If you’ve ever heard on me on PJM Political or a podcast, I think I have a pretty typical middle-of-the-road northeast accent, but this poll does a great job of triangulating its origins:
| What American accent do you have?
Your Result: Philadelphia
Your accent is as Philadelphian as a cheesesteak! If you’re not from Philadelphia, then you’re from someplace near there like south Jersey, Baltimore, or Wilmington. if you’ve ever journeyed to some far off place where people don’t know that Philly has an accent, someone may have thought you talked a little weird even though they didn’t have a clue what accent it was they heard. |
|
| The Midland |
|
| The South |
|
| The Inland North |
|
| The Northeast |
|
| Boston |
|
| The West |
|
| North Central |
|
| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz |
|
I’m not from Philadelphia, but I did grow up just across the Delaware in South Jersey, and I guess it’s impossible to fully shake the accent.
(Via Betsy Newmark, who has some thoughts on how accents affect the messages delivered by politicans.)
Join the conversation as a VIP Member