.

I pronounce them the same. In fact, I can't imagine how else they might be pronounced, mushmouth or otherwise. wth?

How do you say them?

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 09:09 AM

*snickers*

Look at the letters. dAWn. dOn.

Figure it out, genius.

Lamplighter · 03-23-2012, 09:15 AM

I'm with V on "dawn" and "don"

IM: If they are different, do you have some rhymes that illustrate ?

DanaC · 03-23-2012, 09:16 AM

For me, 'dawn' rhymes with 'morn'.

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 09:19 AM

Dawn---awning--lawn---pawn

Don---Jon--bon-bon--

Soooooooooooooo different. I hear people call women named Dawn DON.

Sounds dumb.

Lamplighter · 03-23-2012, 09:20 AM

Wow Dana... that's remarkable for me... I would have never gone there.

glatt · 03-23-2012, 09:25 AM

do "pond" and "aw" like "aw, man" have the same sound?

yawn, dawn, awning, faun, and awe all have the same sound

pond, on, don all have the same different sound.

eta: like infi said. I just got interrupted making that post.

DanaC · 03-23-2012, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Dawn---awning--lawn---pawn

Don---Jon--bon-bon--

Soooooooooooooo different. I hear people call women named Dawn DON.

Sounds dumb.

Just sounds a different accent to me.

It doesn't matter how many times you show the different pronunciations, if that pair of letters represents that sound in an accent, then that's how the person will read it.

03-23-2012, 06:52 AM	#16
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I got the inland north, too. You'd never take me for a cheddarhead irl __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-23-2012, 07:25 AM	#17
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Really? Accents make you pronounce words like 'dawn' and 'don' the same? Feel and fill? (That's ghetto!) Yeah, no. That's just bad diction. Not one of those words sound the same. Of course I'm inland north. Attached Images

03-23-2012, 07:38 AM	#18
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I don't pronounce don and dawn the same. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-23-2012, 07:54 AM	#20
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	From the global village! In the age of communication! New York City! What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak. Result Breakdown: 100% The Northeast 87% Philadelphia 85% The Inland North 60% The Midland 54% The South 44% Boston 18% The West 2% North Central Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-23-2012, 08:45 AM	#22
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Ha! I'm from Georgia and live currently in Florida. I did live in Pennsylvania for about a year once. But maybe all my world traveling erased my accent(s)? What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "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. Result Breakdown: 95% The Midland 76% The West 62% The South 44% Boston 41% The Inland North 39% North Central 33% Philadelphia 27% The Northeast Quiz Created on GoTo Quiz __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

03-23-2012, 07:40 AM	#19
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Ok. Did I imply you did? I've heard people pronounce them the same but these people are uneducated mushmouths.

03-23-2012, 08:10 AM	#21
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm Midland. But a close second is the West, and Boston and the Northeast are way down at the bottom. Weird. I grew up in Lewiston Maine, but never picked up the Lewiston accent. Most of my friends were associated with the college there, and the college people came from all over the country. I like the Boston/Northeast accent. It reminds me of home. But I don't have it at all.

03-23-2012, 09:09 AM	#24
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	snickers Look at the letters. dAWn. dOn. Figure it out, genius.

03-23-2012, 09:15 AM	#25
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	I'm with V on "dawn" and "don" IM: If they are different, do you have some rhymes that illustrate ?

03-23-2012, 09:19 AM	#27
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Dawn---awning--lawn---pawn Don---Jon--bon-bon-- Soooooooooooooo different. I hear people call women named Dawn DON. Sounds dumb.

03-23-2012, 09:20 AM	#28
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Wow Dana... that's remarkable for me... I would have never gone there.

03-23-2012, 09:25 AM	#29
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	do "pond" and "aw" like "aw, man" have the same sound? yawn, dawn, awning, faun, and awe all have the same sound pond, on, don all have the same different sound. eta: like infi said. I just got interrupted making that post.

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