*jumps on the bandwagon*

[rosie_rues]

*is amused*

I have a southern English accent, which is the British equivalent to a non-accent, although I swing right up the social scale when I'm pissed off (my education was a damn sight posher than my family background so I have access to different registers). I'm also enough of a language geek to be weirdly entertained by taking this sort of test.

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.
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The Midland
The South
Boston
The West
North Central
What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes

Well, yes. All of those words sound different to me.

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[rosemaryandrue.livejournal.com]

Oh, that sounds fascinating. I know a fair bit about how dialects developed within the UK, but not much about where they went from there.

*grins* Lilts are the worst. My grandfather left Wales sixty years ago and I've never lived there, but I still lilt when I'm tired. I also had the interesting experience of being surrounded by a different type of accent at each educational stage (Thames/estuary English at primary school, accentless middle class at Secondary level and posh as can be at uni), so I've picked up all sorts of odd inflections, including some Yorkshire ones from my boyfriend.