Quiz Results

Though I have taken this quiz once before and knew what it accent it categorized me as taking, I took it again to see if anything had changed. Nothing changed. It still correctly "guessed" my geographic origin: Inland North but more specifically, Wisconsin. Taking that test really challenged me to think about how I pronounce common words and made me notice that, depending on where I am, I tend to modify my accent to fit that area. For example, the last question was: Do you think the word "bag" rhymes with the word "vague"? I had to laugh at this because, until two years ago, I would have said yes, but being around people who are not from Wisconsin caused me to change the way in which I speak. Is there some psychological reason that I (and others?) do this?