[meme.quiz, accents]

[wispfox]

Huh.


Via multiple people.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Inland North You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
The Midland
The Northeast
Philadelphia
The South
The West
Boston
North Central
What American accent do you have?

Funny. Parents from Wisconsin, born in PA, grew up in New Hampshire. And I suspect some of that is the result of me changing how I say some words because I think they shouldn't sound the same. And I don't _want_ to know what sort of effect talking to australian_joe regularly is having on my accent (especially after I spent a month in AU).

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Up among the heather in the hills of Benifee...

[marmota.livejournal.com]

Due to the "Mary, Merry, Marry" question, I now have "Mari Mac" (http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/greatbigsea/marimac.html) stuck in my head. Thanks.

Re: Up among the heather in the hills of Benifee...

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Yay! Someone else other than me got earwormed!