There are many accents in North America--which one do you speak? Information sourced from the Atlas of North American English (Labov, Ash, and Bolberg 2006). If you are unsure, answer "no."
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Are "don" and "dawn" homophones?
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YES
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Do "father" and "bother" rhyme?
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NO
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Your accent is most probably BOSTONIAN.
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NO
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YES
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Your accent is most probably MID-ATLANTIC (Philadelphia, Baltimore, Southern New Jersey, that area)
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Does "on" rhyme with "Don" (yes) or "dawn" (no)?
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Do "bowed" and "bout" have the same vowel?
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YES
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Your accent is most probably WESTERN.
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NO
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YES
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NO
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Does "planet" a sound the same as "plan it?"
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YES
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Do you hold out the vowel in words like "ride" so they sound like "raaaad?"
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Does "planet" a sound the same as "plan it?"
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Your accent is most probably CANADIAN.
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NO
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YES
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YES
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NO
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Your accent is most probably MIDLAND.
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Your accent is most probably SOUTHERN
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Do you pronounce the "r" at the end of words like "car?"
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Your accent is most probably NEW YORK.
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YES
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NO
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Your accent is most probably NORTHERN.
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Your accent is most probably RHODE ISLAND.
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What is your North American accent?
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