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JBHajos wrote:
My dad is a Louisianian and had his own set of odd-ball words, i.e., "er" sound pronounced as "oi". Isn't that what they do in New Joisey? Joyce |
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On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 08:41:21 GMT, yodeled:
JBHajos wrote: My dad is a Louisianian and had his own set of odd-ball words, i.e., "er" sound pronounced as "oi". Isn't that what they do in New Joisey? Joyce Only dead people. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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JoJo wrote:
You may run into the following - If anyone asks you "jeet jet" what they are trying to ask you is "did you eat yet" Or if you over hear that particular conversation and somebody responds with "no, jew" - simply means "no, did you". LOL - that's an old Woody Allen bit. Joyce |
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Jeanne Hedge wrote:
One pronunciation difference I noticed would be the word "can", as in "I can do that." I grew up pronouncing it the same as I would that metal object known as a "can". The Michiganders I was hanging around with pronounced it "ken", as in Barbie's ex-boyfriend's name US Midwesterners have a distinctive accent. One variation I've always noticed is the pronouciation of the letter "o", in words like "hot". Most regions in the US pronounce the "o" similarly to the aw in "awful". But in the midwest, they pronounce the o like the "a" in "father". So when the temperature is high, or the food is spicy, they say it's "haht". Meanwhile, in Boston, "haht" refers to the organ that pumps blood through your body. Joyce |
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wrote in message ... Jeanne Hedge wrote: One pronunciation difference I noticed would be the word "can", as in "I can do that." I grew up pronouncing it the same as I would that metal object known as a "can". The Michiganders I was hanging around with pronounced it "ken", as in Barbie's ex-boyfriend's name US Midwesterners have a distinctive accent. One variation I've always noticed is the pronouciation of the letter "o", in words like "hot". Most regions in the US pronounce the "o" similarly to the aw in "awful". But in the midwest, they pronounce the o like the "a" in "father". So when the temperature is high, or the food is spicy, they say it's "haht". And they all come to visit "Skat-land" -- Jette "Work for Peace and remain Fiercely Loving" - Jim Byrnes http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ |
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Seanette Blaylock wrote:
LOL - that's an old Woody Allen bit. Sounds more like Jeff Foxworthy to me. Might be, but it's also definitely from Woody Allen. It was a scene in Annie Hall. Joyce |
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