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Kinda makes me mad when people make fun of southern dialects.....but it's also funny that (here in KY, anyway) the ones speaking it make fun of it more then those who aren't speaking it XP P.S. Words that can be shortened to one syllible, WILL be shortened to one syllible ;P |
I have the New England accent. [New York, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire]
The letter 't' is pretty much not even part of our alphabet. Pretty much every word with the letter 't' is either silent or more of a 'd' sound, like the words 'water' and 'matter'. But I don't think we use any strange words. 'Sick' is always used to describe something "cool". But I'm pretty sure a lot of people use it in that context. XD |
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I grew up 15 min from Downtown Chicago and then moved out here, about 2 hours away in the suburbs and my friends gimme crap about some of the different words I use for things. Like when I talk about my front room (or as I say, Frunchroom). When I first used that word out where I live now, NO ONE knew what it was. Funny thing was until that moment when they called it a "living room", I've NEVER used that word or heard it used like that, except maybe once, haha. |
How many Americans here use 'tight' that aren't from California?
When I came to California from Australia, they used it with me... and I didn't understand what they meant. I literally told them I didn't know whether they were insulting me or complimenting me. Tight adj. Having the quality of being awesome; provoking positive interest. synonyms: cool, awesome, grand, spectacular, amazing, incredible, yabai, etc. As in... "Oh, that's tight, cuz!" [Golly, that is quite incredible, my fair man!] |
i live and was born in the south but i wouldnt say i have a southern accent. ppl here always ask me were im from bc they say i have an accent...they mistake me for being british alot lol
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do, but it's more of a "South Side" thing. Most people know what it means in that context, but we don't use it. Quote:
raised in? How do you talk then? |
I say "totally", "like" and "dude" excessively. Also, "hecka" since I'm from Norcal. In the rest of California, it's "hella" I guess.
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OMG! We talked about this so much in speech class.
Bubbler- water fountain (Wisconsin) Gumband- hair tie (New York, I think) Schlep- to carry (I think in Boston) Cabinet- milkshake (Rhode Island) There are a few more, but I can't think of anything else... |
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