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Post by sarcasticgirl on Sept 10, 2015 13:33:45 GMT -5
Hey. If you compare me to my BFF, I sound like I'm from the midwest! We don't have accents in the Midwest, everyone else does. I am heading to the airport now to fly from Chicago to my hometown of Houston. Bets on how long it will take a family member to make fun of me for pronouncing something like a Yankee? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 10, 2015 13:34:12 GMT -5
We don't have accents in the Midwest, everyone else does. I am heading to the airport now to fly from Chicago to my hometown of Houston. Bets on how long it will take a family member to make fun of me for pronouncing something like a Yankee? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards Under three minutes.
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Post by Bonny on Sept 10, 2015 13:34:38 GMT -5
Hey. If you compare me to my BFF, I sound like I'm from the midwest! We don't have accents in the Midwest, everyone else does. Parents are from NYC, I was born and raised in CA.
I have chronic allergies.
I sound like I'm from the Midwest!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 10, 2015 13:36:09 GMT -5
I keep waiting to hear my husband sprout a British accent from watching too much Downton Abbey. He does balance it out with NASCAR though, so it may never happen.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Sept 10, 2015 13:36:32 GMT -5
I am heading to the airport now to fly from Chicago to my hometown of Houston. Bets on how long it will take a family member to make fun of me for pronouncing something like a Yankee? Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards Under three minutes. Gold star for you Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 10, 2015 13:39:50 GMT -5
I think my next boyfriend will have an accent. If I can find one cute enough. That is, unless I can track down Officer Fine that I was with over the weekend. I was a little busy at the time and went back around to see if I could find him again with no luck. Sigh.
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 10, 2015 13:41:37 GMT -5
We don't have accents in the Midwest, everyone else does. Parents are from NYC, I was born and raised in CA.
I have chronic allergies.
I sound like I'm from the Midwest!
What does a Midwestern accent sound like? I don't have an accent and no one I know has one. Teach me!
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 10, 2015 13:47:53 GMT -5
Under three minutes. Gold star for you Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards I usually NOTICE when far flung relatives have come home that they've changed a few speech things but I generally don't say anything. Shoot, I have English cousins and when they'd come visit when I was a kid, I'd start mimicking what I was hearing from them. It's just something most of us absorb as we go. The cousin that grew up here but moved over there now has a very interesting hybrid accent.
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 10, 2015 13:57:05 GMT -5
My cousin has a bit of a draw now that he lives in the country. It's weird because he grew up in the city just like the rest of us cousins.
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Post by mojothehelpermonkey on Sept 10, 2015 14:09:56 GMT -5
Parents are from NYC, I was born and raised in CA.
I have chronic allergies.
I sound like I'm from the Midwest!
What does a Midwestern accent sound like? I don't have an accent and no one I know has one. Teach me! People used to tell me that I was pronouncing "bag" and "wagon" wrong. They were the ones who were saying it wrong!
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Sept 10, 2015 14:12:06 GMT -5
Parents are from NYC, I was born and raised in CA.
I have chronic allergies.
I sound like I'm from the Midwest!
What does a Midwestern accent sound like? I don't have an accent and no one I know has one. Teach me! Sounds get a bit nasel-y especially the vowel A like in bag, bagel, etc. It is there... Trust me. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Sept 10, 2015 14:15:49 GMT -5
Gold star for you Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards I usually NOTICE when far flung relatives have come home that they've changed a few speech things but I generally don't say anything. Shoot, I have English cousins and when they'd come visit when I was a kid, I'd start mimicking what I was hearing from them. It's just something most of us absorb as we go. The cousin that grew up here but moved over there now has a very interesting hybrid accent. I had a bit of a draw on a few words when I left Texas... The I sound in five, nine and why. That is pretty much gone... Until I am around that accent then it all comes back. My coworkers can always tell when I am on the phone with someone from our Dallas office because I unknowingly start picking up their draw. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 10, 2015 14:16:27 GMT -5
OMG! This guy I went out with last talked through his nose. Guy sounded like Kermit the frog. I tried to get past it, but it didn't work. He is from Chicago.
For the record, I don't do my A's like that. I do speak spanglish sometimes though.
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Post by cael on Sept 10, 2015 15:11:02 GMT -5
My first job (which I was at until 7 years ago) was in a call center for a clothing catalog, and we got calls from all over the country. I got so good at pinpointing where people were from based on accents! Fun to listen to the inflections and ways people pronounce things and figure out where they're from. I have a friend from OH and sarcasticgirl, yeah I totally get what you mean with the A pronunciation. It is there even if it's subtle. My SIL swears she doesn't have a NJ accent, but she says wood-er instead of 'water'. Just like I don't have a Boston accent but I will admit I say shaahp instead of 'sharp'.
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 10, 2015 15:18:58 GMT -5
I used to work closely with another office in NYC. Talk about accents. The company was based out of Switzerland, so there would be lots of European accents too. Well, accents from all over depending on which unit you worked in.
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Post by Robert not Bobby on Sept 10, 2015 15:39:12 GMT -5
I don't know, this is going to sound boring, but I never seriously flirt with any female that works with or for me (I don't own a company, I am in a relative position of authority in a private/public institution)...sure, we'll have lunch and share a few personal details, but it ends there.
I've seen it happen. It is not an epidemic. Some ladies should be more confident in their brain power than in their racks...good thing I'm a legs and ass man, oh, and a pretty face doesn't hurt. Still...nah
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Post by Bonny on Sept 10, 2015 15:40:56 GMT -5
I usually NOTICE when far flung relatives have come home that they've changed a few speech things but I generally don't say anything. Shoot, I have English cousins and when they'd come visit when I was a kid, I'd start mimicking what I was hearing from them. It's just something most of us absorb as we go. The cousin that grew up here but moved over there now has a very interesting hybrid accent. I had a bit of a draw on a few words when I left Texas... The I sound in five, nine and why. That is pretty much gone... Until I am around that accent then it all comes back. My coworkers can always tell when I am on the phone with someone from our Dallas office because I unknowingly start picking up their draw. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards It's drawl not draw.
And that renewal of your accent is life-long. My mom would sound like a New Yawker after speaking with somebody from NYC until she died at age 70!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 15:47:50 GMT -5
Lately I have been catching myself talking like I was Boston born and raised. I'm not. It's horrifying to actually hear myself sound like an ignoramous from Revere or the North End or Meffa. <<shudder>> Makes me want to go stab myself in the throat. Then I start pronouncing my r's again and all is well in my world. Well, I do have to pronounce r's in order to say my name but otherwise...
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Post by cael on Sept 10, 2015 16:22:43 GMT -5
I had a bit of a draw on a few words when I left Texas... The I sound in five, nine and why. That is pretty much gone... Until I am around that accent then it all comes back. My coworkers can always tell when I am on the phone with someone from our Dallas office because I unknowingly start picking up their draw. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards It's drawl not draw.
And that renewal of your accent is life-long. My mom would sound like a New Yawker after speaking with somebody from NYC until she died at age 70!
My Philadelphia-born-and-raised father still at 70 years old slips back into a Philly accent when he's on the phone with his mother, the louder he gets the worse it is! And for me, draw = where you put your socks. I literally had no idea until I was at least middle-school aged that it is spelled *drawer* and I'd been conditioned to say it wrong for my whole life. (I still say it that way though )
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Post by movingforward on Sept 10, 2015 16:44:32 GMT -5
I was raised in the southeast and now live in the southwest and when I meet people for the first time they think I am from Ohio. I have never even been to Ohio . Also, saying Ohio is pretty specific (as opposed to just saying a region) and this has happened at least 5 times. WTH?
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Post by mojothehelpermonkey on Sept 10, 2015 16:52:02 GMT -5
I had a bit of a draw on a few words when I left Texas... The I sound in five, nine and why. That is pretty much gone... Until I am around that accent then it all comes back. My coworkers can always tell when I am on the phone with someone from our Dallas office because I unknowingly start picking up their draw. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards It's drawl not draw.
And that renewal of your accent is life-long. My mom would sound like a New Yawker after speaking with somebody from NYC until she died at age 70!
I have lived on the west coast for 13 years, and people stopped mentioning my accent about 5 or 6 years ago, so I guess it is fading. However, after our last trip back to my home state, my SO pointed out that it gets thicker when I am in my hometown. The thing is that it sounds more natural to me to speak that way. Also, I get worried that my family will think I am speaking with a fake California accent if I pronounce some words the other way. (My cousin who joined the Air Force was made fun of for coming back with a fake accent. She did sound different, but I think that is just what happens when you live somewhere else for a few years.) Like I said, everyone who grew up in a different part of the country has an accent, not me.
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Post by andi9899 on Sept 10, 2015 17:12:20 GMT -5
When I speak Spanish I do it with the same accent a native would. English is the same, no accent!
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Post by yogiii on Sept 10, 2015 17:20:24 GMT -5
I was raised in the southeast and now live in the southwest and when I meet people for the first time they think I am from Ohio. I have never even been to Ohio . Also, saying Ohio is pretty specific (as opposed to just saying a region) and this has happened at least 5 times. WTH? Ohio is code for midwest I think
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Post by Lizard Queen on Sept 10, 2015 17:28:35 GMT -5
My BIL moved from Michigan to Cincinnati, and now has more of a southern drawl than the natives down there. It's kinda crazy.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Sept 10, 2015 17:46:07 GMT -5
It's drawl not draw.
And that renewal of your accent is life-long. My mom would sound like a New Yawker after speaking with somebody from NYC until she died at age 70!
My Philadelphia-born-and-raised father still at 70 years old slips back into a Philly accent when he's on the phone with his mother, the louder he gets the worse it is! And for me, draw = where you put your socks. I literally had no idea until I was at least middle-school aged that it is spelled *drawer* and I'd been conditioned to say it wrong for my whole life. (I still say it that way though ) Yeah... the more I drink the Philly-er I sound. And apparently I say "Anthony" weird. Whatever.
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Post by mroped on Sept 10, 2015 20:02:52 GMT -5
Many of my customers are getting a bit confused on my accent. Sometimes I get pegged as Italian and sometimes as Russian. It is hard for some to understand why I have both at the same time but that's the way it is! DW doesn't say anything( she's too nice to do that) but a couple times the waitresses at restaurants were really into it and said "I love your accent!" but had to drop it and walk away since the missus was giving them the cold frown and stare. A couple times, out with some friends I had to put some heavy Russian accent on just to scare off some young guys looking for trouble. It was kinda fun! As as soon as I mentioned "Mother Russia" they apologized and disappeared.
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 10, 2015 20:41:29 GMT -5
Parents are from NYC, I was born and raised in CA.
I have chronic allergies.
I sound like I'm from the Midwest!
What does a Midwestern accent sound like? I don't have an accent and no one I know has one. Teach me! My mom said it sounded very harsh.
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Sept 10, 2015 22:10:17 GMT -5
I had a bit of a draw on a few words when I left Texas... The I sound in five, nine and why. That is pretty much gone... Until I am around that accent then it all comes back. My coworkers can always tell when I am on the phone with someone from our Dallas office because I unknowingly start picking up their draw. Sent from my HTC One_M8 using proboards It's drawl not draw.
And that renewal of your accent is life-long. My mom would sound like a New Yawker after speaking with somebody from NYC until she died at age 70!
My phone disagrees. It loves to autocorrect words that aren't misspelled. Sent from my Nexus 10
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Post by ZaireinHD on Sept 11, 2015 1:10:47 GMT -5
I don't know, this is going to sound boring, but I never seriously flirt with any female that works with or for me (I don't own a company, I am in a relative position of authority in a private/public institution)...sure, we'll have lunch and share a few personal details, but it ends there. I've seen it happen. It is not an epidemic. Some ladies should be more confident in their brain power than in their racks...good thing I'm a legs and ass man, oh, and a pretty face doesn't hurt. Still...nah I am an assistant so 99.9% are women I work with. fine with me and just great! however I can get things done when other women co-workers have a hard time getting the same things. it's funny and I do get a laugh. sometimes I have a few co-workers just come to me to ask a favor to call the other department to get something done. sure I'll use a deeper voice, say thanks, pet names here and there. me flirt - definitely!
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Post by tskeeter on Sept 11, 2015 11:53:42 GMT -5
My first job (which I was at until 7 years ago) was in a call center for a clothing catalog, and we got calls from all over the country. I got so good at pinpointing where people were from based on accents! Fun to listen to the inflections and ways people pronounce things and figure out where they're from. I have a friend from OH and sarcasticgirl, yeah I totally get what you mean with the A pronunciation. It is there even if it's subtle. My SIL swears she doesn't have a NJ accent, but she says wood-er instead of 'water'. Just like I don't have a Boston accent but I will admit I say shaahp instead of 'sharp'. I think having a bit of an ear for accents and colloquialisms is kind of fun, too. Was in a restaurant in Dublin. Our waiter obviously didn't grow up in Ireland. When I asked him where in North Georgia he was from, he seemed a little surprised. Then he told me he'd grown up in Athens. Just 30 miles down the road from where I'd worked for a couple of years. Knowledge test: If I talk about finding a bubbler, what do I want and where did I grow up?
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