Accents...

Lasabar

Who here has an accent?

I just want to make sure that I am reading your posts in the correct manner

Lasabar

Oh, and being from Wisconsin I'd say I have a little bit of a Midwestern accent, not like a U.P. northwoods accent, but I do tend to say (Whiss-CAHN-son)

But I'm not like others in that I do believe that is is SODA and NOT POP, and it is a Water Fountain, NOT a Bubbler

Russ55

When you say Pecan pie, do you say "Pee-Can pie"?

docbp87

I have an accent. Southern, but a specific regional one only found in a certain part of Richmond Va. Can't really explain, or type anything phonetically, but if you're heard it you know it.

Heavy

Lasabar:

Oh, and being from Wisconsin I'd say I have a little bit of a Midwestern accent, not like a U.P. northwoods accent, but I do tend to say (Whiss-CAHN-son)

But I'm not like others in that I do believe that is is SODA and NOT POP, and it is a Water Fountain, NOT a Bubbler

You've been watching "How the States Got Their Shapes" too, haven't you??

Lasabar

Heavy:

Lasabar:

Oh, and being from Wisconsin I'd say I have a little bit of a Midwestern accent, not like a U.P. northwoods accent, but I do tend to say (Whiss-CAHN-son)

But I'm not like others in that I do believe that is is SODA and NOT POP, and it is a Water Fountain, NOT a Bubbler

You've been watching "How the States Got Their Shapes" too, haven't you??

....... mmmmmmaybe?

dennisking

I live in Oregon. we sound like the people on the news channels. that means no accent for me. for those on the east coast, it's a "stocking cap" or "beanie" not a toboggan. dumb. a toboggan is a sled.

granneja

Midwestern country/southern type accent. Spent a few years down in Mississippi and was told I have a southern twang.

bigharpoon

Eye ain't ghot no ax-ent. Mose peeple frum Mayne don't.

bandyt09

Like oh my gawd, like totally fer schure, an accent is ssoooooooo tripendicular...........

j0z3r

bandyt09:

Like oh my gawd, like totally fer schure, an accent is ssoooooooo tripendicular...........

I always knew you were a valley girl Todd, the facial hair threw me for a while, but I started putting the pieces together.

cabinetmaker

I'm hick. I pee off my front porch midday with a cigar in my mouth. Ya'll, howdo, howdie, plum reckon, reckoleckt, so hungry my stomach thinks my throats been cut, seegarz, etc...

lilwing88

I guess I have your typical Chicago accent. Lot a dem and deres when I talk. I park my car in a grach. I sit in the frunchroom. And I eat sketti n meatballs. Oh and I say t!ts a lot. Like, "That Casa Magna Colorado was t!ts, you gotta try one."

jr_p951

LOL! Cali...yep, thats a valley girl. I think he even carries a little handbag when he is out and about. I thought i seen a chihuahua pop its head up!

roland_7707

cabinetmaker:

I'm hick. I pee off my front porch midday with a cigar in my mouth. Ya'll, howdo, howdie, plum reckon, reckoleckt, so hungry my stomach thinks my throats been cut, seegarz, etc...

yup. + 1 for hicks

Heavy

Lasabar:

Heavy:

Lasabar:

Oh, and being from Wisconsin I'd say I have a little bit of a Midwestern accent, not like a U.P. northwoods accent, but I do tend to say (Whiss-CAHN-son)

But I'm not like others in that I do believe that is is SODA and NOT POP, and it is a Water Fountain, NOT a Bubbler

You've been watching "How the States Got Their Shapes" too, haven't you??

....... mmmmmmaybe?

That show rules.

And to your question, I ain't got no accent, y'all sumbitches do. And it ain't a POP or a SODA, it's just a COKE. No matter what flavor.
i.e. "Do you want a Coke or something?"
"Sure"
"OK, what kind?"
My fellow hicks will understand ;-)

roland_7707

Heavy:

Lasabar:

Heavy:

Lasabar:

Oh, and being from Wisconsin I'd say I have a little bit of a Midwestern accent, not like a U.P. northwoods accent, but I do tend to say (Whiss-CAHN-son)

But I'm not like others in that I do believe that is is SODA and NOT POP, and it is a Water Fountain, NOT a Bubbler

You've been watching "How the States Got Their Shapes" too, haven't you??

....... mmmmmmaybe?

That show rules.

And to your question, I ain't got no accent, y'all sumbitches do. And it ain't a POP or a SODA, it's just a COKE. No matter what flavor.
i.e. "Do you want a Coke or something?"
"Sure"
"OK, what kind?"
My fellow hicks will understand ;-)

yes, yes I do.
best thing ever, RC cola and a moon pie.

rossdavey2

bastardized Scottish with Georgia now. If I get annoyed the Scottish comes out, or if I an talking about home. Normally most people ask me about 10 mins into a conversation "Where are you from?".

xmacro

No accent that I can think of, but when I get mad, habits learned from 20 yrs in NJ come out . . . . women, children, gays, straight, blacks, hispanics, asians, whites, and those with sensitivities best cover your ears. I don't discriminate when I swear - I insult everyone, regardless of race, gender, or political affiliation.

laker1963

xmacro:

No accent that I can think of, but when I get mad, habits learned from 20 yrs in NJ come out . . . . women, children, gays, straight, blacks, hispanics, asians, whites, and those with sensitivities best cover your ears. I don't discriminate when I swear - I insult everyone, regardless of race, gender, or political affiliation.

+! LMAO

I have created new words while in a good string O curse. You might not know what I said... but it sounded BAD!

Ken Light

xmacro:

No accent that I can think of, but when I get mad, habits learned from 20 yrs in NJ come out . . . . women, children, gays, straight, blacks, hispanics, asians, whites, and those with sensitivities best cover your ears. I don't discriminate when I swear - I insult everyone, regardless of race, gender, or political affiliation.

Heck yeah. I guess I say cawfee sometimes, and the beach is the shore, and you go down the shore, f*ck if I know why. Other than that, not much accent here, but I do stutter. Maybe that's why I have no accent, I've been taught how to talk by so many different people since I was 2 its all just kinda mushed together...

boydmcgowan

dennisking:

I live in Oregon. we sound like the people on the news channels. that means no accent for me. for those on the east coast, it's a "stocking cap" or "beanie" not a toboggan. dumb. a toboggan is a sled.

Same in California man, I think most of the west coast is accentless.

I spent the first 14 years in a smaller town in Mass (not much of the typical boston accent there to start out with), and the last 18 in either northern california (Bay Area) or southern california (San Diego), that has no accent so I lost whatever little bit of it that I had. Norhtern California does have loads of really stupid slang though. So I guess I'm the weirdo who sticks to some of my MA slang, but I pronounce my R's.

"Wicked Pisser" just doesn't have the same effect as "Wicked Pissah" though.

sightunseen

You are welcome to imagine a Chinese accent for me.

"I smoking the one cigar today......so good! Numba one!!!"

PuroFreak

Russ55:

When you say Pecan pie, do you say "Pee-Can pie"?

A Pee can is something people from Arkansas keep beside their bed at night so they never had to leave their sister... Not something I want to make a pie out of.

I have a bit of an accent, but it comes and goes with my mood and the company. When I worked at the radio station a few years ago I trained my accent away completely, but it has returned somewhat.

ellinas

I say "i" and "eye" differently, You know the way southerners say it kind of like "ah" well thats how i say it sometimes, and i also use the word "ol" like "DAMN THAT'S A BIG OL FISH!" and "coke" is used for everything whether is a coca cola, sprite, orange fants, pepsi, mtn dew, etc... is leaving the "g" off of verbs like "running, walking, riding" southern? if so i do that everytime i speak. And i also say "right" as in "Hey you're right near the street"

Heavy:

Lasabar:

Heavy:

Lasabar:

Oh, and being from Wisconsin I'd say I have a little bit of a Midwestern accent, not like a U.P. northwoods accent, but I do tend to say (Whiss-CAHN-son)

But I'm not like others in that I do believe that is is SODA and NOT POP, and it is a Water Fountain, NOT a Bubbler

You've been watching "How the States Got Their Shapes" too, haven't you??

....... mmmmmmaybe?

That show rules.

And to your question, I ain't got no accent, y'all sumbitches do. And it ain't a POP or a SODA, it's just a COKE. No matter what flavor.
i.e. "Do you want a Coke or something?"
"Sure"
"OK, what kind?"
My fellow hicks will understand ;-)

it's obvious which part of the united states you're from.

roland_7707

PuroFreak:

Russ55:

When you say Pecan pie, do you say "Pee-Can pie"?

A Pee can is something people from Arkansas keep beside their bed at night so they never had to leave their sister... Not something I want to make a pie out of.

I have a bit of an accent, but it comes and goes with my mood and the company. When I worked at the radio station a few years ago I trained my accent away completely, but it has returned somewhat.

Best watch yourself dissing Arkansas people, at least one is on here. lol
I don't have a sister, but your mom likes to cuddle, Texan. lol

PuroFreak

roland_7707:

PuroFreak:

Russ55:

When you say Pecan pie, do you say "Pee-Can pie"?

A Pee can is something people from Arkansas keep beside their bed at night so they never had to leave their sister... Not something I want to make a pie out of.

I have a bit of an accent, but it comes and goes with my mood and the company. When I worked at the radio station a few years ago I trained my accent away completely, but it has returned somewhat.

Best watch yourself dissing Arkansas people, at least one is on here. lol
I don't have a sister, but your mom likes to cuddle, Texan. lol

Haaaa! Nice comeback! Sister, cousin... What ever is handy for yall right! LoL I gotta crack on the Arky folks, Okies aren't usually smart enough to get the jokes.

j0z3r

Someone once said I sounded like I was from Wisconsin. At the time I think I had spent all of 30 minutes in WI while visiting my grandma in Illinois, but aside from that I can count the times I've been out of California on one hand and still have fingers left over.

Russ55

boydmcgowan:

dennisking:

I live in Oregon. we sound like the people on the news channels. that means no accent for me. for those on the east coast, it's a "stocking cap" or "beanie" not a toboggan. dumb. a toboggan is a sled.

Same in California man, I think most of the west coast is accentless.

I spent the first 14 years in a smaller town in Mass (not much of the typical boston accent there to start out with), and the last 18 in either northern california (Bay Area) or southern california (San Diego), that has no accent so I lost whatever little bit of it that I had. Norhtern California does have loads of really stupid slang though. So I guess I'm the weirdo who sticks to some of my MA slang, but I pronounce my R's.

"Wicked Pisser" just doesn't have the same effect as "Wicked Pissah" though.

That is the west coast accent. Though I don't know if it's that's the right title for it. There's probably a better, more accurate one. It's sounds kind of flat with no real extremes in pronunciation. To people in other parts of the world it's definitely an accent. That's how I speak, and a lot of the folks I know who live in Southern California. I've been told more than a few times by people in other countries that it's much easier to understand than other American, and British accents. To non-native English speakers at least.

Russ55

PuroFreak:

Russ55:

When you say Pecan pie, do you say "Pee-Can pie"?

A Pee can is something people from Arkansas keep beside their bed at night so they never had to leave their sister... Not something I want to make a pie out of.

I have a bit of an accent, but it comes and goes with my mood and the company. When I worked at the radio station a few years ago I trained my accent away completely, but it has returned somewhat.

Yeah, my mother in law says Pee-Can. It's definitely not a vessel for urination. It's a pie. She also says Tuhmaytah, instead of tomato. I guess that's kind of a mid-west thing? I don't know.