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US dialect quiz can predict where you are from with surprising accuracy
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hey, let's leave coffee milk out of this. we all know that it is the drink of gods. (i went to uri, i saw the light)
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thepotatoman
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I don't think it's possible to get it to guess Colorado for me.
To many damn emigrants from California and the Missouri/Oklahoma/Texas region making every single answer all wishy-washy and thus makes the test not have confidence in any answer for colorado.
Took the same test twice answering honestly, first time got all california, second time got Springfield/Oklahoma City/Irving
To many damn emigrants from California and the Missouri/Oklahoma/Texas region making every single answer all wishy-washy and thus makes the test not have confidence in any answer for colorado.
Took the same test twice answering honestly, first time got all california, second time got Springfield/Oklahoma City/Irving
Nope. All the same. Are you from New England?
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Sunshower isn't a universal term? I don't think I've ever even used it in real life, it's just from tv or movies.
Well that explains it..
No, tri-state.
Well that explains it..
No, tri-state.
There are 48 tri-states areas in the US...and the only one I know is NY, CT and MA where I lived.
I know. I call it that since that is what my mom grew up with.
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
There is only one tri-state that matters.
Same with my dad. If it weren't for him, I don't think I would have ever been aware of the term.
Still not descriptive enough. NY, NJ, CT is the most common tri-state reference according to wikipedia.
The Albatross
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I pronounce them differently.
Mary, the name, is like an old horse ("A old grey Mare"). Rhymes with bear.
Merry rhymes with berry.
Marry rhymes with carry.
*edit*
Although... now I realize some people may pronounce berry and carry similarly.
Which one?
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Yep.
Oh, OK. So you're in the only area in the US that would pronounce Mary, merry, and marry differently.
Colonel Mustard
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Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Makes sense I'm used to being in the top 1%.
weemadarthur
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My map showed up on ios after waiting a while.
It thinks i'm in the pacific northwest, which isn't accurate. I'm midwest. But i also deliberately mess with my language patterns depending on various criteria.
Travel around the country may have broadened my exposure. Nothing like trying to order at a restaurant and being completely misunderstood.
It thinks i'm in the pacific northwest, which isn't accurate. I'm midwest. But i also deliberately mess with my language patterns depending on various criteria.
Travel around the country may have broadened my exposure. Nothing like trying to order at a restaurant and being completely misunderstood.
I'm just saying you can stop freaking out now, as you're in a tiny minority.
vas_a_morir
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I see. lol
AwakenedCloud
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I got D.C., Baltimore, and New York.
I lived in Georgia for most of my life, but the results makes since as I made it a point of pride to not develop a southern accent.
P.S. - shame on the designer for not getting the share buttons right. I tried it using 3 browsers on 2 different devices to no avail.
SlipperySlope
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No map, I can't view anyone else's map, and the share link is this:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1&#
This is some bullshit.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=1&#
This is some bullshit.
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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This is shit all around. Shit prediction. Obamacare-like software.
As soon as I saw this I knew. We only have freeways basically if you live in a city. (I know the difference though).
Turn off Adblock and click a share link, it popped up on the main page for me.
Stabby McSter
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my map is pretty accurate
also, people pronounce crayon as one syllable? how the fuck
Bubble Metropolis
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Birmingham is the closest to me, but still 250 miles away. Answering "sneakers" is the reason it thinks I live in either NYC or Providence, but I have no idea what else I would call them. From Memphis, btw.
SlipperySlope
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As soon as I saw this I knew. We only have freeways basically if you live in a city. (I know the difference though).
Turn off Adblock and click a share link, it popped up on the main page for me.
I've had Adblock turned off for quite a while now. None of the share links work.
Chezzymann
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This quiz taught me that no one outside of Houston has a feeder. Damn.
SlipperySlope
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Cran. Like in cranberry. Although it sounds like we're elongating the a. So more like Craan I guess.
Bubble Metropolis
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Yeah, I know plenty of people who say it just like this. The vowel kind of fluctuates, but not enough to make it a distinct syllable. "Craan" is the closest way I can think of show it. My pronunciation is pretty close to this, but it dips on the 'y' more, so I would say it has two syllables.
http://nyti.ms/1l7lxP3
Mine are all in Colorado and I've never been there in my life. I live in Washington state though so maybe that's it. I also spent a lot of time in the south growing up.
How many others are military brats? I can often tell a military brat (especially a black one like me) from a short conversation. I don't know what it is. Maybe a conglomeration of a bunch of different speech types mixed into something else.
Mine are all in Colorado and I've never been there in my life. I live in Washington state though so maybe that's it. I also spent a lot of time in the south growing up.
How many others are military brats? I can often tell a military brat (especially a black one like me) from a short conversation. I don't know what it is. Maybe a conglomeration of a bunch of different speech types mixed into something else.
OK, now I understand. I read the question and thought, "One syllable? What? HOW?" lol I can definitely see how the "y" can disappear.
(can't remember if the question explained it)
Dorimukyasuto
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Wow, this thing really is accurate.
http://imgur.com/K37tzAu
I got Philadelphia and that's where I'm from.
http://imgur.com/K37tzAu
I got Philadelphia and that's where I'm from.
Dorimukyasuto
Member
Pretty much nailed it. Knew I was from Michigan. Most identifiable answer was "Devil's Night" and pronouncing "caught" and "cot" differently. Pretty neat.
We call it mischief night in Philly. I'm pretty sure that's how, along with hoagie, it determined I was from Philly.
Reticent Rhino
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It took a few minutes for the map to load in my browser:
The general area is right (Connecticut), but the three cities could have been more accurate (it used the cot-caught question to determine two of those, putting me on the opposite side of New York state).
The general area is right (Connecticut), but the three cities could have been more accurate (it used the cot-caught question to determine two of those, putting me on the opposite side of New York state).
reggieandTFE
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my map is pretty accurate
also, people pronounce crayon as one syllable? how the fuck
Take the "cran" out of cranberry and you're cooking with wax.
I'm from Chicago and it said Rockford (80 mi from Chicago), Aurora (suburb of Chicago) and Chicago. Well done NYT.
The Devil's Night question has to be in there to immediately identify if you're from Detroit or Michigan .
I can't get any of the sharing options to work.
Anyway, born in the Detroit area, raised in New Jersey, live in Los Angeles as an adult.
Detroit, San Francisco and St Louis all came up as my most distinctive matches. Michigan and coastal California are bright red for me while New Jersey is lukewarm.
Anyway, born in the Detroit area, raised in New Jersey, live in Los Angeles as an adult.
Detroit, San Francisco and St Louis all came up as my most distinctive matches. Michigan and coastal California are bright red for me while New Jersey is lukewarm.
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