Chocolate Lover
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 15:22:22 GMT -5
WTH is an elastic? I didn't vote for Nixon either, I wasn't old enough Might not have existed yet for that matter I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you. Meh, maybe I'll come back as a rich kid. Go for it.
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 8, 2015 15:28:28 GMT -5
I don't know why but I really love trash talking other regions' dialects and idiomatic idiosyncrasies. I think it's really funny, unless people take it really seriously.
It makes me feel more connected to home.
I also find it grating how Canadians pronounce the "prO" in words like "prO-blem" or "prO-gress." But surprisingly, I know very few people who pronounce "about" as "aboot"
It also sucks that they call hats "tuques."
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 8, 2015 15:31:37 GMT -5
Oh, and it is "Root" 128 NOT "Rowt" 128 or 95. And we have "roofs" on buildings, not "ruffs". We have some Roots and some Rowts around here. I think I say roof since I can hear the difference when some old coot say ruff. We still have the letter R in our alphabet down here though. I found "R" to be a very important consonant. It's a shame that some Bostonians think that there are only 25 letters in the alphabet!
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 15:41:21 GMT -5
I don't know why but I really love trash talking other regions' dialects and idiomatic idiosyncrasies. I think it's really funny, unless people take it really seriously. It makes me feel more connected to home. I also find it grating how Canadians pronounce the "prO" in words like "prO-blem" or "prO-gress." But surprisingly, I know very few people who pronounce "about" as "aboot" It also sucks that they call hats "tuques." It's a toque, dammit.
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 15:42:44 GMT -5
I can't think of anything we'd call a bubbler. Y'all are weird Maybe, but we sure in heck don't paint our house numbers on curbs. Now that, THAT's weird. You're right, that's just odd.
Why would i look at the curb for an address? I look at the house, like all normal people.
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Post by Sunnyday on Jan 8, 2015 15:44:36 GMT -5
I don't know why but I really love trash talking other regions' dialects and idiomatic idiosyncrasies. I think it's really funny, unless people take it really seriously. It makes me feel more connected to home. I also find it grating how Canadians pronounce the "prO" in words like "prO-blem" or "prO-gress." But surprisingly, I know very few people who pronounce "about" as "aboot" It also sucks that they call hats "tuques." It's a toque, dammit. [br You're right. But I was thinking of the French spelling. I constantly mix up my spelling in French and English.
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Post by imawino on Jan 8, 2015 15:51:31 GMT -5
We have a bubbler in our fish tank. It is a little stone that emits bubbles so the fish can breathe. I wouldn't drink from it, though Too good for a little fishy water? Snob. You probably pronounce the "t" in often.
ETA: and the C in ConneCticut.
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swamp
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 15:53:24 GMT -5
We have a bubbler in our fish tank. It is a little stone that emits bubbles so the fish can breathe. I wouldn't drink from it, though Too good for a little fishy water? Snob. You probably pronounce the "t" in often. she even pronounces them in "hunting" and "mittens"
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Post by imawino on Jan 8, 2015 15:54:37 GMT -5
Too good for a little fishy water? Snob. You probably pronounce the "t" in often. she even pronounces them in "hunting" and "mittens" LOL. How do you say those two words without the "T"??
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 15:56:58 GMT -5
You've heard me talk...............
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Post by midjd on Jan 8, 2015 16:00:12 GMT -5
You mean the words hutten, minns, and offen?
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Post by swamp on Jan 8, 2015 16:01:40 GMT -5
You mean the words hutten, minns, and offen? exactly!!!!
I was thinking it's hun-in', mi-ens, and offen, but i think we speak the same language.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 16:02:59 GMT -5
I don't know why but I really love trash talking other regions' dialects and idiomatic idiosyncrasies. I think it's really funny, unless people take it really seriously. It makes me feel more connected to home. I also find it grating how Canadians pronounce the "prO" in words like "prO-blem" or "prO-gress." But surprisingly, I know very few people who pronounce "about" as "aboot" It also sucks that they call hats "tuques." I get offended if someone is implying I'm an idiot for pronouncing things differently than they do. Particularly if they have their own horrid pronunciations of said words.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 16:04:36 GMT -5
You mean the words hutten, minns, and offen? exactly!!!!
I was thinking it's hun-in', mi-ens, and offen, but i think we speak the same language.
I say the T in often, but hun'in' is the same. No one here wears mittens.
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Post by midjd on Jan 8, 2015 16:23:56 GMT -5
Now the real question -- do you pronounce "pronunciation" as it is spelled, or "pronounciation"?
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 8, 2015 16:30:41 GMT -5
Now the real question -- do you pronounce "pronunciation" as it is spelled, or "pronounciation"? The first one. ETA: oh, sorry, I'm southern, it's the furst un
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jan 8, 2015 16:55:18 GMT -5
We also drive around rotaries, collect things in elastics, and we didn't vote for Nixon. We call those "fucking traffic circles."
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Post by imawino on Jan 8, 2015 16:56:53 GMT -5
We also drive around rotaries, collect things in elastics, and we didn't vote for Nixon. We call those "fucking traffic circles." it's a fucking roundabout!
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Post by weltschmerz on Jan 8, 2015 17:02:00 GMT -5
I don't know why but I really love trash talking other regions' dialects and idiomatic idiosyncrasies. I think it's really funny, unless people take it really seriously. It makes me feel more connected to home. I also find it grating how Canadians pronounce the "prO" in words like "prO-blem" or "prO-gress." But surprisingly, I know very few people who pronounce "about" as "aboot" It also sucks that they call hats "tuques." All tuques are hats. Not all hats are tuques.
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 8, 2015 17:15:17 GMT -5
"tukes"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 17:24:24 GMT -5
We call those "fucking traffic circles." it's a fucking roundabout! It's a fucking pain in the ass, no translation needed!!! I hate rotaries. I will say, I came to the Boston area from northern NH and I used to pronounce my R's, well still do on occasion since my name will sound really stupid if I don't, but I feel like I am turning to the dark side when I hear myself speak sometimes. I am so ashamed!! I went to college in Colorado many many moons ago and it was obnoxious how any times people would ask me, Boston or New York, the minute my mouth opened. Jeez.
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Post by Cass on Jan 8, 2015 18:25:00 GMT -5
"Tukes"
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Jan 8, 2015 18:32:43 GMT -5
Like tooks? Or like Tucks? Or like Tuckees? too-x or, tuke-s Rhymes with Lukes.
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Post by weltschmerz on Jan 8, 2015 23:55:52 GMT -5
And that's any hat, or a specific type of hat? Oh, and I'm assuming it's always a tuques. Like if I only had one hat with me I'd grab my tuques before heading out, and if I my wife and I were both leaving I'd grab both of our tuques before heading out, right? Or have we been using the plural this whole time? It's tuque. A knit cap, so it's a specific hat.
One tuque, two tuques.
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Post by motherto2 on Jan 10, 2015 19:35:32 GMT -5
My ex was from Arizona, and he had some funny words for things. Like he called sandals or flip flops thongs. I got a lot of mileage out of that one! He also called a cooler an ice chest, but I'm not sure if that's an Arizona thing or not. He also called soda, pop. I don't think I sound particularly southern until I get away from the area, and then I hear it, but definitely not deep south. My best friend growing up used to sound deep south, but she lived here her entire life. Go figure. My son's gf is from Boston, but doesn't sound like it at all, but she definitely does the dialect if she wants. Her dad's family was Jewish, so she's a hoot when she puts it all together! I have issues with my hearing, so if I get a customer service person on the phone that is foreign I've learned to tell them I have hearing problems so might have to ask them to repeat themselves. Used to be very awkward because I couldn't understand them and had to have them repeat all the time. I do a lot of informal lip reading and the phone is a problem.
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Post by Peace77 on Jan 11, 2015 13:21:14 GMT -5
My ex was from Arizona, and he had some funny words for things. Like he called sandals or flip flops thongs. I got a lot of mileage out of that one! He also called a cooler an ice chest, but I'm not sure if that's an Arizona thing or not. He also called soda, pop. I don't think I sound particularly southern until I get away from the area, and then I hear it, but definitely not deep south. My best friend growing up used to sound deep south, but she lived here her entire life. Go figure. My son's gf is from Boston, but doesn't sound like it at all, but she definitely does the dialect if she wants. Her dad's family was Jewish, so she's a hoot when she puts it all together! I have issues with my hearing, so if I get a customer service person on the phone that is foreign I've learned to tell them I have hearing problems so might have to ask them to repeat themselves. Used to be very awkward because I couldn't understand them and had to have them repeat all the time. I do a lot of informal lip reading and the phone is a problem. There are phones that have captioning. The CapTel phone is the better of the 2 currently on the market. This would help as you can both listen and read what the other person is saying.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 18:52:39 GMT -5
All the freaking time...
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