Do you think Minnesotans speak with a accent?

Answer 1

Yes, speakers from every region in the United States have some sort of accent.

The general Minnesota accent falls into the North Central category, and it is strongly influenced by Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, and German immigrants. These influences seem to be stronger in the northern parts of the state, and they will often contain various influences from Canada.

In the Twin Cities and other pockets of Southeastern Minnesota, the accents are sort of a cross between the traditional North Central accent and the Inland North/Great Lakes accent. However, many people from older generations will often speak with a very Conservative variation of the North Central accent. Certain elements of the feature called "The Northern Cities Vowel Shift" have emerged in parts of this region, but on the average, the NCVS elements in Minneapolis-St. Paul are not quite as strong as the variations found in Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, and Cleveland. I will post a link below that outlines how the vowel shift works.

Answer 2

I'm from Iowa, some Minnesotans do have that Norwegian accent. Minne-SOH-tah. I actually think it's cute. I use it when making fun of the Gophers. :)

Answer 3

Yes. Everyone has an accent of some kind.