Dialect Quiz

[Tywysog Cymru]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...-map.html?_r=0

It asks you 25 questions, and pairs you up with three cities that you speak most similar too, along with three least similar cities. I got Louisville, Lexington, and Springfield, Missouri as most similar (I am from Louisville). My least similar cities were in New England. Other areas in red (which means more similar) were areas in which my relatives live. This is a very accurate quiz from my experience.

[Suzanimal]

It nailed me. I got Atlanta, Augusta & Columbus (all in GA). I'm from Atlanta.

[cajuncocoa]

It nailed me too...I got New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport. I've lived all of my life just about 3-5 miles west of NOLA.

My least similar: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Spokane, Salt Lake City.

[oyarde]

It nailed me too...I got New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport. I've lived all of my life just about 3-5 miles west of NOLA.

My least similar: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Spokane, Salt Lake City.

They do not speak English in the Land of Lakes . Must be Canadian or something

[gwax23]

Nailed it for me. I got NYC Metro

http://nyti.ms/1hXuRHF

Least similar was Jackson Miss, Lexington Kentucky and Louisville Kentucky.

[FSP-Rebel]

Detroit, Grand Rapids, Toledo

[amy31416]

Buffalo, Rochester, Aurora--yeah, the quiz nailed it.

[Lindsey]

Nailed it for me too. I got Philly, Newark and Yonkers.

[phill4paul]

Richmond, Chattanooga, Tallahassee. I've lived in each of these states so I'm sure that shows.

Though they didn't give my choice on this question:

How do you pronounce the first syllable of lawyer?

Should be: rhymes with liar.

[Occam's Banana]

Most similar cities: Louisville KY / Lexington KY / and Springfield MO
Least similar cities: Minneapolis/St. Paul MN / New Orleans LA / Springfield MA
Actual locations: Las Vegas NV until I was seven, and then south, southeast & central Missouri

And the darkest red patches on the map I ended up with are even closer than the cities are. So: very accurate results.

And the map shown off to the side after you answer each question is interesting, too.

[Xenliad]

My most similar are Tacoma, Spokane, and Minneapolis/Saint Paul.

Least are Jackson, New Orleans, and Philadelphia.

[Zippyjuan]

Albuquerque? That's "kinda" near San Diego.

[euphemia]

Some of the questions did not load the first time. Second go around: Louisville, Lexington, Montgomery.

Live in Nashville. Very twangy, too.

Least similar, Madison, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne.

[satchelmcqueen]

not really close on mine. but kinda i suppose. im from extreme north ga, fannin county. Birmingham was the closest.

[KCIndy]

Interesting.

I live in Indiana, but the quiz listed me as "highly likely" to be from California. Fresno, in particular!

I'm guessing that's due to a couple of reasons. First, I've spent the last fifteen years driving a truck all over the U.S. so there's a good chance I have unconsciously added words to my vocabulary that aren't from my "native" area.

Also, there are words and phrases spoken in my region that I don't use myself because I think they sound... weird. For instance, nobody I know in Indiana pronounces the word "aunt" as "AH-nt." Everyone pronounces it "ant" just like the insect. Of course, when I say "AH-nt" everyone suspects I'm "puttin' on airs and actin' high-falutin'" as we Hoosiers say!

[heavenlyboy34]

Denver, Amarillo, and Jacksonville. I've never been to these places, the first two are within a few states of my hometown.

[GunnyFreedom]

It misplaced me lol

[69360]

I got yonkers, jersey city and newark. Growing up in NJ will do that to you.

[KCIndy]

I got yonkers, jersey city and newark. Growing up in NJ will do that to you.

Wat? Youse from Joisey?

[kcchiefs6465]

Somewhat close. All in the Midwest.

Toledo wasn't too far off.

The other two were near KC. I've never been to Missouri but I give them points for it. It's understandable how they might think that.

[Philhelm]

Interesting.

Santa Rosa, CA
San Jose, CA
Reno, NV

I've lived in California, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Kansas. I lived in Bakersfield and Laguna Niguel for approximately ten years when I was young, so I suppose the test was pretty accurate.

[Natural Citizen]

I got Newark/Paterson, NJ - Baltimore, MD - Winston-Salem NC.

I've been to Newark and Paterson, NJ as well as Baltimore many times. Couldn't stand them.

Winston-Salem, I've passed through many times on trips back home to Tennessee.

A lot of my normal terminology and pronunciation wasn't actually on the given lists though.