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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: sth on Mon, 23 December 2013, 18:43:49
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html
i got seattle/tacoma/salt lake city. i think i got slc cause i call it soda and not pop.
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I got:
Baton Rouge (1 hour away)
New Orleans (2 hours away)
Toledo (16 hours away) :))
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birmingham, columbus, montgomery.
TIL im from the deep south.
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Well, apparently I talk like I'm from New York City. I was so surprised.
I think it was because half-way through that inane quiz, I just said: "eff youse stoopidt bastahds." It dumped me out and said: "NYC", and that was it.
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i think it pigeon holed me because I say y'all.
mobile, AL and columbus, GA.
eta: took it again and changed yall to you guys and got california. but one thing I noticed is I mostly use the wrong words/pronunciations for things. I knew my diction was somewhat strange, but I dint think it was as bad as it apparently is.
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Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Grand Rapids, MI.
I am not at all surprised - bubbler basically seals the deal.
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Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, WA
Makes sense
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You all...
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You Guys
Philly | Newark | Yonkers
makes sense :p and accurate
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Springfield, Buffalo, Rochester.
This thing is dead on. Grew up in Springfield, family from Rochester.
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Apparently I'm from the Midwest and got Lincoln, Omaha, and Toledo. The map does have a nice hotspot almost as dark in Orange County, so I don't feel bad about it.
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It nailed me down almost perfectly. I live in Birmingham and grew up 45 minutes east of Montgomery
(http://i967.photobucket.com/albums/ae156/jbedwell81/map_zps868cbe45.jpg)
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Mine's not terribly far off. I've always been in Colorado, and this thing pins me at:
Albuquerque, NM
Tucson, AZ
Chandler/Gilbert, AZ
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NEW YORK
JERSEY CITY
YONKERS
?!?
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Philadelphia, Greensboro, Baltimore
[attach=1]
Never lived in any of these places...
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NEW YORK
JERSEY CITY
YONKERS
?!?
Hahahah... this is hilarious... it should have asked how you pronounce gaol...
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NEW YORK
JERSEY CITY
YONKERS
?!?
YONKERS! m8 whatsup
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1.Aurora
2.Kanasa City
3.Overland Park
... this does not make sense, jersey born and raised
*edit that question how to pronounce topre really through me off though
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Got San Antonio, Austin, and Irving, Texas. Pretty close, considering I grew up about 15 minutes north of Austin.
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1.Aurora
2.Kanasa City
3.Overland Park
... this does not make sense, jersey born and raised
*edit that question how to pronounce topre really through me off though
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=9289.0
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Family from chicago, grew up in NC, WTH IS THIS?
(http://i.imgur.com/YoSSEiG.png)
1.Aurora
2.Kanasa City
3.Overland Park
... this does not make sense, jersey born and raised
*edit that question how to pronounce topre really through me off though
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=9289.0
I call it toe per, come@mebro
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http://nyti.ms/1jCYH6s (http://nyti.ms/1jCYH6s)
oh man, it says I live in NY
how strange
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Fort Lauderdale FL
Detroit MI
Glendale AZ
???
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NEW YORK
JERSEY CITY
YONKERS
?!?
Hahahah... this is hilarious... it should have asked how you pronounce gaol...
Like "jail".
Btw for most of the questions the entire map was blue, only in the last question or so did tiny orange bits appear.
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Fort Lauderdale FL
Detroit MI
Glendale AZ
???
You are from nowhere.
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Pretty accurate for me as I do live in Chicago. 'Gym shoes' was the giveaway, it seems.
(http://i.imgur.com/ArAgvP6.png)
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Hmmm Fremont, Jose and Honolulu.
Canadian Eh.
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New York, Yonkers, Newark/Paterson
Huh...
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Albuquerque, Amarillo, and Tallahassee.
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yonkers, jersey city, new york.
also the whole SE US is red.
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Fremont, San Jose and LA. West coast will be west coast.
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Greensboro NC, Winston-Salem NC, Richmond VA. Pretty much spot on for me
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Springfield, Buffalo, Rochester.
This thing is dead on. Grew up in Springfield, family from Rochester.
I got the same exact three, I'm from CT.
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Somehow it's like it knows me...
(http://i.imgur.com/WZvMi8g.png)
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(http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/7733/bavr.jpg)
Hmm...
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Strangely accurate. I don't like it. At least I represent my area well lol.
(http://i.imgur.com/5wpZEAV.png)
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Since my result was so odd, I decided I would take it again, and I seem to have gotten a different selection of questions this time... now it determines
New York, Yonkers, Newark
It seems to skew the result very heavily based on certain single answers so it doesn't seem to be that good in this regard.
I was born and live most of my life in the midwest. Apparently I have picked up and use many terms that are not considered common for my area. No wonder people are always asking where I am from. :))
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Buffalo, NY | Rochester, NY | and Grand Rapids, MI
I've never been to Grand Rapids but I did live in Syracuse, NY for 17 years so it's pretty accurate
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I... I don't even.
Pembroke Pines, Miami, Boston.
All about 3000 miles from me.
[I'm in Vancouver, BC, Canada]
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San Jose :|
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I... I don't even.
Pembroke Pines, Miami, Boston.
All about 3000 miles from me.
[I'm in Vancouver, BC, Canada]
Don't know what that's aboot. Maybe it doesn't work for Canadians, eh?
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also what the **** is that grey bug?
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also what the **** is that grey bug?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillidiidae
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Irving TX, Plano TX, and what i think is madison wisconsin? I live in the Seattle area, but i grew up outside of Dallas
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Irving TX, Plano TX, and what i think is madison wisconsin? I live in the Seattle area, but i grew up outside of Dallas
How can you not be sure if it's Madison, WI? It tells you the city and state! :P
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Irving TX, Plano TX, and what i think is madison wisconsin? I live in the Seattle area, but i grew up outside of Dallas
How can you not be sure if it's Madison, WI? It tells you the city and state! :P
It doesnt either!
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Meh, I got Calfornia, Florida, and Hawaii. Kinda makes sense since I'm Panamanian.
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Irving TX, Plano TX, and what i think is madison wisconsin? I live in the Seattle area, but i grew up outside of Dallas
How can you not be sure if it's Madison, WI? It tells you the city and state! :P
It doesnt either!
Fair enough. Well Madison is located roughly east-west center, and pretty far south in WI. It's also the capital. It also has a law that no buildings in the city can be taller than the capitol building.
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Irving TX, Plano TX, and what i think is madison wisconsin? I live in the Seattle area, but i grew up outside of Dallas
How can you not be sure if it's Madison, WI? It tells you the city and state! :P
It doesnt either!
Fair enough. Well Madison is located roughly east-west center, and pretty far south in WI. It's also the capital. It also has a law that no buildings in the city can be taller than the capitol building.
Is that so? How intersting. I like to get random snippets of knowledge on my interweb browsing adventures! :)
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Boston here, trololol
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Fremont, Santa Clarita, and Corona. I grew up in the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Las Vegas, so I guess close enough.
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also what the **** is that grey bug?
roly poly
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I took this twice, and it generally placed me in the Southeast both times, but not particularly accurate within. It is interesting, however.
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Damn, I guess those 7 years in Colorado rubbed off on me more than I ever thought. But that hotspot in the north east is dead on.
[attachimg=1]
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also what the **** is that grey bug?
roly poly
Potato Bug
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also what the **** is that grey bug?
roly poly
Potato Bug
Completely different bug
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HMM
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also what the **** is that grey bug?
roly poly
Potato Bug
Completely different bug
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato_bug
"Armadillidium vulgare, a species of woodlice commonly called "potato bug"."
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Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pembroke Pines, FL
Honolulu, HI
Spot on for me.
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I got Yonkers, Jersey City and NYC. Although Hawaii is just as red.
Y'all Americans are crazy.