PersonalityWhat is your North American accent?
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There are many accents in North America--which one do you speak? Information sourced from the Atlas of North American English (Labov, Ash, and Bolberg 2006). If you are unsure, answer "no."

               
 
Are "don" and "dawn" homophones?
YES
Do "father" and "bother" rhyme?
NO
Your accent is most probably BOSTONIAN.
 



NO



YES



Your accent is most probably MID-ATLANTIC (Philadelphia, Baltimore, Southern New Jersey, that area)
Does "on" rhyme with "Don" (yes) or "dawn" (no)?
 
Do "bowed" and "bout" have the same vowel?
YES
Your accent is most probably WESTERN.

NO

NO


YES



NO


Does "planet" a sound the same as "plan it?"
YES
Do you hold out the vowel in words like "ride" so they sound like "raaaad?"
Does "planet" a sound the same as "plan it?"
Your accent is most probably CANADIAN.
 


NO

YES


YES

NO



Your accent is most probably MIDLAND.
Your accent is most probably SOUTHERN
Do you pronounce the "r" at the end of words like "car?"
Your accent is most probably NEW YORK.
 





YES

NO



 
 
Your accent is most probably NORTHERN.
Your accent is most probably RHODE ISLAND.