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My answers, unshockingly, reflected my region, but this question made me laugh pretty good. I dont know why lol “um akshully, Icing and frosting are different”. This was my answer anyway
It missed by a couple of states, but it’s close-ish. Some of those questions are wild, like whatever bullshit word people use for lighting bugs or fireflies that is neither of those two. Sambo niggles or some such a thing.
Edit: Peenie Wallies? Just call them double dick bugs 😆
Not from Kansas, but it’s not far off either. I bet its idea of a St. Louis accent is based on the old St. Louis accent that is common among older people but very rare among anyone under 50. Although there were no questions that asked about “fork” versus “fark”, “fourty” vs “farhty”, “soda” vs “sodee”, etc. It may just not have much of an idea of that dialect built into it
We use the same words. I wonder what differentiates from IN which is actually right for me.
Not on the quiz of course, but one major difference between MO and IN is that “Hoosier” is a positive term in IN but a pejorative term in MO.
Once upon a time a bunch of people from Indiana moved to Missouri, and apparently they were not well liked. So hoosier is like the MO equivalent of calling someone a redneck
I’m not sure Hoosier is positive but more like neutral in IN. I’m certainly not attached to it.
Fair enough, I was mostly thinking of like the Indiana Hoosiers. I imagined it is similar to how cajun gets used in Louisiana
It probably depends on the part of the state?
Surprised there was no bury/berry/bary question. Sooo many people pronounce it wrong 😁
that’s a trick question. they’re the same.
Yep. I’m in the red area. Go Cocks 🤙
I have no Italian ancestry but I’m culturally Italian by way of my home state.
Despite my kiwi heritage 🇳🇿 I’m from Rhode Island, apparently.
Many years ago I went on a solo road trip around California. I spotted a man pulled over by the side of the road looking upset, and stopped to see if I could help. He asked me to find a pay phone and call his friend to tell him “Jack is out of gas” and give his location.
I swear I was on the phone for a good ten minutes trying to make myself understood. It makes sense now. Rhode Island is a loooong way from California.
As an aussie (WA):
I am from Idaho initially, grew up there. Now I have lived in Oregon for nearly 15 years.
Apparently I talk like I am from Maryland, somewhere I have never been.
As an Australian this was interesting.
New England English is more similar to British English (at least in comparison to most US English), so it makes sense it would be the closest to Australian or South African English. Like they still use the word “carriage” commonly
Got about the same as a South African.
Same here, bru.
As a Canadian, I feel like it was pretty on par for me lol 53% Minnesota
my early childhood was spent south of winnipeg, so this tracks 100%. am a native-born minnesotan:
I don’t want to dox myself, but it definitely guessed the exact city I live in. I will not answer further questions.
It could be worse, but I’ve never been west of the Mississippi (within the US; I’ve been to BC). I’ve adopted or switched words over the years, so it’s not too surprising that it got it wrong. That old dialect quiz from the NYT or whatever years ago was worse at getting my location.
It do be accurate
Curious about your answers. In theory I should’ve gotten Minneapolis as most similar and ended up with Vegas, followed by LA. Granted I only did the 24 question one
I did the 60 question one and if I remember correctly it told me that my answers of crayfish and that a freeway has no traffic lights or stop signs but a highway does were the biggest factors for why it picked MN.
I did in fact have those two as well, I’ll have to try the longer ones and see what’s up.
Update: did the 60, got San Fran, so apparently I live in the wrong region.
Update 2: did the 122, apparently I have to move to San Francisco
Philadelphian who has also lived in Florida. This worked better than I expected, given my accent can be eclectic.
I guess mine is pretty solidly midwestern.
Do you say “mahm” or “mom”?
“Mahm” I guess. Definitely not “ma’am” or “mome”.
Yeah STLiens pronounce “o” differently. I didn’t even realize we had a bit of an accent until someone asked me about it one time
When I lived in New England people particularly thought that the way I say “theatre” (thee-ter) and “butter” (bUHtter) were particularly striking. They pronounce theatre with the a (thee-a-ter, or thee-ar-ter) and dont emphasize u sounds much
Also Im a “mah” or “mahm” person
Honestly just in STL there are a lot of variety of dialects though, even not accounting for racial lines. Go down to Arnold and you might as well be in the bootheel
