[thenightwriterblog] The Night Writer: Accent-uate the positive

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Posted by The Night Writer:
Accent-uate the positive
http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1168548159.shtml


   Here's a silly little quiz, so it must be Friday. Both [1]Bogus Gold
   and [2]Hammerswing have already completed this to determine what
   American accent they have. Given that all of us have been in Minnesota
   for some time it's not too surprising that we all fell under the
   "Midland" category. This Midland, however, must be about the size of
   my mid-section, since there's room for one of them to be
   "Midland-Philadelphia" and the other to be "Midland-The West", while I
   am "Midland-The South". My score must have been influenced by the
   years I spent in Missouri, which I pronounce "Missour-uh". I would no
   more say "Missour-ee" than I would pronounce Arkansas ("Arkan-saw")as
   "Ar-kansas".
   Anyway, in the spirit of the day, crack open a cold soda, pop or Coke
   or whatever it is you call a soft drink where you come from and enjoy
   the quiz.

   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.
   The South       

   The Inland North

   Philadelphia    

   The West        

   The Northeast   

   Boston          

   North Central   

   [3]What American accent do you have?
   [4]Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

References

   1. http://bogusgold.com/posts/1168449298.shtml
   2. http://hammerswing75.blogspot.com/
   3. http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have
   4. http://www.gotoquiz.com/