Some of the questions really surprised me. I've never heard the area between the sidewalk and road called something and didn't recognize any of the terms. There were a ton of traffic questions too.
Another accent/dialect thread (with test)
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Took this quiz a while ago and got Rockford, Aurora (IL), and Grand Rapids. Grew up in Rockford, Grandma from Grand Rapids.. Pretty darn accurate.
The one question that really pegged me for the Rockford/Aurora spots (and, as I found out, was very different compared to my east coast and even KC-raised coworkers) was the one about the words "cot" and "caught".
I pronounce them differently, and was a bit surprised to find out that most of the people around me don't do the same.
The one question that really pegged me for the Rockford/Aurora spots (and, as I found out, was very different compared to my east coast and even KC-raised coworkers) was the one about the words "cot" and "caught".
I pronounce them differently, and was a bit surprised to find out that most of the people around me don't do the same.
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So, this isn't quiz related, but it does have to do with dialects.
I just got off of a call, for work, with a guy from Alabama. We had been chitchatting, and he was talking about his love of animals, particularly dogs.
Except, he didn't say dog. Dog is a one syllable word that is pronounced "D-og", "D-ah-g" or maybe "D-aww-g" if you're a d-bag. The monstrosity of a word that came out of this guy's mouth, however, was this 2 syllable phlegm pile, that sounded like "D-ow-wuh-ghh".
And he said it probably 20 times in the span of 5 minutes. It was maddening. You'd think you'd suspect that you might not be pronouncing it correctly, if you have to take a breath halfway through saying a 3 letter word.
I just got off of a call, for work, with a guy from Alabama. We had been chitchatting, and he was talking about his love of animals, particularly dogs.
Except, he didn't say dog. Dog is a one syllable word that is pronounced "D-og", "D-ah-g" or maybe "D-aww-g" if you're a d-bag. The monstrosity of a word that came out of this guy's mouth, however, was this 2 syllable phlegm pile, that sounded like "D-ow-wuh-ghh".
And he said it probably 20 times in the span of 5 minutes. It was maddening. You'd think you'd suspect that you might not be pronouncing it correctly, if you have to take a breath halfway through saying a 3 letter word.
That's a Texan trait as well. The Southwestern drawl commonly puts extra syllables in words.
During the course of my work, I've dealt with people from all over the US. The Jersey accent is the one that grates on me the most, but the ladies I talked to were some of the funniest as well. They were talking and swearing Jersey stereotypes.
I've gotten pretty good at separating different southern accents, too. The Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas all have some distinguishing characteristic. And then Louisiana is on a completely other plane of existence.
I've gotten pretty good at separating different southern accents, too. The Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas all have some distinguishing characteristic. And then Louisiana is on a completely other plane of existence.
Same here, except I got Milwaukee instead of Grand Rapids. Interestingly, the darkest red on the whole map encompassed the area of northern Iowa where I grew up. I've spent the last nearly 30 years in Arkansas, so I guess that never affected the way I speak like some people I know.
I had an uncle who lived in the Ozarks near Springfield, Mo. He grew up in northern Iowa just like I did. I spent a summer with him one year and I always thought it was funny that he spoke with a Southern accent while none of his closest neighbors did. Sure there were people around who spoke like that, but the people he had the most contact with while I was there didn't. Truly odd.
right on the money for me, even though i got "very different" than my hometown on two or three questions.
It’s a family thing... I say warsh too. Jewelry is probably the hardest word in the entire language for me to say, I always feel like I’m saying Jewy like “chewy” but in a derogatory way.
But I’ve also always said pan-a-cake for some odd reason. Pretty embarrassing when my 4 year old constantly corrects me.
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I wonder if others have a difficult word to pronounce.
For me it's linoleum. I still have to concentrate to get it right. I would much rather just say "luh-mum-lee-um."
I'm sure that applies for me, although nothing comes to mind immediately. More commonly for me, there are words I cannot type correctly without focused effort, even if I'm aware of the correct spelling, such as entrepreneur. (And when I typed this example just now, spell-check flagged it and I had to correct it -- I had omitted an "r").
I don't actually saw "warsh," Janny is being a turd!
You HAVE always said pan-a-cake.
I remember when you were little-little and you mixed up your Ls and Ys, too. "Yeyyow" instead of "yellow." "Ya-yee-pop" instead of lollipop. That went away far before kindergarten.
I don't actually saw "warsh," Janny is being a turd!
You HAVE always said pan-a-cake.
You wartch what you say there sis...
Makes sense. Had to impress the “ye-Adies”I don't actually saw "warsh," Janny is being a turd!
You HAVE always said pan-a-cake.
