Strange. I could be from anyplace in the south or the mid west.
Yup, I'm from either Irving, TX. Fremont, CA. and El Paso, TX. Pretty accurate!
Oh wow . I was curious to take bcz I have an accent and not born here . I lived in several states and now in Virginia Beach , interesting , quiz nailed it to DC . Wow !
The colloquial expressions that you've become accustomed to are native to Washington Metro area.
That was interesting! I took the test twice, because my answers could have gone 2 ways or I clicked a word that wasn't quite right when I should have clicked "other." The 2nd time got me to Seattle, where I was born and raised, better than the first try, which got me to Spokane and other cities much farther away.
Philadelphia, Iβm about 50 miles away.
Hoagie, Sneakers, Expressway, Soda. Yinz not to far from Baltimore either. Lancaster people could be tough to peg. They could get Philly, Pittsburgh or Baltimore based upon how they answer.
@barjoe actually they gave me all three, despite the fact that I grew up (from 7-16) in Europe. I actually call them subs, highway and you all.
@Barnie2years Subs? You must be a Sheetz person. Wawa people say hoagie lol.
It would only show me the first & second question, then come back to here....
@AnneWimsey Here's an archived link. Maybe this will work. [archive.nytimes.com]
I was ready to throw this thing off, but it was fairly accurate. Said I'm either from northeast Texas (which I am) or in Florida. Some of the things I reference and pronounce are probly a little different. In the age of online video games and being able to talk to people from all over every day will definitely change how one speaks at least a little.
For me it was way accurate!! It gave me Omaha and Lincoln in Nebraska, and Overland Park, KS. I lived in OP for 5 years. I was born in Lincoln, grew up 150 miles west in a small town, and have lived in Omaha for 16 years. I have lived on Army bases in Germany and Japan, as well as all over the US.
Pretty spot on. Amazing. Sneakers vs tennis shoes. Soda vs pop. Hoagie, Sub or Zep. Highway, Freeway or Expressway. Those are indicative.