This Is A Dialect Quiz — I Can Guess Exactly Where You Live With A Few Questions

Have you ever told someone to "shut the lights"?

It is not my intention to creep you out or upset you, but I know where you live.

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Just kidding, I don't actually know...yet. But thanks to the following series of questions, I'll be able to guess with 100% accuracy.

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Two nationally conducted surveys inspired these questions: the Harvard Dialect Survey by Bert Vaux and Scott Golder and the UWM Dialect Survey by Burt Vaux and Bridget Samuels.

The surveys aimed to investigate the differences in dialects across the United States. Dialect refers to the variations among specific groups of the language spoken in a country. For example, many people in the United States speak English, but there are variations in pronunciation and word choice across the country's different regions. Like how people in the Midwest call sugary fizzy drinks "pop," and people on the coasts call it "soda."

Even the simplest, everyday things might be called something completely different just miles from where you are. So it's not so wild to think that, using questions inspired by the surveys, I'd be able to guess where ANYONE lives.

It'll take 40 questions, but I think I can do it — oh, and don't forget: There are no right or wrong answers. The only requirement is honesty. Are you ready?