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Do You Speak American?

Friday, June 27th by carla

When I came across the Do You Speak American? quiz, I accepted the challenge with a smile. I’ve been fortunate to live and travel in different parts of the United States, and I thought I would do well with it.

There’s an “o” sound, for example, that I start hearing in northern Indiana, and it becomes more noticeable as I continue through Wisconsin into Minnesota. I thought I would recognize a New England “a.” And Southern drawls are easily recognizable, right?

I was thoroughly humbled by this quiz. Can you beat 3? (Yes, I’ll bet you can!)

One Response to “Do You Speak American?”

  1. Mehdi Taherolghalb Says:

    Hi.
    I read yourpost. it was nice.
    I’m an english learner in Iran. You can find my blog at www.nightcutter.blogspot.com
    it will be kind of you if leave a message and notify about my grammer mistakes.

    bye

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