Y'all come back now, ya hear?

Although I grew up in Houston, TX, I was not allowed by my father to develop a Texas Twang. However, I do enjoy saying "y'all" on occasion, just to get a rise out of him! He will be pleased to learn that according to the following quiz, I have a "West" American accent.

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The West   Your accent is the lowest common denominator of American speech. Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent. And really, you may not even be from the West at all, you could easily be from Florida or one of those big Southern cities like Dallas or Atlanta.
The Midland
Boston
North Central
The Inland North
Philadelphia
The South
The Northeast
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

I wonder where my mom would fall on the accent spectrum, since according to her, MAIL is pronounced "mell", and ROOF is "ruff". ;)