<p>That accent quiz pegged me as Northeast New England. But it equally suggested a Western accent. I was born and raised in southern ME… and have lived the second half of my life in southern NH. I don’t drop r’s where they belong or add them where they don’t. </p>
<p>However… Sneakers are very disctinct from shoes, and I was raised in a house with a cellar, but my kids call it a basement.</p>
<p>Another one that baffles me is loam, or top soil. A lot of folks I know from NE MA call it loom - as in a textile weaving. My pronounciation rhymes with foam.</p>