Friday, November 24, 2006

What accent?

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North

You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."

The Midland
The Northeast
The South
Philadelphia
North Central
The West
Boston
What American accent do you have?
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Well, they have me pegged, almost. I WAS from Wisconsin. I still live near a Great Lake. But people from Wisconsin don't say "pop," they say "soda" just like it says on the can. You have to move a bit west to hear "pop."

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving

to my neglected blog and possible blog readers. Family circumstances have left me with little time for computer surfing.