My ex-boyfriend Kevin (may he rest in peace) kept insisting that I talk like an American because I over-emphasize certain vowels in words such as "pants" which I often pronounce as Paaayunts, most probably because I have an deep underlying desire to BE Britney Spears. Probably. So I found this internet quiz about what American accent I would have should I indeed have an American accent.
These were my results
What American accent do you have?
Your Result: North Central
"North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.
The West
The Midland
Boston
The Inland North
The South
Philadelphia
The Northeast
What American accent do you have?Quiz Created on GoToQuiz People mistake me for a Canadian BECAUSE I AM A CANADIAN. Losers. Take that Kevin and your inability to pronounce "weekend".I'ts week-end. Week. End. As though they were two different words. None of this "We. kend." business.
Okay so speaking about accents, this holiday season when I am not vomiting uncontrollably(stomach disorder I really can't help it) I am working at Purolator. Now calm down everybody, and let me explain what it is I do there: I write down the lists of numbers that come with each package. Then I alphabetize all the packages. And then I phone everyone who has a package and read a spiel about our office hours and needing photo ID. In my spare time I also do data entry. I'm not complaining. Okay, I am. It's so boring that I feel like taking out one of the many pairs of scissors in my desk drawer and stabbing myself in the eye. I have recently begun to make all my phone calls in different accents. Mondays I'll be from Alabama, Tuesdays I'll be from Wales, Wednesdays I'll be Jean Chretien's bastard Quebecois daughter, and so on. Question: do you think I can get fired for this? I got in trouble last week for growling (as a joke) after I finished making fifty phone calls. "Jennifer growling in front of customers is unacceptable, we're very professional here." Right, is that why there is no music in the purolator depot? Must be. Okay, I'm not really upset about the whole situation, I'm very happy to have a job over the holidays until I move to Winterpeg, and the people I work with are all very nice but, My God! No music, and fifty phone calls where I say the same thing to each person. Accent training should be part of job orientation. More seriously though, can I get fired for faking accents and trying not to laugh when I call each customer?