I was wondering if the map would capture the Alaska Mat-Su Valley/Minnesota connection. Back in Fall 2008, people started asking me why I, being from Minnesota, talked like Sarah Palin, doncha know. I was amused to discover an article that October which explained that the US Government had relocated a bunch of Minnesotans to Alaska in the 1930s[1] as part of a government relief program, eh.
edit: regarding that American accent quiz elsewhere in the thread[2], I score a 93% 'north central' accent: "North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.
edit: regarding that American accent quiz elsewhere in the thread[2], I score a 93% 'north central' accent: "North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.
[1] http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2008/10/wha...
[2] http://lewrockwell.com/spl3/american-accent-quiz.html