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Where is your accent from? (mydialect.us)
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[–] username100519@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'm also Norwegian and got a very similar map, though with more emphasis on a New York dialect. I'm guessing it has to do with our English being heavily influenced by popular media, in which the midwest might have less vocal presence.