QUIZ: What American accent do you have?

From The West

Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.

"Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you're not from Philadelphia, then you're from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you've ever journeyed to some far off place where people don't know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn't have a clue what accent it was they heard."

Right on! Philly born and bred, even though I make a conscious effort not to pronounce "water" as "wooder"!

Your Result: The Midland


This was followed by Philadelphia and the Inland North...so probably close!

Right on! Philly born and bred, even though I make a conscious effort not to pronounce "water" as "wooder"!

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Thank you! That's one thing that drives me nuts here!

Your Result: The West

Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.

Good! Worked hard to have no accent

Inland North here-but of course what do you expect as I'm born and raised in Wisconsin. Can I have a soda now???

"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.

i'm offended that they don't have 'mainah' as an accent.......

Originally Posted by GailC

Inland North here-but of course what do you expect as I'm born and raised in Wisconsin. Can I have a soda now???

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No, you can have a "pop".

Inland North here also:
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."

Yes, I'm from Chicago.

Originally Posted by Renovia

i'm offended that they don't have 'mainah' as an accent.......

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Ok, I admit it. I had to look up "mainah"

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."

Funny! I left Minnesota for Seattle 12 years ago, and would not have thought I still had an accent! Huh.

Originally Posted by MoochNNoodles

Thank you! That's one thing that drives me nuts here!

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"Wooder" is always the dead giveaway!

I took this test on another board and did it again and it came out the same.

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.

I guess being from San Antonio ( a big southern city) is why.

Originally Posted by Bonnie1965

Ok, I admit it. I had to look up "mainah"

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and what did you find out

Well, I'm from central Canada and don't have an accent, let alone an American one, but I took the test anyway. Here is the result:

Originally Posted by crittermom

Well if you ask Nita,Nat,Belinda,Lois,Lisa............they'd all tell you I have a Southern accent.I sound like a Hillbilly--which I am.

The quiz was BIG time wrong with me though.It said I spoke North Inlander.

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Your accent is partly Southern and fully cute

Originally Posted by jcat

"Wooder" is always the dead giveaway!

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Wooder, Behgul (Bagle), Pole cat (skunk)....just a few of the ones that get me from here! I get so excited when peopke ask me if I'm from New York.

And Soda is Soda people! Pop is a noise or another name for a Father or Grandfather!

Interesting...I'm from NW Indiana originally, so I'm surprised it didn't come back with Inland North (Chicago area). It came back as Midland. *shrug* All my friends have told me that I have a Chicago accent (I say Chicaaago) and I say pop as well.

Guess all that English-learnin beat the accent out of me, lol.

This is mine:

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.


I'm from Minnesota....I should've had the north central one!

Originally Posted by Renovia

and what did you find out

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It is a term for someone from Maine Mainer sounds like Mainah with the accent.

I got The Midland

Which is funny b/c I'm born and raised in Virginia. Never lived anywhere else. Mom's from Mississippi and Dad from Va. Don't know how I got a Western Accent