Fun! Dialect Quiz

sparklingdiamond

https://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/DialectQuiz/

I thought this was fun.  I did the short quiz and these were my top answers.  It makes sense since I was born and raised in TX!

Most Similar Cities

1 Denton TX 60.4

2 Irving TX 59.9

3 Oklahoma City OK 59.5
4 Norman OK 59.2

5 MacKinney TX 59.1

sparklingdiamond

Also they totally spelled McKinney wrong on there :-p

LooneyLife

Pretty accurate since I was born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia 

Most Similar Cities
1	Philadelphia PA	52.5
2	Toms River NJ	50.7
3	Elizabeth NJ	49.3
4	Newark NJ	48.3
5	Yonkers NY	46.9

J9melissa

Not bad. Born and raised ~ an hour from South Bend.

1. Saint Louis MO 53.0

2. South Bend IN 51.7

3. Peoria IL 51.4

4. Springfield IL 50.6

5. Kansas City MO 50.3

typeset

I grew up all over the place, but I live in New England now.

Providence, RI 41.9
Manchester, NH 41.0
Worcester, MA 40.8
Lowell, MA 40.6
Boston, MA 40.6

rebecca1198

Totally accurate for me too. I moved halfway through my childhood and it managed to pick up both regions!

Lele74

1. Buffalo, NY
2. Syracuse, NY
3. Rochester, NY
4. Waterbury CT
5. New Haven CT

Very accurate about NYS but I've never been to CT. however, my parents lived there for a stint before i was born so perhaps that has something to do with it.

And there are places with a drive thru liquor store!?! I should have found one of these places BEFORE I got pregnant! Lol!

caybeh

My top cities were WI and MI. I have never lived in any of those states. I've lived in ND my whole life. But it's the Midwest, so I guess that is somewhat close.

sisterjanet

I'm from the Midwest, so this is a little odd.
Most Similar Cities
1	Buffalo NY	53.0
2	Minneapolis MN	52.7
3	Rochester NY	52.5
4	Grand Rapids MI	51.3
5	Aurora IL	50.2

julesf817

This was fun and very accurate! I grew up in CT and have lived right near Boston for 13 years.

1	Boston MA	50.1
2	Plymouth MA	49.7
3	Lowell MA	49.5
4	Waterbury CT	47.7
5	New Haven CT	47.6

I should add that neither state has drive through liquor stores. danged puritans!

krlovell

Amarillo, TX 53.7
El Paso, TX 53.6
Oklahoma City, OK 53.6
Lubbock, TX 53.5
Norman, OK 53.4

Never lived in either of these states but I do LOVE Texas!!! Maybe it's a sign, I belong there! Lol

Magheeta

Weird...I am definitely NOT from East Texas, but I am from Texas.

1	Pasadena TX	50.6
2	Beaumont TX	49.3
3	Houston TX	49.2
4	Abilene TX	47.6
5	Waco TX	47.4

JerseyGirl129

1.  Newark, NJ   62.5

2.  Elizabeth, NJ   62.1

3.  Yonkers, NY   61.2

4.  New York City, NY   60.6

5.  Tom's River, NJ   57.2

 

Pretty spot on!  I'm from North NJ - about 25 minutes outside of NYC and within an hour of all the other cities!

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deanna1313

On point!!! I have lived in south jersey my whole life and sure enough philadelphia was my main city and it's closest to me. Didn't realize how different we all are in the things we say. Wow!

yvanehtnioj

I've lived in Northern California my whole life but my most common cities were in Oregon & Washington. I don't think I got any in California.

bumpuser9353653

This is a weird one... #1 makes sense since I grew up in the DC suburbs, but I have no idea where TX and OK came from.... my mom is from PA/MD and my dad has always lived on the East Coast... only thing I can think of is that DH has family in TX so maybe I've picked up some of his dialect??

	Most Similar Cities
1	Arlington VA	52.0
2	Fort Worth TX	52.0
3	Oklahoma City OK	51.9
4	Arlington TX	51.8
5	Norman OK	51.6

kristine526

I'm from St. Louis, so obviously St. Louis and Springfield make sense for me. Not so much for Louisiana and Mississippi. I guess it's that southern twang coming up the river. ;-)

	Most Similar Cities
1	Jackson MS	56.2
2	Lafayette LA	55.7
3	Baton Rouge LA	54.7
4	Springfield MO	54.6
5	Saint Louis MO	54.6

P.S. Do you guys seriously have drive-thru liquor stores where you live?

sparklingdiamond

We have drive-thru liquor stores in Texas.  I have seen some over in Ft Worth.

kristine526

sparklingdiamond said:

We have drive-thru liquor stores in Texas.  I have seen some over in Ft Worth.

That seems like a terrible idea!

lizbub3

Omg this is almost dead on!!! I was born and raised in Baton Rouge but now live a little closer to Lafayette! So crazy! And just to let y'all know...we totally have drive through liquor stores but they mainly serve daiquiris so we just call them drive through daiquiri shops! Totally awesome by the way. Not dangerous I mean it's just convenient. You can only get a DWI if there is a straw in your daiquiri but you are good otherwise!

Most Similar Cities
1 Lafayette LA 53.9
2 Baton Rouge LA 53.8
3 New Orleans LA 51.8
4 Metairie LA 51.5
5 Mobile AL

sisterjanet

lizbub3 said:

Omg this is almost dead on!!! I was born and raised in Baton Rouge but now live a little closer to Lafayette! So crazy! And just to let y'all know...we totally have drive through liquor stores but they mainly serve daiquiris so we just call them drive through daiquiri shops! Totally awesome by the way. Not dangerous I mean it's just convenient. You can only get a DWI if there is a straw in your daiquiri but you are good otherwise!

Holy cow that's the funniest thing all day.  What if you're drinking it without a straw?

raeg13

Man, I keep trying to take it, but it says "server overload"

Ziegeficker

sparklingdiamond said:

Also they totally spelled McKinney wrong on there :-p

Yes, they did!  I grew up in Fort Worth...I'm pretty familiar with a lot of these cities :-)

Ziegeficker

sparklingdiamond said:

We have drive-thru liquor stores in Texas.  I have seen some over in Ft Worth.

They used to have a Beer Barn in Watauga...it was shaped like a barn and everything!

JessRubinkowski

This was so much fun! My first match was Joliet, Illinois (near Chicago) which was no where close. But the second one was Springfield, Illinois and I lived about thirty minutes outside of it for most of my life Thanks for posting!

spacepotatoes

Interesting! I was raised and still live in Southwestern Ontario (Canada) and the results weren't what I was expecting:

1	Raleigh NC	43.0
2	Fayetteville NC	42.9
3	Durham NC	42.9
4	Syracuse NY	42.9
5	Newark NJ	42.7

I was expecting more of the northeastern states to be represented, especially since NY and PA were the reddest places on the map.

hfooter

Most Similar Cities
1	Cary NC	44.5
2	Raleigh NC	43.9
3	Orlando FL	43.3
4	Saint Petersburg FL	42.9
5	Clearwater FL	42.7

This actually makes sense since I spent my youngest years in Florida. I am surprised though because both my parents were born and raised in the NW!

Thanks for the link to the quiz!

MKMomma

Wow! Not even close haha.  I have lived in WV all of my life except for 6 months when I went to school in MO.

blessedandhopeful

Interesting! My results were all in the right region, and it even included my hometown in the top three! 

JennyLynne

So fun! So I have never lived in any of the cities close to me, BUT my dad was air force. So I grew up with a lot of different people from all over too. We were in Japan 3 years, Illinois 9 years, Arkansas 3 years, & then we moved to Wisconsin. Here are my top 5:

Most Similar Cities
1	Boise ID	51.3
2	Antioch CA	51.0
3	Reno NV	50.9
4	San Jose CA	50.9
5	Santa Rosa CA	50.9

meggles114

My results were pretty accurate!  I grew up in South Jersey (a suburb of Philly) and my parents are from North Jersey.

	Most Similar Cities
1	Philadelphia PA	59.5
2	Toms River NJ	56.6
3	Elizabeth NJ	54.3
4	Newark NJ	52.7
5	Allentown PA	51.6

bumpuser9353653

So I was feeling adventurous and took the long 140 question version. A bit more accurate, I think than the shorter test.  Growing up in the DC area, we often get told we have a "media accent" which is basically no real distinguishable accent/dialect. so I found it interesting that I got DC area and CO cities (I've always been interested in living in CO! It's a sign!)

	Most Similar Cities
1	Arlington VA	58.4
2	Colorado Springs CO	57.6
3	Pueblo CO	57.5
4	Washington DC	57.5
5	Fort Collins CO	57.4

MommyDay2be

I was curious to see what this quiz would say about me considering I'm from AZ, lived in MD, grew up in the south for the most part, my best friends and half of my family are from Michigan. But I got closest to AZ and Mississippi. Hm. Fun quiz!

Mikki62

Kind of weird that I don't have any Colorado cities since I've lived here my whole life. Maybe I'll try the long one sometime.

1	Wichita KS	52.6
2	Topeka KS	52.2
3	Lincoln NE	51.3
4	Omaha NE	51.1
5	Independence MO	50.5

CMDR513

My top three- Philadelphia, Allentown, and Tom's River.

ehowa499

This is hilarious! I lived my whole life in WI, except for 2 years when I lived in SD. Most Similar Cities 1 Green Bay WI 2 Milwaukee WI 3 Madison WI 4 Sioux Falls SD 5 Rockford IL Ugh sorry for the horrible formatting.

Chellbell20

Most Similar Cities
1	Warren MI	55.1
2	Detroit MI	54.5
3	Flint MI	54.5
4	Boise ID	54.2
5	Spokane WA	53.4

I must pick up my "accent" from my mom- she grew up in the Flint, MI area.  I've lived my entire life in central Ohio.