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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6078 Posts 
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Take this quiz and see how close it gets to coming up with your hometown. It's only for US cities.
It was spot on for me. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/......008&_r=0
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mastermindreader V.I.P. Seattle, WA 12589 Posts
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It got mine exactly right. Paterson, Newark, New Jersey area.
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5156 Posts
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New York City was accurate here.
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9644 Posts
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It gave Reno, Salt Lake City, and Stockton, Ca as possibles.
I was raised in the first and lived in both of the others in later years.
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts
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I've; seen this before and it is pretty accurate.
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
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mastermindreader V.I.P. Seattle, WA 12589 Posts
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Yes- it is very accurate. Pretty good for some ivory tower academics from Harvard who devised the test.
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts
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On Jul 4, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: Same for me. Except for the word "right". |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5156 Posts
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What's interesting is that it doesn't ask the same set of questions each time--it branches depending on your previous answers.
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R.S. Regular user CT one day I'll have 177 Posts
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I'd say accurate for me (Providence/Springfield/Boston vicinity).
Ron
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2836 Posts
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It gave me "New England" but not the specific area.
Probably my fault as one of the questions was; "What do you call a long sandwich?" I personally have always called them "heros" which is how I answered, but I know in Rhode Island, they're called "grinders" for some reason. (What we would consider a "milk shake" is called a "cabinet" here.)
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6078 Posts
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I think if you live in a major metropolitan area it's going to come up with that city, Chicago, NY or in my case Detroit. Rather then the exact suburb.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1064 Posts
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Took the quiz from western Canada--due north of Montana. Interestingly it showed me as most similar to northern New York stat, and most dissimilar to the western half of the USA. I wonder if I'm seeing the effect of strong national Canadian media, which happens to be centralized in southern Ontario.
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Chrystal Inner circle Canada/France 1552 Posts
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I took it too although I live in Canada. I thought perhaps Seattle would come up as I'm only a few hours away. Most Americans ask me if I have a British Background for some reason when they hear me speak. Anyhow, my three cities came up with Omaha, Des Moines and Detroit. Apparently people in that area use the word "pop" for soft drinks as Canadians do.
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slowkneenuh Regular user After 5,278+ posts, only credited with 133 Posts
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Worked for me with Providence/Worcester/Boston vicinity. I lived in Rhode Island more than half my adult life (so far). I think the word "bubbler" was my give away.
John
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motown Inner circle Atlanta by way of Detroit 6078 Posts
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Quote: Yes, we say pop in the Detroit area.On Jul 5, 2014, Chrystal wrote:
"If you ever write anything about me after I'm gone, I will come back and haunt you."
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Cliffg37 Inner circle Long Beach, CA 2492 Posts
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New York CIty, and they nailed it.
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balducci Loyal user Canada 230 Posts
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I'm taking the quiz for fun. I have to LOL at some of the questions.
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? - sunshower - the wolf is giving birth - the devil is beating his wife - monkey's wedding - fox's wedding - pineapple rain - liquid sun I normally would say sunshower, but I might start using the wolf or devil expressions in conversation if I can only remember them.
I grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, it shows my dialect as being closest to those in Lincoln, Rockford, and Grand Rapids.
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1762 Posts
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I moved too much in my life. I'm a dialect mutt. My test didn't really come close.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2836 Posts
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On Jul 5, 2014, slowkneenuh wrote: Yeah, I answered "water fountain" because that's what I've always called them. It doesn't help that, as a navy brat, I moved from RI very young and spent time in VA and CA before moving back to RI in '67 and moving back again in '84. I never got into the vernaculars.
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Bill Hallahan Inner circle New Hampshire 3223 Posts
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For me, that site came up with a region from Boston to Maine, but the center of the region was in Southern New Hampshire, and the color was darkest there. That is where I live. I'm impressed.
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