Poll

How close did the quiz get for you?

I'm over 20 and it was within 100 miles
4 (33.3%)
I'm over 20 and it was in the same geographical region
1 (8.3%)
I'm over 20 and it was nowhere close
1 (8.3%)
I'm 20 or under and it was within 100 miles
4 (33.3%)
I'm 20 or under and it was in the same geographical region
1 (8.3%)
I'm 20 or under and it was nowhere close
1 (8.3%)

Total Members Voted: 11

Author Topic: Linguistics quiz (if you were raised in the states)  (Read 480 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Rumblood

  • King
  • **********
  • Renown: 1199
  • Infamy: 420
  • cRPG Player A Gentleman and a Scholar
    • View Profile
  • Game nicks: GrannPappy
Linguistics quiz (if you were raised in the states)
« on: December 31, 2013, 11:41:05 pm »
+1
I'm curious and chose that age group because that is around the time frame where kids began to have a lot of influence in what they read and hear from the internet. Television might have had a similar poll back around 1970, but when I grew up lots of parents thought it would ruin your eyes or some such and I tend to think that television viewing was more limited as result than internet access is today.
My kids are from Texas, but both of them (both!) were identified as being from southern California. Granted, I spent 3 years in San Diego from 19-21 and may have been influenced enough to reflect it in my speech, but had the far more identifiably southern phrases stand out in the quiz.
So I'm looking to see if there is a large difference between the age groups.

The quiz in case you missed that thread.

http://forum.melee.org/general-off-topic/see-where-this-quiz-thinks-you%27re-from-%28based-on-linguistics%29/
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html

"I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday" – Abraham Lincoln

visitors can't see pics , please register or login

Offline bilwit

  • Agent provocateur
  • Count
  • *****
  • Renown: 275
  • Infamy: 181
  • cRPG Player A Gentleman and a Scholar
  • The toast is anarchy!
    • View Profile
  • Game nicks: Billy_Whitmore, Andre_Whitmore, Gideon_Stargrave
Re: Linguistics quiz (if you were raised in the states)
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2014, 12:03:48 am »
0
I'm over 20 and it was dead on. It listed Modesto/Fremont/San Jose, California and I spent most of my life in Fresno.
visitors can't see pics , please register or login

Most of us are currently living off relatives, friends, parttime-jobs or savings, to be able to work as much and cheaply as possible.

Offline Duster

  • Marshall
  • ********
  • Renown: 730
  • Infamy: 89
  • cRPG Player Sir White Knight A Gentleman and a Scholar
    • View Profile
  • Game nicks: Mr_Pibb, Mellow_Yellowtf
Re: Linguistics quiz (if you were raised in the states)
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2014, 03:17:28 am »
0
Over 20 and it said Nashville when I'm from central N.C., pretty good I guess
visitors can't see pics , please register or login

Offline CrazyCracka420

  • Minute Valuable Contributor
  • Strategus Councillor
  • **
  • Renown: 1950
  • Infamy: 794
  • cRPG Player Sir White Pawn A Gentleman and a Scholar
  • Welp
    • View Profile
  • Faction: Vaegirs
  • Game nicks: Huseby
  • IRC nick: Steam name: crazycracka420
Re: Linguistics quiz (if you were raised in the states)
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2014, 06:31:09 am »
+2
Over 20 and it got the exact city right for me...got that "Fargo" accent though, so it's pretty easy to detect where I'm from in a quiz like this.
visitors can't see pics , please register or login
 - Stolen from Macropussy