I recently took a dialect test (for fun) from the New York Times and here are the maps that it gave me:
I have never lived in Yonkers, NY, or Jersey City, NJ. . . . heck, I've never lived outside of Middlesex County (which is definitely central Jersey) so I don't know how I got their accent. . . .but at least it is good to know that I "talk Jersey"!!
You may want to take the test yourself & see if you sound like where you live.
Hmm, I wonder what my youngest sister comes up as ---- she lived in New Jersey until she moved to Tennessee. . . . and she cracks me up when I talk to her because she's "Jersey with a twang!" LOL
In peace and pieces,
These maps show your most distinctive answer for each of these cities.
NEWARK / PATERSON
What do you call the night before Halloween?
mischief night
YONKERS
What do you call the rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class or for athletic activities?
sneakers
JERSEY CITY
What do you call the rubber-soled shoes worn in gym class or for athletic activities?
sneakers
I have never lived in Yonkers, NY, or Jersey City, NJ. . . . heck, I've never lived outside of Middlesex County (which is definitely central Jersey) so I don't know how I got their accent. . . .but at least it is good to know that I "talk Jersey"!!
You may want to take the test yourself & see if you sound like where you live.
Hmm, I wonder what my youngest sister comes up as ---- she lived in New Jersey until she moved to Tennessee. . . . and she cracks me up when I talk to her because she's "Jersey with a twang!" LOL
In peace and pieces,
