With more than half of my life in the South and the West, there's still no taking the Jersey out of the boy:
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast
Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak. |
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| Philadelphia |
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| The Inland North |
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| The Midland |
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| The South |
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| Boston |
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| The West |
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| North Central |
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The bars don't render properly above but my accent probabilities based on the quiz are:
The Northeast 97%
Philadelphia 87%
The Inland North 85%
The Midland 60%
The South 58%
Boston 38%
The West 18%
North Central 2%
Thanks to Shelley, Jake, and Jonah, all of whom have no accent...
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