I'm a Texan but without a strong accent, so it got me right with Midlands. Would love to have my siblings take it as they have much stronger accents. Thirty years in Houston and lots of international travel really mellowed out my accent. You take a strong twang out of the US and folks have a hard time understanding you. I had to order dinner for a colleague in London once because the waiter couldn't understand him.
As for soda we called it coke in Fort Worth, which really meant Dr Pepper. I liked Big Red also.
My husband is from the same neighborhood in Fort Worth but speaks with a hardcore twang. "Fire" and "far" sound the same. Still cracks me up.
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Wow! I've been in the Chicago area for nearly 30 years, but the quiz results puts my accent solidly in the West.Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
I was born and raised in Oregon. I resided there for 28 years before moving to the Chicago area. It would be interesting to see what the results would be for our four children.
"So what type of accent do you think I have dear?"......"None, take out the trash."
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GW,
You definitely sound to me like you're from the west...
You don't have that 'Cha-cah-go' twang...
However, when we first met I could tell where you were from by the way you dressed...
You even had a bat in your hand!
Can't believe it pegged me as Southern all the way.
I've got a question for all you people north of me (which is almost everyone on the site) does anyone use the word "tump" as in the sentence "I'm going to tump over that barrel of water". My Canadian sister-in-law said she hears that all the time down here in south Texas but she's never heard of such a word! So, I looked it up and it's somehow been left out of the dictionary. Must be a Webster's instead of the Lyndon Johnson version. 
This important question has gnawed at me for years.
This important question has gnawed at me for years.
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Hey, when a person chooses to dine with a friend at Swing It Or Wing It..."as eating was meant to be!" they had better come prepared. It was BYOS...remember Chief? Bring Your Own Swatter.
If we dive in there again I think I'll skip the Pigs in a Blanket...their little curly tails kept me up all night!
"How 'bout it gotwood...Swing It Or Wing It again?......"Naw Chief, I feel like sliding, not swatting...how 'bout White Castle®?"
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- "You even had a bat in your hand!"
Hey, when a person chooses to dine with a friend at Swing It Or Wing It..."as eating was meant to be!" they had better come prepared. It was BYOS...remember Chief? Bring Your Own Swatter.
If we dive in there again I think I'll skip the Pigs in a Blanket...their little curly tails kept me up all night!
"How 'bout it gotwood...Swing It Or Wing It again?...
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If by "tump" you mean "fret" that is perfectly understandable...especially considering the prolonged and withering drought y'all been having.
And your sister-in-law...Canadian,TX or Canadian like with the McKenzie Brothers, eh? It makes a difference I've heard.
And when we chatted so long ago on the radio program I had no idea that you were from the South. I just thought we were experiencing phone problems!
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- "...does anyone use the word "tump" as in the sentence "I'm going to tump over that barrel of water".
If by "tump" you mean "fret" that is perfectly understandable...especially considering the prolonged and withering drought y'all been having.
And your sister-in-law...Canadian,TX or Canadian like with the McKenzie Brothers, eh? It makes a difference I've heard.
And when we chatted so long ago on the radio program I had no idea that you were from the South. I just thought we were experiencing phone problems!
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quote:Originally posted by Three Bagger:
I've got a question for all you people north of me (which is almost everyone on the site) does anyone use the word "tump" as in the sentence "I'm going to tump over that barrel of water". My Canadian sister-in-law said she hears that all the time down here in south Texas but she's never heard of such a word! So, I looked it up and it's somehow been left out of the dictionary. Must be a Webster's instead of the Lyndon Johnson version.
This important question has knawed at me for years.
We tumped things over all the time in Fort Worth. It is a contraction of turned over and dumped, right?
Ha Ha Woody, making fun of my speaking the King's English, huh? I didn't say which King though did I!
twotex, you might be right. Now why can't everybody use such a versatile word and have a net savings of three words!
twotex, you might be right. Now why can't everybody use such a versatile word and have a net savings of three words!
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This King?
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This King?
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Pretty close - grew up in upstate NY - pegged me for Inland North. I call it soda while the rest of my NY family calls it pop. My wife is from LA (Lower Alabama) and her family calls it coke... first time meeting her parents and her mom asks... "would you like a coke", i say "sure", she says "what flavor".... 
You can imagine the look on my face, i had no idea how to respond.
You can imagine the look on my face, i had no idea how to respond.
Test says I have a midland accent although I have lived in VA and TN most of my adult life. I was in the "midland" during my formative years.
When I arrived in the south as a young teenager my class went on a field trip. After a hot day walking around DC I reboarded the bus and exclaimed that I really needed some "pop". The majority of the bus went silent and a rather pale looking teacher asked me what I had said - I was a bit confused and said "I need some pop - you know soda pop - its really hot in here." After much laughter and a offers to share some Sprite a new friend finally explained that no one used the word pop and they thought they had just heard the new kid announce to the entire bus the need for some "pot". Great way to work on that first impression.
When I arrived in the south as a young teenager my class went on a field trip. After a hot day walking around DC I reboarded the bus and exclaimed that I really needed some "pop". The majority of the bus went silent and a rather pale looking teacher asked me what I had said - I was a bit confused and said "I need some pop - you know soda pop - its really hot in here." After much laughter and a offers to share some Sprite a new friend finally explained that no one used the word pop and they thought they had just heard the new kid announce to the entire bus the need for some "pot". Great way to work on that first impression.
These are great stories, everyone.
Lower Alabama? Isn't that in Florida?
CADad - pretty close. And actually, it is nicer than the majority of Florida.