I took this test weeks ago but since Scot McKnight decided to post his results I thought I would post my results:
| 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 West | |
| North Central | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Boston | |
| The Northeast | |
| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz | |
I have lived in Missouri for the last 18 years so no big surprise here. What I find weird is that I spent the first nine years of my life in northeast Oklahoma. I have heard recordings of myself when I was that age and I assure you, I had an accent! When I get around someone with an accent from that part of the country I almost instinctively start talking like they do. I almost get embarrassed for fear that they think I am mocking them.
The other interesting language experience I have had is my writing. I remember one of my profs in grad school circling paragraphs in my work saying, "This paragraph reads like it was written by a first generation immigrant!" To this day, when I edit my own writing, most of my time is spent rearranging the clauses of sentences so they read more smoothly.
My great-grandfather Kruse came from Denmark and lived around other Danes and Germans in the US. My grandfather was raised partly in that environment. My dad learned German for the language requirement for his Ph.D. I don't know any language other than English (other than some Spanish.) Nevertheless, it appears that I have inherited some non-English language patterns. Language is an interesting thing.
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