as it’s pretty much the only part of the country where I don’t have some family.
I was born in NJ, raised here, my mom’s from here, my dad is from a New Mexico reservation by way of a Georgia residential school. Got relatives here, the Deep South, the Midwest, and the Southwest.
They should have hit the “ant/aunt” divide too.
Also: the meme doesn’t correct for “foreign accents.” Where would an English-speaking immigrant from Central America fall on this scale, for instance?
| What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North
You may think you speak “Standard English straight out of the dictionary” but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like “Are you from Wisconsin?” or “Are you from Chicago?” Chances are you call carbonated drinks “pop.” | |
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| Philadelphia |
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| Boston |
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| North Central |
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| What American accent do you have? | |
Dark Matter 