lol. the southern part of america

[JDub02]

Originally posted by: sao123
as a citizen of the soverine nation of western pennsylvania, i must point out that while we have our own vocabulary, we do not have an accent.

btw, you might not want to advertise that you live in connellsville or anywhere in fayette-nam ... a place where the men are men and the sheep are scared.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Right, because there aren't rednecks anywhere else in the US, only the South.

:roll:

I have a harder time understanding Bawstoners than I do understanding Southerners.

OP: Bigot much? :thumbsdown:

 

[judasmachine]

I live in St. Pete Florida and regularly have to put up with some twisted version of a New Jersey/New York accent mixed with Southern, and it makes my ears cry.

EDIT: I was born in Iowa, and grew up in Texas. I think Iowans have the least accent, so long as you don't get near the northern part of the state where that Minnesotan/Wisconsin accent takes hold. Don'tcha knooow? /nasal

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Originally posted by: sao123
as a citizen of the soverine nation of western pennsylvania, i must point out that while we have our own vocabulary, we do not have an accent.

Bucks County, Pennsyltucky would like to have a word with you.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Sheeet, ya'll jus dont be known wat in da hell yall be talking bout up der n' da North.

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: Scholzpdx

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Guess what? Not all people from the south have accents. Shocking! I know.

Liar. Everyone has an accent, period.

Have you ever been to Oregon\Washington State?

Literally no accents at ALL.

lies. They sound weird.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Scholzpdx

Originally posted by: Crono

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Guess what? Not all people from the south have accents. Shocking! I know.

Liar. Everyone has an accent, period.

Have you ever been to Oregon\Washington State?

Literally no accents at ALL.

(Isn't Nebraska + Pacific Northwest = The Johnny Carson accent?)

These rhyme or sound the same with the Johnny Carson accent:

Caught/Cot
Father/Bother

 

[n yusef]

What is often called a "Boston" accent is actually exclusive to the Irish-American working class. I'm not sure how they were chosen to represent all of New England.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: rbV5
(Isn't Nebraska + Pacific Northwest = The Johnny Carson accent?)

These rhyme or sound the same with the Johnny Carson accent:

Caught/Cot
Father/Bother

I don't know about the pacific northwest, but the rest is true. I was born in California but lived in Nebraska from the age 5-32. I can't figure out how else to pronounce caught/cot or father/bother.

 

[JDub02]

Being a converted southerner, I have to admit, I like the accent. It's not too strong in the Tidewater area, though.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: rbV5
(Isn't Nebraska + Pacific Northwest = The Johnny Carson accent?)

These rhyme or sound the same with the Johnny Carson accent:

Caught/Cot
Father/Bother

I don't know about the pacific northwest, but the rest is true. I was born in California but lived in Nebraska from the age 5-32. I can't figure out how else to pronounce caught/cot or father/bother.

They're supposed to be distinctly different, but that's not I hear or say them in Oregon (lifetime resident)

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: n yusef
What is often called a "Boston" accent is actually exclusive to the Irish-American working class. I'm not sure how they were chosen to represent all of New England.

Because it's not exclusive to the Irish-American working class...

 

[n yusef]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: n yusef
What is often called a "Boston" accent is actually exclusive to the Irish-American working class. I'm not sure how they were chosen to represent all of New England.

Because it's not exclusive to the Irish-American working class...

I suppose that some of the Irish-American middle class has it too.

 

[marvdmartian]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Guess what? Not all people from the south have accents. Shocking! I know.

Yeah, they call 'em "city slickers"!!

From what I've seen, the thickness of the accent down south depends on how far back in the "woods" you were raised. Folks that live in/near a large city tend to have not so thick an accent, probably due to the fact that most cities are melting pots of people from all over the place, and tend to lose that thickness.

Texas has at least 4 distinct accents that I've heard. Folks from Houston don't sound anything like folks from Dallas, even though you're only talking ~3 hours drive difference. Then you have northern Texas accent, and western Texas. There could even be more than 4, I just haven't heard them yet.

The weird thing is that NY City has at least that many accents, just going from one part of the city to another! They're the exception to my city rule, as each burg tends to keep their accent, and figures that everyone else talks funny!

Folks from Massachusetts all talk like a damn Kennedy. 'Nuff said! :laugh:

I've often said that if you took someone from NYC or Boston, someone from the bijou areas of "Lawsyana" (Louisiana), and someone from the west coast, and put them all in a room together, they'd all speak the same language, but not be able to understand each other!!

 

[Gooberlx2]

Having lived away for so long...I'm sad that my charming Northern-Midwest accent is fading.

"oohh geeeez, you betcha!"

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Having lived away for so long...I'm sad that my charming Northern-Midwest accent is fading.

"oohh geeeez, you betcha!"

"Oh, for funny!", "Uff da!" etc. etc.

My first week in North Dakota, I was walking around like .

I even started talking like them after five years, but got out in enough time to lose it. Easily the most annoying accent in the country, although less ignorant-sounding than southern.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Having lived away for so long...I'm sad that my charming Northern-Midwest accent is fading.

"oohh geeeez, you betcha!"

"Oh, for funny!", "Uff da!" etc. etc.

My first week in North Dakota, I was walking around like .

I even started talking like them after five years, but got out in enough time to lose it. Easily the most annoying accent in the country, although less ignorant-sounding than southern.

LOL, it comes out for a day if I watch Fargo.

It's funny how a lot of people think the accents in that movie are exaggerated.

 

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: n yusef
What is often called a "Boston" accent is actually exclusive to the Irish-American working class. I'm not sure how they were chosen to represent all of New England.

No, it's not exclusive to the Irish around here.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Guess what? Not all people from the south have accents. Shocking! I know.

The town I live in is mostly made up of yankee transplants who followed GM from the north.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
I have a southern accent. I can't get rid of it, so I try for the distinguished southern gentleman variety.

"Ah now see heah. I'll be havin' some oahdah in this cawtroom".

Now I may be just be a simple Hyper-Chicken, but I know when we're finger licked...

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: n yusef

Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend

Originally posted by: n yusef
What is often called a "Boston" accent is actually exclusive to the Irish-American working class. I'm not sure how they were chosen to represent all of New England.

Because it's not exclusive to the Irish-American working class...

I suppose that some of the Irish-American middle class has it too.

I've heard many black and spanish people in RI talk with that accent...

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: brandonbull

Originally posted by: sao123
as a citizen of the soverine nation of western pennsylvania, i must point out that while we have our own vocabulary, we do not have an accent.

Maybe if you exclude Pittsburgh.

I was going to say. I have family in Pittsburgh and visit often and there most certainly is an accent.

 

[n yusef]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
I've heard many black and spanish people in RI talk with that accent...

Really? I've lived in the Boston Area for 24 years (Brighton until I was 12, then Cambridge), and the only people I've ever heard with a "Boston accent" are Irish. I hope this isn't coming off as anti-Irish; I have nothing against Irish people, or the accent. But, there are distinctive accents for other ethnic groups (Italian, African American, Russian, Haitian, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.), and most Bostonians without a distinct immigrant identity have a neutral American accent.

That's my experience, anyway.

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: brandonbull

Originally posted by: sao123
as a citizen of the soverine nation of western pennsylvania, i must point out that while we have our own vocabulary, we do not have an accent.

Maybe if you exclude Pittsburgh.

Get aht!

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: n yusef

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
I've heard many black and spanish people in RI talk with that accent...

Really? I've lived in the Boston Area for 24 years (Brighton until I was 12, then Cambridge), and the only people I've ever heard with a "Boston accent" are Irish. I hope this isn't coming off as anti-Irish; I have nothing against Irish people, or the accent. But, there are distinctive accents for other ethnic groups (Italian, African American, Russian, Haitian, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.), and most Bostonians without a distinct immigrant identity have a neutral American accent.

That's my experience, anyway.

yep, just watch the local Providence news. I haven't been to Boston much.