TechWife Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Has this been posted before? It was accurate to the general area of my two longest residences. How Y'all, Youse and You Guys Talk 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) My result was a metropolitan area about 200 miles from where I've lived all my life. IMO that's pretty accurate. ETA: dh took the survey and his results showed two areas where he spent the majority of his life up till about age 30. Edited December 25, 2015 by TrixieB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodhaven Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Interesting. I was born in South America, moved to and grew up in Chicago from age 9, in my 30's I lived in Dallas for 2 years, then lived in Chattanooga for 10, and have been in different areas on the east coast for 5 years. It shows me as belonging on the East Coast, though not near the area I live. So, who knows. It is kind of accurate. I've moved around some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I remember there was one similar to this but this one has more answers to choose from, I think. Anyway I got Washington DC and Arlington as my top matches; I've never lived in that area. I'm a hodge-podge of growing up in HI, going to college in NY and living in TX as well as various states around the southeast. I know the way I talk has changed. Growing up in HI we'd say "you guys" for any group of 2 or more; now I say "you all" in spite of having lived in GA over 10 years. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It was right on the money for me. That was fun! :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahs4 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Fun! Potato bug nailed me. It was right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Weird. Mine showed Louisville, Columbus, and Tucson. No idea what that means, other than maybe I didn't grow up in the US at all! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 The three cities it selected are all right around where I grew up so it seems accurate :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It gave me 3 possible locations, one about 200 miles from where I mostly grew up, another not to far from there, another 100 miles maybe (both in Kentucky) and then another in NC about 200 miles from where I lived for several years. The thing is I could only answer with one "correct" answer but I call fizzy drinks; soda, pop, and coke. I pronounce lawyer and pajamas both ways, lots of my early years in the South comes through. As does the backwoods Hoosier (sometimes Hill sounds like Heel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Y Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) Hmm... People around me must think I speak badly. The map is showing a cities that are 1,900, 800 and 350 miles away. I have always lived in Ohio and so have my parents and grandparents.... ETA: But....taking the test again (there were different questions this time), it was within 50 miles accurate. Edited December 25, 2015 by Colleen OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) OK it gave me 3 cities all at least 1000 miles away from anywhere I've lived. Edited December 25, 2015 by Diana P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I did this when it first came out. I've lived my whole life in central South Carolina. My parents were both from Boston. It gave me three cities in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) My cities were in the West where I live, SLC being the farthest East. But some of the more "childhood" words showed my more Eastern upbringing until the age of 7. And I had a good match with New England, especially Maine, even though when I lived in the East I was much lower than that. Edited December 25, 2015 by idnib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 It (always) places me right where it should. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I moved around a lot and I got between where my mom and maternal grandmother lived! I got my language from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 (edited) I have lived in 7 states. Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Wyoming, Texas (Austin), Oklahoma (OKC), Nevada (LV). I answered like I talk, which I guess is a mix of everywhere I have lived. The calculator gave me deep south locations and Eastern locations. LOL I haven't been further West than Texas other than a weekend trip, so the calculator was a bit skewed for me there. Then I answered the questions, thinking about my current area, Southern Washington, and what I hear people say. It gave me locations from California and Kansas. I couldn't get it right, even when I tried to skew it to my region. Of the six areas listed (2 tries gave drastically different results), I have never lived anywhere close to where they suggested. LOL Edited December 25, 2015 by Tap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Fun, thank you! My result was a random mix of three cities I've never even been near. But my speech has been influenced by living in a number of places and having close friends from other cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Weird. Mine showed Louisville, Columbus, and Tucson. No idea what that means, other than maybe I didn't grow up in the US at all! I got the first time too. I think the quiz didn't refresh and we're getting the OP's answers. When I refreshed on the first page and clicked on the new user link and refreshed the map, I got my answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 I just did it again. i didn't know it gives different questions when retaken. I have moved to the midwest during the past six hours. I had no idea. :lol: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 This test is really accurate for myself, friends, and family who've tried it. It can peg the majority of us to the major cities closest to where we grew up. It's kind of amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Yonkers, Patterson/Newark, and Philly are my top 3. 28 years in North Jersey, 10 in Northeast PA. So, yeah, lol. We're pretty distinct 'round here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Mine was right on. The first city was about an hour from where I grew up. The second city was about an hour from where I live now. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It gave me three cities that are relatively close to where I've always lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Ok I took it again too. Got a few different questions which still puts me in Washington DC. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Weird. Mine showed Louisville, Columbus, and Tucson. No idea what that means, other than maybe I didn't grow up in the US at all! This is what dh got, too. He's lived in the deep south his whole life. Go figure. Mine was dead-on, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I got three Great Lakes states cities, despite leaving the area at age 13, and living in CA, overseas, and NJ afterwards. Funnier still, my husband also got some Great Lakes states cities although Arizona-born and -bred, and then living in NJ, overseas, and CA; he must have picked up my lingo :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) . Edited December 26, 2015 by Heidi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It was r ight on for me, listing a handful of cities all a stone's throw from me, including the city I live in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 The ending map had most of the US as a strong match for my dialect--not the south, the eastern seaboard, or New England, but everywhere else. Of the three cities, one was a city in CA near where I grew up and the other two were in Nebraska! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Holy-moley, it's like Harvard had a GPS on me! My deepest red/most similar was within 100 miles of where I lived for 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It pegged me exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudboy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I'm from northern Indiana, and it put me in southern Wisconsin or northern Illinois, so pretty close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I've done it a few times and it always gets that I'm from the south, but never anywhere I've actually lived. Having gone to college in New England, I have a few weird northernisms, and, of course, now I live in the mid-Atlantic so I guess it's pretty close overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2OandE Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Wow! It pinned me 30 minutes from where I spent half of my life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Results gave me three Michigan cities, which is not where I have ever lived, but is where my mom grew up. Guess an entire state of people can't overpower a mother's influence! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8circles Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Weird. Mine showed Louisville, Columbus, and Tucson. No idea what that means, other than maybe I didn't grow up in the US at all! My result was the same and I've never lived near any of those places. Have spent significant time out of the US & have foreign parents. Maybe that did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It got me right where I grew up. I'll have to take it again and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Mine was fairly accurate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 It got my exact city as one of the 3 it showed as most similar :lol: . Brew-thru and yard sale, apparently, pegged me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Wow! The first city was where I grew up until I was 21, second city is exactly where I live now and have lived for the last 16 years, and the third city is also part of this metro area. Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Mine gave me three locations in California. I've never lived in California and only visited there 3 times. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I remember taking this a while back and it placed me in rural Florida, I think. This time I got Washington State or Milwaukee. My mom was from KY and I grew up in WI but have lived in Southern IN since High School but I watch a lot of foreign TV and read a lot of books in dialect growing up so I think that plays with my accent. I have gotten locally on more than one occasion "Where are you from? You talk funny." right here in town. We have a lot of people who come to this area from all over the world to work so it isn't an unreasonable question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I have taken similar quizzes before and they always placed me in the right part of the country. This one was no different. Plopped me right down where I grew up and the area where I currently live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Very accurate for me. The south east lit up flaming red. Born and raised in TN..lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Y Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Completely wrong for me. Born overseas, lived on both coasts, then mountain west. Said I was midwest! Oh, that makes sense, since people in the midwest have no accent. It is the base from which all others add to or take away to get their distinctive dialects. :lol: ~Signed Accent-less from OH ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 My map gave me Denver, Witchita, and Springfield (Missouri) as my most similar. Weird, because I have never lived west of Ohio and have also lived in Philadelphia and Western Europe. But my mom was born in Denver, and my grandparents lived in Missouri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Weird. Mine showed Louisville, Columbus, and Tucson. No idea what that means, other than maybe I didn't grow up in the US at all! This is what mine showed. I was born in Sacramento ,California, spent a few years in Connecticut, then from 7 to 30 lived in the Atlanta area. Moved to northern Illinois where we've spent the last 20+ years. My parents were born and raised in Pennsylvania and my speaking patterns are much like theirs (my brother and I never developed a southern accent even though I lived there most of my childhood) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Placed me in the 3 closest big cities (Providence, Worcester and Boston) to where I grew up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 That was kind of fun lol. At the end the reddest part of my map was midwest. ;) It even mentioned Springfield, MO, which isn't where I lived growing up, but only 3 hours from what I consider my hometown (age 9-18), and where I did go to college. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 (edited) dp Edited December 26, 2015 by PeacefulChaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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