tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5687762870766094675..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2009 - D Kwong (Breakfast brand since 1928 / Ex-Spice Girl Halliwell / Funnyman Philips / Portuguese colony until 1999)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67214964601441053382009-02-17T11:37:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:37:00.000-05:00I was born in MUNtreal Kbec and that's how we pron...I was born in MUNtreal Kbec and that's how we pronounce it. On the test, I am from Minn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22294826589189388852009-02-17T08:45:00.000-05:002009-02-17T08:45:00.000-05:00Took the quiz, more midland than NE yielding Inlan...Took the quiz, more midland than NE yielding Inland North.<BR/><BR/>CT--> FL--> IL--> CA--> CO--> PA<BR/><BR/>No one can guess where I am from by accent, I'm told I have none, except teh guys from OZ tell me I have a nice "American Accent".<BR/><BR/>They didn't have "AUNT" in the quiz - very important word to differentiate regionalism (and it is not pronounced ANT).<BR/><BR/>ARRRRGH it's ONT :-)xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52818495599444182462009-02-17T04:07:00.000-05:002009-02-17T04:07:00.000-05:00@foodiethat's ok, this whole accent thing gives us...@foodie<BR/>that's ok, this whole accent thing gives us all something to think about...Loved that it pegged Ulrich to CT, Mac to the Great Lakes, Catherine K to Canada...<BR/><BR/>Maybe the quiz site can also detect where your server is located! ;) <BR/>Or, maybe, just maybe, Wade does sound like Elvis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49979486861098157572009-02-17T01:47:00.000-05:002009-02-17T01:47:00.000-05:00"You may think you speak "Standard English straigh..."You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks pop."<BR/><BR/>This is the answer I got. I do live in the Great Lakes region, but I am still shocked. I am an Arabic native speaker who learned English via French and it was taught to me by an Irish nun (!). I know I pronounce very explicitly... my deaf friend who lip reads tells me I'm the easiest person in the world to understand. I thought I was going to really fool this test. So, Wade, you're right, I must sound nothing like I think I do. Very distressing!<BR/><BR/>@Andrea Carla, I cannot believe that the obsession with accents distracted from your extras...foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17512081639217323852009-02-17T01:34:00.000-05:002009-02-17T01:34:00.000-05:00Wade, isn't it Paul Lynde, the warlock uncle who s...Wade, isn't it Paul Lynde, the warlock uncle who sat in the middle Hollywood square? He really did have a terrible laugh ...fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45229523590010146832009-02-17T00:29:00.000-05:002009-02-17T00:29:00.000-05:00I did the pronunciation quiz, and it told me that ...I did the pronunciation quiz, and it told me that "outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot".<BR/><BR/>HA!<BR/><BR/>Catherine From Somewhere in CanadaShanti11https://www.blogger.com/profile/03397942491057116387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28665761880319562742009-02-17T00:04:00.000-05:002009-02-17T00:04:00.000-05:00Mac, my point is I just don't think we can hear ou...Mac, my point is I just don't think we can hear ourselves. There's a really lovely, elegaic song by a guy named Bob McDill called "Good Old Boys Like Me," which is about not being able to get above your raising, and it has the line, "I was smarter than most and I could choose/Learned to talk like the man on the six o'clock news." I thought that was me. So I think I say "pin" and "pen" differently, but I don't. The reason I think I say them differently is because I know they're supposed to sound different. <BR/><BR/>Paul Lynne was probably better known for being on all the daytime game shows in the 70s and 80s, especially Hollywood Squares--nasally, snarky guy. David Sedaris is a more understated version of his voice. (I don't really sound like him, except for the nasal bit, and the annoying laugh.)RodeoToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374112725461339067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71329884918554920762009-02-16T23:41:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:41:00.000-05:00When I first saw BLAM, Roy Lichtensein is who I fi...When I first saw BLAM, Roy Lichtensein is who I first thought about. That piece was in a traveling exhibit 20 years or so ago because I've never been to the Yale Art Gallery so I recognized BLAM as a word regardless of what others may think.<BR/><BR/>I also like the QTIP/QED crossing because of the Q minus the U so this puzzle had a little sparkle to it at either end - for a Monday.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9838507985140354072009-02-16T23:35:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:35:00.000-05:00@Wade: nice to see you again. I think I genuinely ...@Wade: nice to see you again. I think I genuinely tried to sound out all the words in the quiz. It put me South of Hudson, which is odd, since I always told my husband that I would never go there. After 17 moves I think I have a little say in the matter. By the way, is Paul Lynne the guy with all the teeth?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6415071532854922202009-02-16T23:19:00.000-05:002009-02-16T23:19:00.000-05:00I took that quiz and it told me I was Ogden Nash. ...I took that quiz and it told me I was Ogden Nash. Anybody else get that?<BR/><BR/>In an intro to liguistics class I took as an undergrad we had to do interviews of people asking them about pronunciation, whether they said "spicket" or "spigot," and so on. The problem with those tests, though, is that often the person unconsciously either chooses the answer he or she thinks is "right" or chooses the answer that he thinks is right for where he or she came from. In short, I don't think any of us really knows how we talk. I've been doing a lot of recording lately, and I sound nothing like I thought I did. Somebody told me one time I sounded like Elvis when I left a message on her answering machine. I've carried that around for 15 years, comforted by the thought that, no matter what, I sound like Elvis on the answering machine. Turns out I really sound more like Paul Lynne from Bewitched. Plus my laugh is really stupid and I always thought it was a very cool laugh. I laugh like Paul Lynne, too.RodeoToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374112725461339067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30262425802997965742009-02-16T22:51:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:51:00.000-05:00That quiz is scary accurate - It got me dead to ri...That quiz is scary accurate - It got me dead to rights. Pretty cool Oh yeah, I'm from Wilmington, DE, but haven't lived there in over 50 years.JannieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89680480934397827442009-02-16T22:38:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:38:00.000-05:00I just took the accent quiz and they pegged me as ...I just took the accent quiz and they pegged me as "midland" which is how I describe the middle of the puzzle. Funny, that.<BR/><BR/>Also, as an AIr Force brat, I have been told I have no accent at all which is odd because I tended to take on the accent of whatever area we were transferred to.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29709441050053485532009-02-16T22:33:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:33:00.000-05:00@Ulrich: you were pegged just right: you do live i...@Ulrich: you were pegged just right: you do live in Connecticut. I, however, was placed in Philadelphia, where I actually lived many years ago, and for only about 8 months.<BR/>About this "Where are you from", I've been made to feel like a fool when I think I detect an accent, ask where someone was born, and hear New Jersey, or even Brooklyn!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79564945010328214852009-02-16T22:24:00.000-05:002009-02-16T22:24:00.000-05:00Well, I got 'Are you from Chicago?' as my pigeon-h...Well, I got 'Are you from Chicago?' as my pigeon-holing on Orange's quiz. Quite surprising, since moving from Chicago to California as a teenager, my siblings and I were very conscious of shifting our pronunciation to surfer vowels.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90873249931912807382009-02-16T21:58:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:58:00.000-05:00@orange I am rated midland which is perfectly tru...@orange I am rated midland which is perfectly true as I am from Missouri...the show me statechefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69574069287143679322009-02-16T21:53:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:53:00.000-05:00@orange, acme, joho: Your faith in the quiz will r...@orange, acme, joho: Your faith in the quiz will receive a huge dent when you see my result: "Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island."--yea, sure, those great regions of the Rhineland! <BR/><BR/>Now, why does any cab driver here in CT asks me as soon as I open my mouth "where you from?"Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27668502319612017472009-02-16T21:21:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:21:00.000-05:00@Orange: that quiz is amazing ... I came up the We...@Orange: that quiz is amazing ... I came up the West ... which is exactly what I am ... no accent at all. Fascinating. Thanks!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6280451827738757462009-02-16T21:18:00.000-05:002009-02-16T21:18:00.000-05:00@OrangeYour American accent quiz totally pegged me...@Orange<BR/>Your American accent quiz totally pegged me, as Minnesota by way of New Yawk!!!!!!!!!!!! <BR/>(Or is it New York by way of Minnesota? I can never keep that straight).<BR/>(Altho growing up, they called me Rhoda bec of the way I said Maaary.)<BR/><BR/>Wow, sad day. I offer to rent out my nipples and no one bites. Where is dk when you need him?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50307667801166473452009-02-16T20:45:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:45:00.000-05:00I resent anyone who isn't named Orange passing jud...I resent anyone who isn't named Orange passing judgment on whether anything does or does not rhyme with it. Harrumph!<BR/><BR/>The best way to handle the whole accent/pronunciation thing is for everyone to take <A HREF="http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_american_accent_do_you_have" REL="nofollow">this American accent quiz</A> to see if it pegs them correctly—and then go discuss it at your own blog. (Quiz totally nails me.)<BR/><BR/>I pronounce the city "sigh-ROCK-you-zay" and anyone who doesn't must be some kinda eejit.<BR/><BR/>My third comment has been brought to you by Kellogg's.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-824395518063568122009-02-16T20:42:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:42:00.000-05:00I live in Iowa and say Keokuk. And I am not alone ...I live in Iowa and say Keokuk. And I am not alone in this.<BR/><BR/> I was trying to hard to think of the name of the second wife of Paul McCartney and then realized that this was Monday and wrote in "Linda."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53437387394925516132009-02-16T20:28:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:28:00.000-05:00@steve l ... I'm a native Californian therefore th...@steve l ... I'm a native Californian therefore the midwest pronunciation doesn't really apply. But you have to know, this all has been a pretty silly discussion when you think about it. How about we consult 'enry 'iggins? <BR/><BR/>Three and out.johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87279130313238964862009-02-16T20:24:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:24:00.000-05:00Upon reflection, even when it's said in West TX wi...Upon reflection, even when it's said in West TX with one syllable, there's still nothing that rhymes with orange.treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11898080514710758222009-02-16T20:19:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:19:00.000-05:00@maca true Southerner (which category includes Eas...@mac<BR/>a true Southerner (which category includes East Texans, though some would probably deny it) could get three or four syllables in there. For a little contrast, a friend with West Texas roots manages to say "orange" in only one.treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50019531855041369712009-02-16T20:16:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:16:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76558018349569620002009-02-16T20:04:00.000-05:002009-02-16T20:04:00.000-05:00Had NERD for DORK, no rhyme there, but it did fit....Had NERD for DORK, no rhyme there, but it did fit.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.com