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iamthe99 · M
I think Canadian. Other than that no idea.

What I notice:

You sound a lot like me (raised in Mich., but lived a bit in California), but I notice:

• use of "y'all" (though this can be an affectation picked up from others, visiting the South, or simply using it as a distinguishable form of "you", plural)

• drawing out A's--seems to be a Midwestern / Southern thing
- long 'a' in "bagel"
- short 'a' in "bag", "batteries", 2nd form of "pecan"
- first 'a' in "caramel"
- "aw" sound in "dawn"
- "ah" sound in 1st form of "pecan"

• transforming the 'o' ending of "crayon" and "mirror" to more of a barely-there schwa sound or making the words a single syllable ("cray[uh]n" "mere[r]")

• "you guys", "didja", "gonna" are pretty common Americanisms.



So you have enough of the S thing that you could have been born and raised in a Midwestern state, a border state, or a cosmopolitan Southern city, but you are educated & well-read and might have a Southern parent.

I have not looked at the info from others.
katydidnt · 61-69, F
Fun question. Assuming North America, your pronunciation sounds to me neutral enough to be hired as a newscaster in many U.S. areas. Also suggests to me that you've been working on dropping the parts of your younger "originalspeak" that you don't like anymore.

"Y'all and "all-y'all" have metastasized considerably, but I think they eliminate New England and NY, the PNW, the upper Midwest, the Southwest, the Great Lakes states and Canada;

"Crayon" sounds vaguely Kansan.

"Oil"? Not Texas.

Milk, lawyer, eggs, wash, syrup, oil, "did you eat", etc.--not the Deep South.

I'm going with these mid-Atlantic states: NC, VA, DC, MD, DE.
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
@Keziah18 Would you use the word "chimney" in a sentence please?
katydidnt · 61-69, F
@JohnnySpot I would, yes, if it were necessary to complete the sentence's meaning.
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
@katydidnt I would bet that Santa Claus knows where she lives.
I wouldn’t have thought south, except you say "ahnt" for aunt the way my southern parents did and "dij’eet", as well as "y’all" (although many people use it now). So I might think not so Deep South, or even Southwest.
DrWatson · 70-79, M
I can't say anything too specific, but I am replying mainly so I will get notified of updates!

(I did live in North Carolina for a short time, and your accent is consistent with my memory of what I heard there.)
I wish Bill Cullen were still alive. He could accurately determine someone's place of origin based on their speech patterns and word choices. In other words, someone skilled in accent identification or dialect recognition.


katydidnt · 61-69, F
@rinkydinkydoink Loved his show "Fractured Phrases. Such a fun kind of wordplay.
@katydidnt

I'm going to check this out - maybe YouTube has an episode or two :)

The guy was always smiling.
@katydidnt

Maybe it was Blankety Blanks?

BONUS - William Shatner was on the premiere

[media=https://youtu.be/TZIQ0lNJnT8]
SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
I used to know somebody from South Carolina, and she sounded a lot like you.
bikelover · 56-60, M
Wisconsin 😊
StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M
scorpio611 · 41-45, M
Pakistan 🤣
DrWatson · 70-79, M
@scorpio611 But southern Pakistan, of course!
GerOttman · 61-69, M
I'm from Joisey! Are youse from Joisey? What exit??
YoMomma · 41-45
Adrift · 61-69, F
Midwest possibly?
LivinLite406 · 36-40, M
Upper midwest
SaorUladh · 31-35, M
Elessar · 26-30, M
@SaorUladh Yankoslavia*
Bowenw · 61-69, M
Keziah18 · 26-30, F
@Bowenw Interesting that you say this because a lot of people guess the Midwest and I am actually hoping to move to Indiana at some point hopefully that means I will fit in accent wise. But no I’ll message you where I’m from
GeniUs · 56-60, M
Definitely from cowgirl land 'yeeha!'
Madmonk · M
That’s a southern Michigan accent
Oneofthestormboys · 56-60, M
I’m going to go for San Antonio.
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Georgia. Though your "ya-all" has a Texas feel.
You sound alot like the folks in North Carolina.
reubles · 41-45, M
Eastern Kentucky
Sevendays · M
New York State
HotPizza71 · 51-55, M
DMmeyourtits · 26-30, M
I'm gonna go with Kazakstan
moooooooose · 46-50, M
West Virginia
Idk y the Canadian accent gives me the ick
Keziah18 · 26-30, F
@PepsiColaP Canadian accent lol I’m from the US
@Keziah18 this accent is giving me the ick 😔
Keziah18 · 26-30, F
@PepsiColaP to each their own
walabby · M
North America.. XD
tfan123 · 46-50, M
United States - Virginia - South Carolina section possibly Florida
basilfawlty89 · 36-40, M
Evidently:

Sicily, 1923.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@basilfawlty89 Nah I don't feel life threatened while she's speaking, that's no credible Siciliano
oldguy73 · 70-79, M
outer space. klingon
Onryo · 22-25, F

 
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