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Old 09-09-2015, 04:06 PM
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What does the way you speak say about where you’re from?

find out by following this link:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=1&

It identified me correctly
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Before I take any test, I want to point out that people from Ohio have unaccented speech. People from other parts of the country talk funny.
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What does the way you speak say about where you’re from?



find out by following this link:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...map.html?_r=1&



It identified me correctly

This doggone thing nailed me as being specifically from Boston without hearing me speak. Now that is wicked cool.
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Before I take any test, I want to point out that people from Ohio have unaccented speech. People from other parts of the country talk funny.

Apparently everyone agrees that I do.
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Just calling the grassy area between two roadways the "neutral ground" probably tagged me from New Orleans. I hated selecting "poor boy" because "poboy" wasn't a choice.
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Before I take any test, I want to point out that people from Ohio have unaccented speech. People from other parts of the country talk funny.
All y'all talk funny except us from the actual south (Florida not included).
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Funny!! I've been in Florida since 1989, and it STILL correctly identified Philly!! Well...you can take the girl outta Philly, but ya..... you know!! Must run, having hoagies for dinner!!
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This doggone thing nailed me as being specifically from Boston without hearing me speak. Now that is wicked cool.
dbussone: the quiz had you at your answer (tonic) me (soda). My tell was pronouncing aunt (ant)

It also located me originally from New York (Central)

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It had me as Boston (wrong), western New York (wrong) or western Michigan (close but no cigar). I was raised in southeastern Michigan and have spent the last 16 years in North Carolina, which seems to have confused this application.

Now, can y'all get me a Coney dog with some cackalacky and a bottle of pop, a'ight?
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dbussone: the quiz had you at your answer (tonic) me (soda). My tell was pronouncing aunt (ant)



It also located me originally from New York (Central)



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I believe you are absolutely correct, Rubicon.
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