Regional accents in the U.S.?

[Straight Shooter]

The other day I was talking to this girl I go to school with and she's from Tennessee.I'm born and raised in Chicago and I go to school here in the city. She told me that my accent was weird and I told her I wasn't aware that I even had an accent. She told me to listen to the way she pronounces Chicago and then hear the way I pronounce it. I realized that I pronounced it as Chi-CAH-go and she pronounced it as Chi-CAW-go. Another word that came up was .com as in Yahoo. com. She pronounced it as Yahoo DOT-COM and I pronounced it as Yahoo-DAHT-CAHM. It then that I realized that I have a Chicago accent and I never really noticed that I had an accent. Here's a good video of a guy explaining the Chicago accent(He goes into it at around 1:14). Is there an accent specific to the city or region you live in?

 

[ragincaucasian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb9bsy0DOR0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr3x2VH1dJk


And yes, the Scandinavian derived Wisconsin-northern illinois accent is annoying

 

[alex505]

got a thing for a southern accent. especially a Texan accent. so fucking Sexy. Nice thread Ice!!

 

[Straight Shooter]

The other day I was talking to this girl I go to school with and she's from Tennessee.I'm born and raised in Chicago and I go to school here in the city. She told me that my accent was weird and I told her I wasn't aware that I even had an accent. She told me to listen to the way she pronounces Chicago and then hear the way I pronounce it. I realized that I pronounced it as Chi-CAH-go and she pronounced it as Chi-CAW-go. Another word that came up was .com as in Yahoo. com. She pronounced it as Yahoo DOT-COM and I pronounced it as Yahoo-DAHT-CAHM. It then that I realized that I have a Chicago accent and I never really noticed that I had an accent. Here's a good video of a guy explaining the Chicago accent(He goes into it at around 1:14). Is there an accent specific to the city or region you live in?

It's funny how they laughed at him for the way he pronounces Sonic. I also pronounce it SAH-nic. I guess in the Chicago accent the A's and O's are pronounced differently. I think it's one of the more difficult accents to pull of just because it's so subtle.

 

[Ace Bandage]

All people from Chicago sound like this, right?

 

[biomech]

Around me is the Boston accent, where the r is never pronounced. Car=Cah. Harvard= Hahvad You get the idea.

 

[Warship19]

got a thing for a southern accent. especially a Texan accent. so fucking Sexy. Nice thread Ice!!

French women always get me same for British chicks. Girls just sound so plain here in the U.S

 

[Straight Shooter]

All people from Chicago sound like this, right?

Da Bears!

 

[peterthebeater]

Around me is the Boston accent, where the r is never pronounced. Car=Cah. Harvard= Hahvad You get the idea.

There are a few exceptions to the rule.

Retard = Retahd

 

[LukeEl]

Around me is the Boston accent, where the r is never pronounced. Car=Cah. Harvard= Hahvad You get the idea.

And don't forget "wicked" is a very prominent adjective used constantly in Boston and around Massachusetts.

 

[alex505]

the women here aren't plain. the U.S. has some of the sexiest women in the world!!

 

[Vlad The Impaler]

French women always get me same for British chicks. Girls just sound so plain here in the U.S

Its because your used to it.

I'm from upstate NY, we sound nothing like people from NYC or the surrounding area for that matter. We sound exactly like 90% of the people you hear on American television.

 

[meesterperfect]

The Maine Accent always cracked me up.

 

[meesterperfect]

the women here aren't plain. the U.S. has some of the sexiest women in the world!!

yep.
and the key word is some.

this girl is awesome
check her out.

 

[ragincaucasian]

And don't forget "wicked" is a very prominent adjective used constantly in Boston and around Massachusetts.

Bang a yooey on tha pizsah

 

[roronoa3000]

French women always get me same for British chicks. Girls just sound so plain here in the U.S

Thats cause you live in America, dumbass.