Dialect Similarity Map and Quiz

[cyclonedave25]

Mine:
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[TH]Most Similar Cities[/TH]
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Des Moines IA[/TD]
[TD]55.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Topeka KS[/TD]
[TD]53.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Wichita KS[/TD]
[TD]53.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Lincoln NE[/TD]
[TD]53.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Joliet IL[/TD]
[TD]53.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

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[TR]
[TH]Least Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Providence RI[/TD]
[TD]25.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Springfield MA[/TD]
[TD]25.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Hartford CT[/TD]
[TD]26.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Worcester MA[/TD]
[TD]26.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Manchester NH[/TD]
[TD]27.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Lived in Central Iowa for the first 24 years of my life. The last 4 years I have lived in Chicago (2 years in Chicago, 2 years in "Chicago")

 

[NATEizKING]

Finally got initial page to load, but I click begin and nothing happens...

 

[HoopsTournament]

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[TH]
[/TH]
[TH] Most Similar Cities [/TH]
[TH]
[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 1 [/TD]
[TD] Louisville KY [/TD]
[TD] 59.0 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 2 [/TD]
[TD] Lexington KY [/TD]
[TD] 58.1 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 3 [/TD]
[TD] Columbus GA [/TD]
[TD] 57.7 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 4 [/TD]
[TD] Montgomery AL [/TD]
[TD] 57.4 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 5 [/TD]
[TD] Tallahassee FL [/TD]
[TD] 56.4 [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: data table table-bordered table-condensed"]
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[TH]
[/TH]
[TH] Least Similar Cities [/TH]
[TH]
[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 1 [/TD]
[TD] Buffalo NY [/TD]
[TD] 29.0 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 2 [/TD]
[TD] Springfield MA [/TD]
[TD] 32.6 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 3 [/TD]
[TD] Waterbury CT [/TD]
[TD] 32.8 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 4 [/TD]
[TD] Rochester NY [/TD]
[TD] 33.2 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 5 [/TD]
[TD] New Haven CT [/TD]
[TD] 33.7 [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


I have lived in Missouri almost my entire life, but my wife has said that I sound like a southerner when I talk. When I went to Iowa State, people would ask if I was from the south. I guess it makes sense since Missouri is in the SEC now.

 

[gocubs2118]

Considering I've lived in Naperville for 20 years, I'd say this list is pretty accurate.

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[TH]Most Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Naperville IL[/TD]
[TD]50.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Aurora IL[/TD]
[TD]50.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Joliet IL[/TD]
[TD]50.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Buffalo NY[/TD]
[TD]48.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Grand Rapids MI[/TD]
[TD]47.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[cyclones500]

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[TH][/TH]
[TH] Most Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 1[/TD]
[TD] Warren MI[/TD]
[TD] 55.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 2[/TD]
[TD] Flint MI[/TD]
[TD] 53.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 3[/TD]
[TD] Grand Rapids MI[/TD]
[TD] 53.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 4[/TD]
[TD] Detroit MI[/TD]
[TD] 52.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 5[/TD]
[TD] Lansing MI[/TD]
[TD] 51.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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[TH][/TH]
[TH] Least Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 1[/TD]
[TD] Boston MA[/TD]
[TD] 25.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 2[/TD]
[TD] Plymouth MA[/TD]
[TD] 25.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 3[/TD]
[TD] Lowell MA[/TD]
[TD] 26.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 4[/TD]
[TD] Philadelphia PA[/TD]
[TD] 26.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 5[/TD]
[TD] Worcester MA[/TD]
[TD] 26.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Apparently I need to move to Michigan. Although Iowa was the next state with the most red. And screw you Massachusetts.

You had more Michigan results than I did, and I've lived about one-third of my life in Michigan.

I got more Illinois than anything, although I've never been a resident. Apparently, I merged Iowa & Michigan dialect to an exact average.

 

[cyclones500]

Most similar cities:
1. Grand Rapids, Mich.
2. Rockford, Ill.
3. Warren, Mich.
4. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
5. Flint, Mich.
Least similar cities:
1. Plymouth, Mass.
2. Boston
3. Bridgeport, Conn.
4. New Haven, Conn.
5. Toms River, N.J.

 

[KnappShack]

Finally looked at the map.

How in the heck do I have the greatest match with Northern California, N. Nevada and Utah when I've never been to any of those places?

I guess I also have much more in common with Missouri than I thought.

 

[ZachsterPoke]

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[TH][/TH]
[TH]Most Similar Cities[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Olathe KS[/TD]
[TD]53.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Independence MO[/TD]
[TD]53.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Overland Park KS[/TD]
[TD]53.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Saint Louis MO[/TD]
[TD]52.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Kansas City MO[/TD]
[TD]52.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



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[TH][/TH]
[TH]Least Similar Cities[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Toms River NJ[/TD]
[TD]29.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Philadelphia PA[/TD]
[TD]29.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]New Haven CT[/TD]
[TD]32.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Elizabeth NJ[/TD]
[TD]32.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Allentown PA[/TD]
[TD]33.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


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From IL, but never lived in MO or KS.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

how does no one have any similarities to MN? we are a lot closer to there than Chicago. and there should have been a "I saw" vs "I seen" question. that screams Missouri to me.

 

[cycfan1]

Big red dot over Minnesota for me. From northern Iowa but everyone I know says i have a Minnesota accent. Surprised this nailed it so well, although my top city was still Joliet illinois

 

[Farnsworth]

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[TR]
[TH]Most Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Omaha NE[/TD]
[TD]48.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Wichita KS[/TD]
[TD]48.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Lincoln NE[/TD]
[TD]47.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Topeka KS[/TD]
[TD]46.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Des Moines IA[/TD]
[TD]46.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]



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[TR]
[TH]Least Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Yonkers NY[/TD]
[TD]23.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]New York NY[/TD]
[TD]25.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Newark NJ[/TD]
[TD]25.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Providence RI[/TD]
[TD]26.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Elizabeth NJ[/TD]
[TD]27.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[ExCyment]

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[TH]
[/TH]
[TH] Most Similar Cities [/TH]
[TH]
[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 1 [/TD]
[TD] Billings MT [/TD]
[TD] 52.6 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 2 [/TD]
[TD] Spokane WA [/TD]
[TD] 52.4 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 3 [/TD]
[TD] Des Moines IA [/TD]
[TD] 52.3 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 4 [/TD]
[TD] Provo UT [/TD]
[TD] 52.0 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 5 [/TD]
[TD] West Jordan UT [/TD]
[TD] 51.8 [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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[TH]
[/TH]
[TH] Least Similar Cities [/TH]
[TH]
[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 1 [/TD]
[TD] Richmond VA [/TD]
[TD] 30.6 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 2 [/TD]
[TD] Bridgeport CT [/TD]
[TD] 31.7 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 3 [/TD]
[TD] Greensboro NC [/TD]
[TD] 31.9 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 4 [/TD]
[TD] Winston-Salem NC [/TD]
[TD] 32.1 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 5 [/TD]
[TD] Fayetteville NC [/TD]
[TD] 32.2 [/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
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The Soda vs Coke vs Pop answer probably changes results quite a bit.

 

[cyclonedave25]

how does no one have any similarities to MN? we are a lot closer to there than Chicago. and there should have been a "I saw" vs "I seen" question. that screams Missouri to me.

It screams "No Education" to me, regardless of area.

 

[NATEizKING]

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[TR]
[TH]Most Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Cedar Rapids IA[/TD]
[TD]54.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Rockford IL[/TD]
[TD]54.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Peoria IL[/TD]
[TD]53.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Topeka KS[/TD]
[TD]53.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Des Moines IA[/TD]
[TD]53.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: data table table-bordered table-condensed, width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TH]Least Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Plymouth MA[/TD]
[TD]41.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Boston MA[/TD]
[TD]42.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Providence RI[/TD]
[TD]42.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]New York NY[/TD]
[TD]42.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Manchester NH[/TD]
[TD]42.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[Cyclonepride]

Pretty much had me pegged

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[TH]
[/TH]
[TH] Most Similar Cities [/TH]
[TH]
[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 1 [/TD]
[TD] Lincoln NE [/TD]
[TD] 53.2 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 2 [/TD]
[TD] Des Moines IA [/TD]
[TD] 53.2 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 3 [/TD]
[TD] Cedar Rapids IA [/TD]
[TD] 53.1 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 4 [/TD]
[TD] Omaha NE [/TD]
[TD] 52.7 [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"] 5 [/TD]
[TD] Topeka KS [/TD]
[TD] 52.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[00clone]

[TABLE="class: data table table-bordered table-condensed, width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TH]Most Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Grand Rapids MI[/TD]
[TD]53.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Cedar Rapids IA[/TD]
[TD]51.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Des Moines IA[/TD]
[TD]51.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Rockford IL[/TD]
[TD]50.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Billings MT[/TD]
[TD]50.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: data table table-bordered table-condensed, width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TH][/TH]
[TH]Least Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Richmond VA[/TD]
[TD]27.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Washington DC[/TD]
[TD]28.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Boston MA[/TD]
[TD]28.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Pasadena TX[/TD]
[TD]29.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Arlington VA[/TD]
[TD]29.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[wonkadog]

I've lived my whole life in central Iowa, so Des Moines makes a lot of sense. Utah on the other hand...never been. And no, I'm not mormon.

Based on everyones results, I'm guessing there isn't prolific use of the word "Fahkin" amongst the CF crowd.



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[TR]
[TH]Most Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Des Moines IA[/TD]
[TD]48.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Provo UT[/TD]
[TD]47.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]West Jordan UT[/TD]
[TD]47.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]West Valley City UT[/TD]
[TD]47.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Salt Lake City UT[/TD]
[TD]47.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: data table table-bordered table-condensed, width: 100%"]
[TR]
[TH]Least Similar Cities[/TH]
[TH][/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD]Springfield MA[/TD]
[TD]20.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD]Providence RI[/TD]
[TD]20.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD]Hartford CT[/TD]
[TD]21.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD]Manchester NH[/TD]
[TD]21.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD]Waterbury CT[/TD]
[TD]21.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

Having lived in Utah for a couple years, I agree with the survey in that it is a very similar dialect (to Iowa) out there around Salt Lake City. I rarely found myself hearing people say things that I thought were odd.

 

[Wesley]

Finally looked at the map.

How in the heck do I have the greatest match with Northern California, N. Nevada and Utah when I've never been to any of those places?

I guess I also have much more in common with Missouri than I thought.

Take a trip to Napa Valley...check it out.

 

[jdoggivjc]

how does no one have any similarities to MN? we are a lot closer to there than Chicago. and there should have been a "I saw" vs "I seen" question. that screams Missouri to me.

Because this is a survey of American accents. To get Canadian accents you'll have to take another survey.