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English Dialect Survey

Shreddies

Troubadour
I found an interesting survey for English dialects that got me thinking about different character voices: Games With Words: Which English?

It's apparently an algorithm they're designing to map out the differences in English grammar around the world. It seemed pretty accurate. Even its second guess at my native language was pretty good (Dutch. My mother was raised by a Dutchman).

I am curious to see how accurate it is with everyone else. :D

Edit: Is this is the wrong section?
 
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Butterfly

Auror
Well, I got English as a first language, which was correct. It guessed at New Zealand, then Australia for dialect and was way out. Wrong side of the world for me as I actually live in the UK and have unfortunately never been to those places. It's third guess was South Africa, never been there either.
 

CupofJoe

Myth Weaver
I love this... No idea how accurate it is but it did at least guess I'm UK based.
Our top three guesses for your native (first) language:?
1. English
2. Dutch
3. Swedish

Our top three guesses for your English dialect:?
1. Singaporean
2. US Black Vernacular / Ebonics
3. Australian
 

Gryphos

Auror
It got my dialect right.

1) English
2) New Zealandish
3) South African

But for some reason it thought my native language was Finnish...

1) Finnish
2) English
3) German
 

Noma Galway

Archmage
Our top three guesses for your English dialect:
1. American (Standard)
2. Canadian
3. Australian
Our top three guesses for your native (first) language:
1. English
2. Swedish
3. Norwegian
It got my dialect right, and I love what it's second and third guesses are for my first language (I studied Scandinavian languages as a kid :).
 

Mythopoet

Auror
Our top three guesses for your English dialect:?
1. American (Standard)
2. Canadian
3. US Black Vernacular / Ebonics

Our top three guesses for your native (first) language:?
1. English
2. Dutch
3. Norwegian

First guesses were right.
 

Chilari

Staff
Moderator
It got it spot on for me. English, with England, Wales and Scotland as dialect guesses. I live in England, not far from Wales, and have Scottish relations.
 
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