What Kind of American Accent Do You Have?

Van · Post by **Van** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:12 pm

TiC wrote:And no, I've never been asked if I'm from either Wisconsin or Chicago (in fact, I pronounce "Chicago" radically differently from native Chicagoans -- as I pronounce it, the vowel in the second syllable sounds like the "a" in "father," rather than like the word "awe."

:?

'Father' and 'awe' share the same 'aww' sound for the 'a.' How else would one pronounce 'father' but 'f-awe-ther'?

mvscal · Post by **mvscal** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:36 pm

Van wrote:How else would one pronounce 'father' but 'f-awe-ther'?

Faaaather. Same way you can pronounce caaa which is paaaked in the yaaad.

Van · Post by **Van** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:51 pm

Fucking chowds. In my West Coast/no-accent-havin'/bland-as-fuck ENGLISH way of speaking, we don't let our FAAAAATHERS PAAAAK the CAAAA in the goddamn YAAAAD, you nasal-sounding fucks!

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:03 pm

Van wrote:
TiC wrote:And no, I've never been asked if I'm from either Wisconsin or Chicago (in fact, I pronounce "Chicago" radically differently from native Chicagoans -- as I pronounce it, the vowel in the second syllable sounds like the "a" in "father," rather than like the word "awe."
:?

'Father' and 'awe' share the same 'aww' sound for the 'a.' How else would one pronounce 'father' but 'f-awe-ther'?

I don't know anyone who pronounces "father" or "Chicago" with an "awe" sound in it, and I live within two hours of Chicago and hundreds of thousands of fathers. It's an "ah" sound, as in "ah, shuddup."

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:05 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
smackaholic wrote:Inland north?

bullshit.

I'm pretty much typical connecticut, which is best described as a watered down combination of new yawk/chowd. having lived in the south though, i did pick up a bit of a twang according to others from connecticut. i will admit that i am pretty good at picking up accents in different areas if i am there for a while. this is particularly true when i go to maine. probably because the mainer accent is one of my favorites.
In other words you can nail a civics test but yer too dumb to correctly answer questions on how you talk.

judging from quite a few of the results here, i believe the test writers just did a poor job of writing the questions.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:15 pm

Toddowen wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:
Martyred wrote:I took your stupid test...

12. When you say "about," does the "ou" sound like the "ou" in "loud"?

No, it sounds like the "oo" in "boot".

Sheesh.

So how did yours turn out, Gulper?

Don't bother. I don't see "Lisping Wisconsin Flamer" as a one of the results.

Looking for a fresh load on his face says what?

Van · Post by **Van** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:58 pm

Goober McTuber wrote:
Van wrote:
TiC wrote:And no, I've never been asked if I'm from either Wisconsin or Chicago (in fact, I pronounce "Chicago" radically differently from native Chicagoans -- as I pronounce it, the vowel in the second syllable sounds like the "a" in "father," rather than like the word "awe."
:?

'Father' and 'awe' share the same 'aww' sound for the 'a.' How else would one pronounce 'father' but 'f-awe-ther'?
I don't know anyone who pronounces "father" or "Chicago" with an "awe" sound in it, and I live within two hours of Chicago and hundreds of thousands of fathers. It's an "ah" sound, as in "ah, shuddup."

See, to me "Ah, shuddup!" has the same 'a' sound as 'father' or 'awe.' They're all 'aww,' not 'cat.'

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:23 pm

You're fucked up. Father doesn't have an "awe" sound as in shock and awe. It has an "ah" sound as in hahaha. Father doesn't rhyme with author, dillweed.

Van · Post by **Van** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:20 pm

Goober McTuber wrote:You're fucked up. Father doesn't have an "awe" sound as in shock and awe. It has an "ah" sound as in hahaha. Father doesn't rhyme with author, dillweed.

The 'a' portion of 'father' is exactly the same as that of 'author,' 'awe,' 'Chicago' or even the 'o' sound in 'obstinate', nut munch. They're all sound identical as long as you're not a 'Neck, a Chowd, Margie from Fargo, or Mgo calling us names in Chat.

:grin:

Van · Post by **Van** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:24 pm

Other than maybe Euro, 'Spray is the hands-down funniest real-life fucker on this board.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:56 pm

Papa Willie wrote:Actually, I just found a little bit longer test, but it did get me right:

hmm, the 1st quiz pegged me as Midland but the 2nd as Northern while the questions were essentially the same. Go figure.

Southern People used to hate Southern accents but now everyone wants one.

Why would southern people hate their accents? How would they even be aware they had an accent? And why in fuck would anybody not from the South want one? Is that something you have to practice?

I worked with this hot blonde gal from Warner-Robbins GA and she either knew how to disguise her accent or just lost it after spending a few years here... except when she was drinking, then it came out in full flower.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:56 pm

Van wrote:
Other than maybe Euro, 'Spray is the hands-down funniest real-life fucker on this board.

I think you misspelled "Martyred".

Now go smother your tumorous wife with a pillow. Tell the cops the cat fell asleep on her face, that'll work.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:00 am

What accent does Indy Frisco's ex-wife use when gasping "Fuck me, you hot son-of-a-bitch" into her new boyfriend's ear?

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:05 am

War Wagon wrote:
Why would southern people hate their accents?

I'd bet that Jsc plays up his accent while attending national lawyer conventions...you know, so he can be the center of attention. While wearing his tie around his forehead and showing mopes from even more backwards places than his the latest "funny" bar tricks...

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:06 am

Fuck you, Wags. Don't judge me.

Somebody's gotta do the heavy lifting around here.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:06 am

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:11 am

Martyred wrote:Fuck you, Wags. Don't judge me.

of course not, it's your day to play the bad cop.

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:14 am

smackaholic wrote:the mainer accent is one of my favorites.

I'm getting an earful of it here in Bath.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:15 am

War Wagon wrote:
Martyred wrote:Fuck you, Wags. Don't judge me.
of course not, it's your day to play the bad cop.

You and me, Wags. Just like Starsky and Hutch.

Shlomart Ben Yisrael · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:16 am

Smackie Chan wrote:Bath.

"Huh? Never heard of it."

sincerely, The U&L

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:39 am

Papa Willie wrote:Which American accent do you have?

My Results: Western

Shocking

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:45 am

Using 'Spray's longer test...

Western

Western is kind of neutral, but not quite since it's still possible to tell where you're from. So you might not actually be from the West (but you probably are). If you really want to sound "neutral," learn how to say "stock" and "stalk" differently.

Smackie Chan · Post by **Smackie Chan** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:51 am

Van wrote:Using 'Spray's longer test...

Western

Western is kind of neutral, but not quite since it's still possible to tell where you're from. So you might not actually be from the West (but you probably are). If you really want to sound "neutral," learn how to say "stock" and "stalk" differently.

Still pretty broad brush. Not sure there's a lot of similarity between the accents of El Paso & Seattle.

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:02 am

Yeah, guys like this...

...rarely sound like this dude...

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:13 am

This map has to piss Dins off in that it doesn't even recognize his 'burg.

It's like they're Wyoming or Idaho, but not quite up to Utah or Nevada.

ouch.

mvscal · Post by **mvscal** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:40 am

Van wrote:Yeah, guys like this...

...aren't Americans.

M2 · Post by M2 » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:45 am

Martyred wrote:

Now go smother your tumorous wife with a pillow. Tell the cops the cat fell asleep on her face, that'll work.

Brilliant

Van · Post by **Van** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:19 am

mvscal wrote:
Van wrote:Yeah, guys like this...

...aren't Americans.

They just enjoy nearly all the same benefits.

M2 · Post by M2 » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:34 am

Van wrote:
mvscal wrote:
Van wrote:Yeah, guys like this...

...aren't Americans.
They just enjoy nearly all the same benefits.

You mean... American film actors ???

Jesus Christ, you're both fucking idiots.

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:15 am

War Wagon wrote: And why in fuck would anybody not from the South want one?

country music. all the new songs really embellish the twang.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:12 am

that second test was better and its map looks spot on to me, especially it's eastern boundary.

M2 · Post by M2 » Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:06 am

Papa Willie wrote:Yankee chicks get moist when they hear me talk. Just sayin'.

Terry in Crapchester · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:41 pm

Goober McTuber wrote:
Van wrote:
TiC wrote:And no, I've never been asked if I'm from either Wisconsin or Chicago (in fact, I pronounce "Chicago" radically differently from native Chicagoans -- as I pronounce it, the vowel in the second syllable sounds like the "a" in "father," rather than like the word "awe."
:?

'Father' and 'awe' share the same 'aww' sound for the 'a.' How else would one pronounce 'father' but 'f-awe-ther'?
I don't know anyone who pronounces "father" or "Chicago" with an "awe" sound in it, and I live within two hours of Chicago and hundreds of thousands of fathers. It's an "ah" sound, as in "ah, shuddup."

I went to college with a number of Chicagoans, and used to live down the street from a transplanted Chicagoan. To a person, they all pronounced the city's name "shi-CAWWWWWW-go." By contrast, I pronounce it "shi-CAA-go" (second syllable much less drawn out, and different vowel sound).

Oh, and anyone who pronounces "father" like "fawwther" has an accent, they just don't realize it.

Terry in Crapchester · Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:51 pm

Taking Spray's quiz . . .

Northern

You have a Northern accent. That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

As I've said earlier, though, while there's a recognizable Chicago accent AND a recognizable Buffalo accent, the two are hardly the same.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:34 pm

went through that 2nd test again and attempted to answer as a chowd, but, it said i was neutral. neutral is defined basically as pa, oh, in,il, mo. that is crap. pa has its own annoying accent. oh is neutral, although it southern extremity is basically the south.

gonna go back through it again and see if i can come up with boston.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:47 pm

smackaholic wrote:went through that 2nd test again and attempted to answer as a chowd, but, it said i was neutral. neutral is defined basically as pa, oh, in,il, mo. that is crap. pa has its own annoying accent. oh is neutral, although it southern extremity is basically the south.

gonna go back through it again and see if i can come up with boston.

Or you could just lie about your results. That worked before.

Second test says I'm Neutral

You`re not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don`t really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.

I did move around a bit growing up.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 · Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:42 pm

Neutral here... no, I do not speak like a Chowd. Grew up in CT.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:59 pm

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 wrote:Neutral here... no, I do not speak like a Chowd. Grew up in CT.

I deliberately attempted to answer as a chowd and it came up neutral.

Maybe you're a chowd and don't know it! I found that happening to me when I lived in the south.

Try taking it again and answering it as a chowd and see what happens. You are surrounded by them on a daily basis and may be better to accurately answer in chowd speak.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 · Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:33 pm

smackaholic wrote:Try taking it again and answering it as a chowd and see what happens.

Or... you can go fuck your mother.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:03 pm

Roach wrote:I wonder how Dins pronounces it.

Properly.

OR-uh-gon.

If you make any sound that resembles the word "gone" while pronouncing Oregon, you screwed up.

Or twisting Nevada into Nevoda, same phoney convict sound.

In my experience, the only people who pronounce Nevada properly are those who live in Nevada and its neighboring states.

Even on television, and even in shows allegedly set in Nevada, they manage to get that "awe" or some other stupid shit. If they can screw up Nevada, I wonder how they say "cat"?