Something for the weekend, sir: "Where does your accent come from?"

[MikeInWimbledon]

This little quiz from the "New York Times" tracks down your UK and Eire accent pretty well

The British-Irish Dialect Quiz


(It is safe to click - it takes you to the New York Times)

 

[23 Romeo Tango]

It had me all worked out after the first 2 questions. It even knew my postcode by the time I had finished

 

[daveenty]

Impressive thing that.

Same as Richie above, it sussed me out pretty quickly.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

Did this test earlier and came back as Kingston upon Hull which is about 50 mile away.

Interesting colloquiums though during the test, I find them fascinating.

 

[saff]

I've just completed this and it put me as being from the Liverpool/Cheshire/Stoke areas. Pretty good as I'm from the Liverpool area. Good fun!

 

[23 Romeo Tango]

Interesting colloquiums though during the test

I'm glad that wasn't one of the questions

 

[Deleted member 37751]

I'm glad that wasn't one of the questions

Growing up in a Geordie family, the “idiot” question stumped me a bit, there was no “doylem” option...

 

[190]

It got me close enough as an area near Manchester where I grew up even though I haven't lived there for 40+ years.

 

[baxlin]

It showed a fairly wide area for me, but mainly where I’ve lived.

Having been in the Forces, and moved south by a previous employer, not surprising, I suppose!

 

[Stratman]

It got me down to the home counties, no doubt it was a bit flummoxed by me being raised in Essex/east London by very Irish parents.

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Daps did it for me.

 

[Dippo]

It had very wide areas for me - most of which I haven't lived in.

 

[Chrishazle]

Anywhere from Bounemouth across to mid Norfolk - including most of Essex! A bit disconcerting as I was born on SE London and grew up in Kent - where we now live!

 

[GeeJayW]

It kind of got me (Oxford), but I had to think about terms I used before moving up Norf 30-odd years ago.

 

[AMGeed]

Has me down as living in Brighton and the SE including London.
Partly correct as I was born in London but haven't lived there since I was 5
Been in Poole Dorset for over 60yrs now so I'd say its a fail in truth.

 

[BTB 500]

Well I'm London born and Surrey bred and this was as close as it could get for me!

 

[Merc220cls]

Well it took dome time but placed me generally between Glasgow, Dumfries and Ayr.
Well I’m an Ayrshire lad so it’s bang on target.
Now where’s that Wean got tae. !

 

[DoberMan]

200 miles out. But that's because I'm now posh, innit.

 

[Flyinspanner]

Bang on, soft lad!

it got me, Liverpool, (moved to London when I was 14, and not many can place my accent -vaguely northern)

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Mine was fairly close. Very clever.