<p>Accents- yup, got me pegged as Northern/inland North depending on the quiz. Post #564 atomom- the quiz had the correct association of those words with area for me. I had learned that in the old days TV broadcasters used my region’s accent for national news- I believe that as they all sounded local to me. My parents were particular about speech- no “ain’t” or other sloppy usage grammatically for us. Bag and vague do rhyme, of course… Fun with words.</p>
<p>I can also tell where Indians learned their English- H and his sister came with different accents due to the different schools they went to growing up. Years later they have been modified by their locales. The accent of Indiana is definitely getting Southern compared to places north/NW of them- there is a reason for the term “Hoosier accent”- S-inlaw’s kids mimic their peers.</p>
<p>All reasons for college students to be aware of regional differences- seguing back to the general thread topic.</p>