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Post by jules on Mar 10, 2008 15:31:07 GMT -5
I'm loving hearing about the different speech patterns, phrasings, and customs used throughout various regions of the US (and, in fact, the world.) This topic came up when RO advised me to start talking to a random stranger, and I had to remind her that in the northeast you don't do that unless you're drunk or crazy. Share your quirky regional-isms -- phrases or customs.
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Post by finding on Mar 10, 2008 15:37:19 GMT -5
Well, I'm from the southwest and I'm not a cowboy so I don't know if I have any regionalisms. I do think the Canadian oot and aboot is cute and the way the Yoopers pronounce their A's. The guy I am seeing now is originally from Boston and every now and then the accent comes out. I find it yummy.
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Post by rocko on Mar 10, 2008 15:38:45 GMT -5
I caught the Southern accent virus. The word "ain't" is terribly popular here...I REFUSE to use it. I will not let my children say it either.
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Post by jules on Mar 10, 2008 15:41:43 GMT -5
finding, does he tell you you're "wicked awesome"? ;D
(New England-ese (in certain circles) --> everything is "wicked".)
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Post by sheyd on Mar 10, 2008 15:42:19 GMT -5
We have "pop" in Duluth, and Harry has "coke" in Texas - we compromise on soda (although he says pop as much as soda now!)
Oh -- and he says walk WITH the L - does anyone else do that? We pronounce it up here pretty much like Wok.
Oh - and apparently we say roof (and other oo words) with a u sound sometimes - like ruff, or rutbeer instead of rootbeer.
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Post by jules on Mar 10, 2008 15:45:45 GMT -5
My colleagues tease me because I pronounce the names "Kerry" and "Carrie" pretty much the same. A true New Yorker pronounces them very differently. Same for "Mary", "merry", and "marry."
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Post by redskyatnight on Mar 10, 2008 15:48:51 GMT -5
For years, I thought my neighbor's sister's name was Murry. I thought it was odd, but what the hey.
I found out when the mailman delivered mail to the wrong address. Her name is Mary.
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Post by finding on Mar 10, 2008 15:50:48 GMT -5
finding, does he tell you you're "wicked awesome"? ;D (New England-ese (in certain circles) --> everything is "wicked".) I've heard a "totally wicked" once so far. He's been gone from there for 5 years, so I think he has lost some of that. The accent only comes out everynow and then.
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JC
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Post by JC on Mar 10, 2008 15:56:43 GMT -5
i say warsh, and wooder, and aint and ya'll...
and down in the south we have no problem talking to strangers!
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Post by RO on Mar 10, 2008 15:59:04 GMT -5
I'm loving hearing about the different speech patterns, phrasings, and customs used throughout various regions of the US (and, in fact, the world.) This topic came up when RO advised me to start talking to a random stranger, and I had to remind her that in the northeast you don't do that unless you're drunk or crazy. Share your quirky regional-isms -- phrases or customs. lol - I know you think I am nuts because I am friendly...but people will think you are rude if you don't waive, say hello, be polite in the MIDWEST. It is different in Chicago but it is not like that where I live. I take my outgoing friendly attitude with me. People in the midwest say awesome way too much. Pop is referred to as SODA. Oh, and jules we do have bbq's here... I am sure I can come up with a lot more...have to ponder it. Now, go talk to a random stranger !
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Post by goods on Mar 10, 2008 17:58:50 GMT -5
please?
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Post by wizer on Mar 10, 2008 18:06:53 GMT -5
In the North we call her our "sister"
In the South they say "sister" and "wife" but they are talking about the same woman.
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Post by midge on Mar 10, 2008 18:24:15 GMT -5
except for 5 years in southern ohio, i have always lived in detroit. in ohio, everyone thought i was canadian! in detroit, everyone thinks i'm from the valley.
no one in my part of ohio said "kitty corner"- they all said "catty corner." if someone lived in a duplex, they always seemed to say they lived in "half of a double."
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Post by jules on Mar 10, 2008 19:05:58 GMT -5
fine, make me sound rude and anti-social! i am PLENTY friendly and nice -- just ask the coffee cart guy who tells me what a nice girl i am every day. and i DO end up talking to people randomly (especially freaks, unfortunately) but i don't PLAN to go somewhere to strike up a convo with a random stranger. that's a midwest thing obviously.
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Post by jules on Mar 10, 2008 19:09:03 GMT -5
btw, i've never been invited to a "bbq," but i do go to cookouts.
(and i have referred to chicago as a friendlier, cleaner version of nyc.)
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