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DH claims I have a bit of the Chicago accent in me, but I don''t hear it! My dad really has it, but he lived/worked in the city for a large portion of his life.

When I met DH, he had just spent 5 years in Texas and had just a little bit of the Texas twang. It was sexy! Unfortunately he''s lost it by now, and has that flat midwestern/TV accent (or lack thereof).
 
Mostly I have been told I have a neutral accent by American standards. I work on the phones for a living and I do speak "CNN English". On more than one occasion I have had people correctly guess I must be in CO or ME since they have neutral accents. I am occasionally told I have a bit of an Irish accent. Not that I speak that way for the most part, but there are phrases from my father''s family, which Americans don''t use, that I say like they do, which is with an Irish (mainly north Cork) accent.
 
Philly accent for me... It''s not really too bad, but yeah it''s there.. H20 is wadda... Not water...
 
The only pronunciation that makes my teeth itch is warsh.
 
my grammer and spelling are terrible when i type,but IRL i speak perfect California accent.
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Flat, mid-west US accent.
 
Date: 5/1/2010 2:46:52 PM
Author: Asscherhalo_lover
I''m from Lawn Giland, my accent represents it pretty well.
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Forgive my ignorance, but where is this?
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I grew up in the (San Fernanado) Valley of Los Angeles so I guess I might have a little bit of the valley girl dialect of California. I hope it has mellowed out a bit though!
 
Date: 5/1/2010 3:54:00 PM
Author: heraanderson
I grew up in the (San Fernanado) Valley of Los Angeles so I guess I might have a little bit of the valley girl dialect of California. I hope it has mellowed out a bit though!
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I'll be the judge of that.

1. How often do you say, Tooooootally. ?
2. Which eating utensil is for gagging?
3. Do you live in a really good part of Encino?
 
Date: 5/1/2010 1:30:06 PM
Author: Lynnie
Philly (Philadelphia PA). It''s similar to the Jersey accent.

I looked around youtube, and this guy''s rendition is pretty good... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3lZFiyd_-0

''Did you eat breakfast yet?'', ''No, did you?''... in Philly, it sounds like ''J''eet breffast yet?'' ''Nah, jew?'' We kinda bunch words together.

I think Austrailian accents are awesome!
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Date: 5/1/2010 3:55:45 PM
Author: kenny
Date: 5/1/2010 3:54:00 PM

Author: heraanderson

I grew up in the (San Fernanado) Valley of Los Angeles so I guess I might have a little bit of the valley girl dialect of California. I hope it has mellowed out a bit though!
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I''ll be the judge of that.


1. How often do you say, Tooooootally. ?

2. Which eating utensil is for gagging?

3. Do you live in a really good part of Encino?
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1. Sometimes, but more like toootally
2. A spoon, but a pitch fork works also
3. I don''t but a friend bought a condo there

omg, I''m failing aren''t I?
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Oh no! even the roll eyes is valley!
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I have a Chicago accent. Not annoyingly strong but definitely apparent now that I live in the south.
 
Date: 5/1/2010 11:54:18 AM
Author: hawaiianorangetree

I went and ''youtubed'' Paula Deen
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and here i was thinking you have an Irish accent Irishgrrrl!

Porridge and bee* i love an Irish accent! porridge, i am going to start reading your posts as quick as i can now, just kidding.
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meg, is Jersey as in New Jersey? Is that the same as an accent from NY?
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Nope, I''m Irish by heritage but was born and raised in the US. And I wish I could hear your Australian accent . . . they sound so cool! Are you familiar with Clinton Anderson? I''m a huge fan!!!
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I, like, totally have a California accent, but when I was a kid, I spoke with pidgin (Hawaiian) accent.
 
I have no idea.
 
Date: 5/1/2010 3:53:50 PM
Author: Tuckins1
Date: 5/1/2010 2:46:52 PM

Author: Asscherhalo_lover

I''m from Lawn Giland, my accent represents it pretty well.
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Forgive my ignorance, but where is this?
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Ha, Long Island, I think!
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My accent is no where near like that dude from UTube.. I never say you''s.. How you''s doin...
 
I have a fairly standard midwestern accent. My mom is from Chicago and my dad is from far northern Michigan (the UP), but their strong accents kind of diluted to regular midwestern by the time I was born. Only occasionally can I pick up the Chicago in my mom, and I don't hear the UP accent in my dad at all (though both of his sisters, who live far from the UP, still have the UP accent).

I grew up in Pittsburgh, but really didn't pick up the accent - my mom made sure of that! Though I think I've picked up a little western NY from living with DH - sometimes I catch myself saying a's the way he, his mom, and his sister do. It's not a particularly strong accent though.

eta: This is a Pittsburgh accent - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4jn1L-riak
You can see why my parents made darn sure I didn't pick this up! They told me some of the Pittsburgh words (like "haaas" instead of "house") were curse words so I wouldn't say them
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I grew up in Northern Iowa so I think I used to have a bit of a Minnesota accent. Like "Minn-eh-SOH-da;" long O. I now live in Eastern Iowa so it''s a little closer to a Wisconsin accent. Like "Wiss-CAN-sin." Iowa is such a small state but depending on where you go, you hear people with different accents. You get a southern drawl as you get close to the Missouri border. I personally don''t pronounce it "warsh" but I know many people that do.

"Hey, are you gonna warsh yer car today?" Gah!

When Jon & Kate + 8 was on TV, I used to cringe at the end of the opening credits when Jon would say "It might be a crazy life...." and Kate would say "but it''s our life." And she''d pronounce "our" like "are." I''d yell, "OUR life, OUR life, stop saying ARE life!" Is that a regional thing? Or is that how it''s supposed to be pronounced? I say "our" like "hour." Maybe I''m wrong!
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I wish I had a cool accent. My grandma immigrated from Russia after WW2 and she speaks with a thick Russian accent. She went back to Russia a few years ago and everyone told her she speaks Russian with an American accent now! Poor woman can''t win!
 
Date: 5/1/2010 5:01:52 PM
Author: Travel Goddess
I grew up in Northern Iowa so I think I used to have a bit of a Minnesota accent. Like ''Minn-eh-SOH-da;'' long O. I now live in Eastern Iowa so it''s a little closer to a Wisconsin accent. Like ''Wiss-CAN-sin.'' Iowa is such a small state but depending on where you go, you hear people with different accents. You get a southern drawl as you get close to the Missouri border. I personally don''t pronounce it ''warsh'' but I know many people that do.

''Hey, are you gonna warsh yer car today?'' Gah!

When Jon & Kate + 8 was on TV, I used to cringe at the end of the opening credits when Jon would say ''It might be a crazy life....'' and Kate would say ''but it''s our life.'' And she''d pronounce ''our'' like ''are.'' I''d yell, ''OUR life, OUR life, stop saying ARE life!'' Is that a regional thing? Or is that how it''s supposed to be pronounced? I say ''our'' like ''hour.'' Maybe I''m wrong!
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I wish I had a cool accent. My grandma immigrated from Russia after WW2 and she speaks with a thick Russian accent. She went back to Russia a few years ago and everyone told her she speaks Russian with an American accent now! Poor woman can''t win!
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Oh gosh I picked up on that too Travel Goddess. She''d said but it''s RRR life. Not OUR life. I think it''s regional, she lives near reading PA.


Here''s a good one...

We were at the 4 Seasons for Mother''s day 2 years ago. I asked for a cappino, but pronounced it as a cup of chino.. Cuppocino...

I for the rest of my life will never live that one down.
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My kids don''t have an accent.
 
I'm with Kenny, I tend to sound like i'm from California because both of my parents are from there. I have no southern twang even though I was raised in Georgia, the Canadians I stayed with once were disappointed that I didn't have one. My father was thrilled, he HATED southern accents. A lot of times my o's come out canadian though. Most people would have no idea where i'm from since I pronounce a word the same way I heard it first and I grew up listening to British tapes so I prounounce a lot of words differently from American English, etc. I do say Ya'll on occasion, but more often it's you guys. And I never say it YAWL it's Yall with an AH sound.
 
Date: 5/1/2010 4:29:11 PM
Author: thing2of2
Date: 5/1/2010 3:53:50 PM

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Date: 5/1/2010 2:46:52 PM


Author: Asscherhalo_lover


I''m from Lawn Giland, my accent represents it pretty well.
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Forgive my ignorance, but where is this?
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Ha, Long Island, I think!
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HA! Thanks for clearing that up because I had no idea where that was.
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haha... Yeah, Kate''s "are" is definitely regional. I hear it quite often... but never really notice it. Warsh annoys me, too!

Kaleigh... I agree, the dude in the video is definitely an exaggeration. But I can totally understand everything he says, even with my eyes closed. I''m guilty of saying "you''s guys". Water is wooder. I was annoyed that there''s not really a good youtube video of a Philly accent... makes me wanna make one myself!
 
I''m guilty of pronouncing ''Our'' as ''R'', not ''hour''. Coffee is "kawfee" (although I don''t hear myself do it, but it FI always busts my chops about it).

My ex BF was from VT, but family was from the NJ/PA area, and he would say ''wooder'' for water. I used to think it was funny.
 
Date: 5/1/2010 5:40:50 PM
Author: Lynnie
haha... Yeah, Kate's 'are' is definitely regional. I hear it quite often... but never really notice it. Warsh annoys me, too!

Kaleigh... I agree, the dude in the video is definitely an exaggeration. But I can totally understand everything he says, even with my eyes closed. I'm guilty of saying 'you's guys'. Water is wooder. I was annoyed that there's not really a good youtube video of a Philly accent... makes me wanna make one myself!
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We could do one!!! I guess I do say wodder, but to me sounds like wadder.. Like I am too lazy to prounounce the T??

I think if you asked me to repeat Kate's part , and I was tired, I very well could say are instead of our..

I would hate to think I'd say that, but thinking on it, I am guilty too, and I don't like that.

So tomorrow, I am going to speak the kings English as best I can... My husband is from Jersey, but that's Princeton so not Jersey as you'd think of it. He has no accent what so ever.

I think it would make a great reality show, get rid of your accent...
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I talk to Lorelie and she has the most lovely British accent ever.. I'd love to know what she thinks about mine???
 
Date: 5/1/2010 5:40:50 PM
Author: Lynnie
haha... Yeah, Kate's 'are' is definitely regional. I hear it quite often... but never really notice it. Warsh annoys me, too!

Kaleigh... I agree, the dude in the video is definitely an exaggeration. But I can totally understand everything he says, even with my eyes closed. I'm guilty of saying 'you's guys'. Water is wooder. I was annoyed that there's not really a good youtube video of a Philly accent... makes me wanna make one myself!
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That's funny- when I first read Travel Goddess saying that Kate said "are" for "our" I have to admit I was kind of boggled- I always say it as "are".

I got curious and looked up a bit on Google about the Pacific NW accent- and it's kind of interesting... apparently PNW residents moosh vowels together like that a lot, and most regions in the US use 15 vowel sounds, but PNW native speakers tend to use 14. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/225139_nwspeak20.html The article mentions that PNW speakers would pronounce "cot" and "caught" exactly the same... and yeah, I sure do.
 
Date: 5/1/2010 1:50:46 PM
Author: Burberrygirl
I''m from Michigan, but Michigan is a little tricky because people from the Metro Detroit area sound much different from people who live farther north. I''m from south-east Michigan, pretty close to Detroit and my accent isn''t nearly as noticeable as someone from the U.P. I guess it must sound like a newscaster except a few things are pronounced differently. Sometimes ts become ds, I would say little more like liddle. We tend to speak fast and string our words together (I don''t really do that a lot). Another thing is we say pop instead of soda. Oh, in middle school I had a teacher (I can''t remember where she was from) that said we attach an s to some places. A person from Michigan might say ''I have to run up to Krogers and buy a loaf of bread,'' but I don''t normally do this either. I''ve heard that we sound nasally too. Idk, my dad was a stickler for pronunciation so my accent isn''t as noticeable.
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This is really funny that people keep mentioning newscasters because the fact is that us midwesterners do not actually have the same accent as newscasters! I am in linguistics class right now and I am from Southeast Detroit suburbs too and we actually have the Northern City shift REALLLLY bad. The U.P. population has barely any difference in accents once you plot our vowels on a linguistics vowel chart. It''s all about perceptions. We think that we sound a certain way and in studies, we actually cannot recognize that we pronounce things the way we do. It''s really interesting actually.

So I have the Northern City Shift!
 
I have a thick Chicago accent.

It sounds like dis here aaaccent.

My actual voice is a bit softer than the sample, though. She has a very assertive voice.

I spent a bit of time hanging out with RSC actors when I was studying in England during college, and one of them (Sam West) was fascinated with my accent. He recorded me so he could use my voice if he ever had to learn a Chicago accent. I was shocked to learn that I even had an accent! (Compared to other Americans, that is.)

Non-natives say "Chicago" funny, too. It's very strange to hear it.

I have a good friend from New York and she always gets a kick out of the fact that we have "gratchkees" around here. You know--garage keys. Ha.
 
I''m a sweet ole southern belle, so I have a distinct drawl. My DH is Puerto Rican but grew up in New York, so he looooves teasing me about my speech. I say "ink pen" because when I say "pen" it sounds like "pin." He also laughs any time I say "bury" and says, "Really? You''re going to slather berries on something?" And the word "beer" has two to three syllables when I say it (depending on how many I''ve had, it''s either "bee-urr" or "ba-ee-urr."
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"Aunt" is "ant" (or more accurately, "ay-unt"). I give DH crap right back though because the New Yorican is pretty funny to me. I love making him say "Winnie the Pooh" because it comes out as "Winniedapoow" really fast and ran together. For a southerner, I talk really fast, though. My friend''s mother is German, and she has a really hard time understanding me even though I''ve been around her for the past 17 years!
 
I''ve been told I have a thick midwestern accent. I''d like to think it''s exotic and sexy
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Somebody from MI commented that midwesterners tend to add an unnecessary "s" to certain words. My mom mentioned this once to me too and while I''ve noticed this as well, I have to say, a lot of retailers and grocers DO have an "s" at the end; Macy''s, Norstrom''s and Bloomingdale''s come to mind. It''s an interesting quirk I suppose
 
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