Friday, January 05, 2007

OT: You can take the boy out of the midwest...

Twenty years in California and I can't shake my Grand Rapids linguistic upbringing. Hey, I got a personalized license plate, I eat guacamole, I snow-skied one day and sunned myself on the beach the next. And I call it "soda!" What do you want from me?

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."

The Midland
 
The Northeast
 
Philadelphia
 
The South
 
The West
 
Boston
 
North Central
 
What American accent do you have?
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