What's your accent? *spin off of mis pronunciation thread* - Page 3 - The DIS Discussion Forums

Stacerita · 07-14-2009, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JVL1018

Marry is Mah-ree (rhymes with Barry, Larry)
mary is Mare-ee (rhymes with scary)
Merry is Meh-ree (rhymes with Berry)

If you think all the examples rhyme, then I don;t knwo how to explain it.

If you go to Dictionary.com and put them all in, you can hear the different pronunciations.

All the examples on the quiz I said sound different to me. I have a Northeast accent.

Barry, Larry, scary and berry all sound the same to me.

CathrynRose · 07-14-2009, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachnsamsmommy

I have been known to y'all occassionally

I "you guys". Not "yous guys" - just "you guys"

But I do say you's when referring to a couple of people.

For instance, yelling at my boys: "Both of you's better clean this up"

CathrynRose · 07-14-2009, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacerita

Barry, Larry, scary and berry all sound the same to me.

I'm going to dictionary.com. Ill be back.

EDITED - I went there... it is different. It's slight, but it is. Weird.

Stacerita · 07-14-2009, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CathrynRose

I'm going to dictionary.com. Ill be back.

EDITED - I went there... it is different. It's slight, but it is. Weird.

Don't matter.....Im from the West, I can say them all the same and still be fine.

talulabelle · 07-14-2009, 11:19 PM

Well that test isn't very comprehensive. It says I'm Midland or I don't have an accent....but we all know that Baltimoreans have a doosie of an accent. The fatal flaw in the test that would pick up the "Bawlmer" accent is when it asks if "on" rhymes with "don" or "dawn". There is no phonetic spelling of the way a bawlmoorean would say the word "on" There is no word in the world to rhymes it with. It is a sound all it's own, so there is no way they could come up with a quiz test question for it. They could pick up a Bawlmer accent by asking "Does "oil" rhyme with "all"? Which if you are from Baltimore , it does. Does the "wat" in "water" actually sound like "wood"?

raysnkaysmom · 07-14-2009, 11:26 PM

wow....You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

What's funny is... I was born and raised in California, but have lived in Ga for over 15 yrs...
I guess the two have cancelled each other out

raysnkaysmom · 07-14-2009, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Where'sPiglet?

I got Boston???

I've spent 2 days in Boston.

LMAO... But it's so fun to say 'wicked cool'

Quote:

Originally Posted by JVL1018

Marry is Mah-ree (rhymes with Barry, Larry)
mary is Mare-ee (rhymes with scary)
Merry is Meh-ree (rhymes with Berry)

If you think all the examples rhyme, then I don;t knwo how to explain it.

If you go to Dictionary.com and put them all in, you can hear the different pronunciations.

All the examples on the quiz I said sound different to me. I have a Northeast accent.

LMAO...they all sound the same to me

bellebuzzntink · 07-14-2009, 11:41 PM

"Midland" accent. Hmmmm.

When I say "Whar'r mah booots, y'all?" and "Ah luv pray-leens with mah pee-can pai!" you know I'm from Texas, raised by parents from Mississippi. I didn't have a chance!

And yes mary, merry and marry all sound the same!

heimlichfan · 07-15-2009, 12:22 AM

Inland North...

right on the money.

Born and raised in the burbs' of Chicago.

And yes, it's pop!

hellokitty86 · 07-15-2009, 12:32 AM

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland

"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

I am from Florida, so I guess its correct.

Macca1111 · 07-15-2009, 12:52 AM

I have a west accent, which makes sense. Everyone has always said that Coloradoans have no accent and we seem to sound like the newscasters. However, I have heard that we're supposedly a little nasal, so Cartman is making fun of our Colorado accent!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liberty Belle

I remember when I moved down here to Kentucky in middle school and a friend pointed out a girl named Dawn, only she called her "Don." I thought a girl named Don was weird, so I said something to my friend about it. She said a lot of girls are named "Don." So, then I asked her to spell it and she said D-a-w-n.

They say pen and pin the same here, too, and so everyone will know which they mean, they call pens "ink pens".

I say Merry/Mary/Marry all the same. Hmm.

I can't even imagine what Dawn sounds like if it doesn't sound like Don. Same for pen and pin. Does it sound like pin or pen then? Or something else entirely?

Quote:

Originally Posted by JVL1018

Marry is Mah-ree (rhymes with Barry, Larry)
mary is Mare-ee (rhymes with scary)
Merry is Meh-ree (rhymes with Berry)

If you think all the examples rhyme, then I don;t knwo how to explain it.

I was looking at your explanation like you were an alien. Seriously? All those words rhyme!

kaytieeldr · 07-15-2009, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Where'sPiglet?

I got Boston???

I've spent 2 days in Boston.

That's nothing. I got Midland. I've lived less than twelve miles from Boston all my life. Look at my avatar. I've never even been to any of the states the quiz indicates. The only correct assessment in this result is that I don't have an accent

Your Result: The Midland
"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
Result Breakdown:
85% The Midland
73% Philadelphia
64% The Northeast
63% The Inland North
56% Boston
54% The South
49% The West
32% North Central

Handbag Lady · 07-15-2009, 02:06 AM

It says I am from the Midland.

But, like, I was TOTALLY born and raised in Southern California.

I bet it is because of the Dawn issue. See, that's my name and my mom (born and raised in Michigan) pronounces it to rhyme with Don when I learned much later in life it shouldn't.

NHdisneylover · 07-15-2009, 02:22 AM

Your Result: The Midland
"You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.

See what being raised by a DJ (and sometimes TV weatherman) does to you?

I started out in Texas--and had a thick accent judging from old home movies. We moved to Colorado when I was 7 though and I mostly lost the accent (except when I talk to my aunt on the phone or drink something harder tahn Coke

). I have lived in 8 states ranging from as far West as Arizona and as far East as New Hampshire, plus Spain and Germany so that tends to really mess with my accent. People often think my DS is British

and somtimes DD is asked if she is from somewhere exotic like Tahiti or Aruba, etc.

MM27 · 07-15-2009, 08:20 AM

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Northeast

Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.

View Poll Results: What's your accent?
The Midland	59	29.65%
The South	23	11.56%
Philadelphia	13	6.53%
The Northeast	29	14.57%
The West	21	10.55%
Boston	10	5.03%
North Central	5	2.51%
The Inland North	39	19.60%
Voters: 199. You may not vote on this poll

07-14-2009, 11:26 PM	#36
raysnkaysmom I don't think I'd mention I was in jail in an interview I just hope my 4000th post doesn't say something stupid Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: 8 hr drive from Orlando! Posts: 5,589	wow....You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. What's funny is... I was born and raised in California, but have lived in Ga for over 15 yrs... I guess the two have cancelled each other out __________________ Tracy (Mom to DD17, DD12, DS5, DD-4) 1st WDW trip - July 03 CSR&ASMu - April 04, Feb 05, Feb 06(added cruise), Oct06(grown girls trip), Aug 07 May 09 Big Family Vacation October 2010 DTD/Dolphin Honeymoon Getaway November 2012~ DD 17th birthday visit to MK

07-14-2009, 11:41 PM	#38
bellebuzzntink Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston, TX / Doha, Qatar Posts: 336	"Midland" accent. Hmmmm. When I say "Whar'r mah booots, y'all?" and "Ah luv pray-leens with mah pee-can pai!" you know I'm from Texas, raised by parents from Mississippi. I didn't have a chance! And yes mary, merry and marry all sound the same! __________________ Belle, Buzz and Tink My Disney Darlings

07-15-2009, 12:22 AM	#39
heimlichfan Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Batavia, IL Posts: 486	Inland North... right on the money. Born and raised in the burbs' of Chicago. And yes, it's pop! __________________ Heimlichfan WDW: AKL 2013, SSR 2013, BLT 2012, BLT 2011, POR 2010, BWV 2010, ASSp 2009, OKW 2009, AKL 2007, POR 2006, WL 2004, ASMo 2003, POFQ 1999, CB 1996, off-site 1991, FW 1985, off site 1984 DL: GC July 17, 2005!!!! , off site 1990, off site 1985

07-15-2009, 12:32 AM	#40
hellokitty86 If I didn't wear it myself- I would want my husband to wear it! DH does call me a toilet paper snob Did the lovebugs bother you too, like they bothered me??! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: too far from WDW Posts: 5,059	What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. I am from Florida, so I guess its correct. __________________ My Pug, Ruby

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07-14-2009, 11:19 PM	#35
talulabelle DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 2,477	Well that test isn't very comprehensive. It says I'm Midland or I don't have an accent....but we all know that Baltimoreans have a doosie of an accent. The fatal flaw in the test that would pick up the "Bawlmer" accent is when it asks if "on" rhymes with "don" or "dawn". There is no phonetic spelling of the way a bawlmoorean would say the word "on" There is no word in the world to rhymes it with. It is a sound all it's own, so there is no way they could come up with a quiz test question for it. They could pick up a Bawlmer accent by asking "Does "oil" rhyme with "all"? Which if you are from Baltimore , it does. Does the "wat" in "water" actually sound like "wood"?

07-15-2009, 02:06 AM	#43
Handbag Lady Disneyland Bride 2000 If you can't say somethng nice, come sit next to me Has the wherewithall to save bakery goods from earthquakes Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Southern California and Flexico Posts: 9,703	It says I am from the Midland. But, like, I was TOTALLY born and raised in Southern California. I bet it is because of the Dawn issue. See, that's my name and my mom (born and raised in Michigan) pronounces it to rhyme with Don when I learned much later in life it shouldn't. __________________ WDW: October 2010: DCL, Poly, and the Grand for the 10th Anniversary Extravaganza!, Oct/Nov. 2008 CBR / Sept. 2007 CBR / Oct. 2006 AKL / August 2005 POR (hello Katrina!) / 1998 Off Campus at the Grosvenor (ENGAGED AT EPCOT ) DL: Twice a month for years / Multiple visits since birth / 1989 CM on Main Street / 2000 Disneyland Fairy Tale Wedding DCL: Oct 2010 4-Day Caribbean / Nov 2011 Mexican Riviera / Oct 2012 Mexican Riviera

07-15-2009, 02:22 AM	#44
NHdisneylover Lanyards are taking all my poor organizatioanl skills mice and such creatures tend to like to travel aorund Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heidelberg, Germany (formally from New Hampshire) Posts: 11,845	Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. See what being raised by a DJ (and sometimes TV weatherman) does to you? I started out in Texas--and had a thick accent judging from old home movies. We moved to Colorado when I was 7 though and I mostly lost the accent (except when I talk to my aunt on the phone or drink something harder tahn Coke). I have lived in 8 states ranging from as far West as Arizona and as far East as New Hampshire, plus Spain and Germany so that tends to really mess with my accent. People often think my DS is British and somtimes DD is asked if she is from somewhere exotic like Tahiti or Aruba, etc. __________________ Hadley My blog about my wanderings and ramblings in Europe, Disney and where ever else life takes me: http://hadleyswanderingsandramblings.blogspot.de/

07-15-2009, 08:20 AM	#45
MM27 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,625	What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak. __________________

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