The results from the test said I was from the Great Lakes area which is right. I have heard that you pick up your accent during the first few years of hearing speech. I left the Milwaukee area in 1969 at about age 8 for Reno, NV., so that fits.
Of course, some people seem to be able to adjust their accents rather quickly to new environments. Not me, I still sound like a cheesehead at age 52.
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