why can't new englanders say their R's?

[brianmanahan]

i am watching this old house and it is driving me crazy!

"a nice hahdwood finish"

"location neah the pahk"

"Nohm tell me moah about this faucet"

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Why can't you understand that not all New Englanders talk like people from Boston?

 

[brianmanahan]

well, everything i know about new england i learned from this old house

(also about construction)

 

[runzwithsizorz]

The R's were stolen by Texan's so they could put earl in their trucks, and
warsh their clothes.

 

[brianmanahan]

The R's were stolen by Texan's so they could put earl in their trucks, and
warsh their clothes.

that explains it! :awe:

 

[MongGrel]

that explains it! :awe:

:thumbsup:

Yeah, I had a couple room mate buddies I hung out with a lot in the service were Massholes, sorry was a little joke they even taught me.

One of the guys in the shop I work in now it a transplant.

 

[MongGrel]

Why can't you understand that not all New Englanders talk like people from Boston?

"I'm from Jousey"

response "Really what exit?"

()

 

[Strk]

Why can't you understand that not all New Englanders talk like people from Boston?

True, but it is funny when people not from around here hear me talk and they think it's a super-thick Boston accent.

 

[runzwithsizorz]

"I'm from Jousey"

response "Really what exit?"

()

Where the old school house used to be.

 

[zerocool84]

Same reason why British people talk that way too.

 

[Ichinisan]

Same reason why British people talk that way too.

The British took the Rs. "Idea" becomes "i-deer."

 

[Ichinisan]

Here:

Anytime someone adds an r after an a that doesn't belong I want to put an ice pick through their eye for some reason...

I've never noticed anyone do that...? Examples?

There were some examples earlier in this thread. Someone linked to a YouTube video with British news presenters casually using words like "Asia-er".

Idea - idear

People have posted a couple of these, I don't understand that they mean, both of those sound exactly the same.

Hint: In an amusing mispronunciation thread, if it doesn't sound different, you're probably guilty of the same pronunciation.

General American pronunciation doesn't follow vowels with "r" sounds unless the letter is actually there. "Idear" and "warsh" sounds ridiculous to the majority on this side of the pond.

I pronounce Idea as "eye de-a" not "eye de-aaaarrrrr" but if apple made a product called the iDeer it would sound exactly like idea.

HAL9000 thinks "idea" and "I-dear" sound identical.

 

[CPA]

The R's were stolen by Texan's so they could put earl in their trucks, and
warsh their clothes.

I heard more "warsh"es in Ohio than I have ever heard in Texas.

 

[Ichinisan]

Just a sec. I gotta take out the gaaahh-bidge.

 

[CZroe]

The R's were stolen by Texan's so they could put earl in their trucks, and
warsh their clothes.

that explains it! :awe:

Except that Texans aren't the ones that say "warsh" instead of wash... they would be a lot closer to the ones you quote in the OP!

 

[brianmanahan]

I heard more "warsh"es in Ohio than I have ever heard in Texas.

lol, where do you live in ohio? i live up by the lake and nobody ever says that.

sadly though, if you go much farther south than rt 30, many people seem to think they live in the freakin confederacy (despite being less than 100 miles away from canada)

 

[GrumpyMan]

The R's were stolen by Texan's so they could put earl in their trucks, and
warsh their clothes.

Ha ha ha..........good one.

 

[CPA]

dp

 

[CPA]

lol, where do you live in ohio? i live up by the lake and nobody ever says that.

sadly though, if you go much farther south than rt 30, many people seem to think they live in the freakin confederacy (despite being less than 100 miles away from canada)

I used to live about an hour South of Toledo and definitely had friends that threw in the "R", but I also had relatives closer to Cinci, and it was even worst down there.

 

[Ichinisan]

"Paaahhhk da caaahhh, Maaahhh."

 

[eldorado99]

pawn shop

 

[ViperXX]

My dad says torlet.

 

[x26]

Because they are "Retawded".

 

[x26]

Because they are "Retawded".

And:
They drive Caws
and push Cawts...

 

[dainthomas]

Because they want to sound wicked retahded