Based On Your American Accent And Lingo, Can We Guess Where You’re From?

“Been” is tricky. How do you pronounce it?

Retry Correct Incorrect Been is a hard word because, despite the double-E, people in the Northern states, particularly the Northeast, pronounce it as “bin,” like something you store winter clothes in, while the Midwest and South pronounce it like “Ben,” as in a name.

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“Been” is tricky. How do you pronounce it?

• Ben but with a twang
• Ben
• Been because I don’t think about it
• Bin