Colorado Accent vs Michigan Accent: Which One Truly Exists? (largest, compare, population)
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Did you talk to everyone in the Kansas City region? I find that really amazing that you know when a specific region's accent is spreading into another region.
Kansas City has a North Midland accent just like Omaha and DSM, GraniteStater. Chill out with the "KC is southern" talk.
When I visited KC I certainly detected what, to my ears, sounded like a Southern accent. We know KC is not the South, but it's not far from it either.
I'm orignally from Norcal, and people from Colorado, California, (basically any other state on the west coast), Nevada, Idaho, or Arizona don't have accents. The only accents I know of in regards to people who live in the U.S. are people from the South, the North (Minnesota) and the North East coast (Man I wish I could talk like that )
I'm orignally from Norcal, and people from Colorado, California, (basically any other state on the west coast), Nevada, Idaho, or Arizona don't have accents.
Oh my Every state you mentioned is in the Western part of the U.S which speak in a cot/caught merged dialect which would sound "accented" to an East Coast speaker. Midwestern "neutral" sounds a bit different from West Coast "neutral". BTW, Isn't Sarah Palin from Idaho? She has a strong accent.
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The only accents I know of in regards to people who live in the U.S. are people from the South, the North (Minnesota) and the North East coast (Man I wish I could talk like that )
There's alot more accents than that across the US. There are many distinct accents in California alone.
There's alot more accents than that across the US. There are many distinct accents in California alone.
Hmm.. Yes and no...if you're in SoCal sometimes you'll hear that SUPER laid back "Hang 10" accent, but it's not really all that common for it to be so strong one can hear it. Unless of course you're looking for it or trying to pay attention to it you know?
I guess if you go WAY up to the Northern parts of California, like in the rural areas people can start sounding a little country.
I wouldn't say Palin has a strong accent...it's barely noticeable.
Did you talk to everyone in the Kansas City region? I find that really amazing that you know when a specific region's accent is spreading into another region.
Kansas City has a North Midland accent just like Omaha and DSM, GraniteStater. Chill out with the "KC is southern" talk.
KC has a Midland Midland accent, like Columbus, Ohio, or Indianapolis. Omaha is obviously more northern in speech (dead giveaway: they don't pronounce "pen" and "pin" the same). Anyone could tell this after 15 minutes in KC and 15 minutes in Omaha.
Unless you went to Omaha and only went to Council Bluffs.
KC has a Midland Midland accent, like Columbus, Ohio, or Indianapolis. Omaha is obviously more northern in speech (dead giveaway: they don't pronounce "pen" and "pin" the same). Anyone could tell this after 15 minutes in KC and 15 minutes in Omaha.
Unless you went to Omaha and only went to Council Bluffs.
That is mostly true regarding the pen/pin merger and I'm originally from KC. However, after living the northern tier for so many years the speech patterns there just sound a bit more southern to me overall Omaha and Des Moines likely have the more neutral accents from my travels. As you hit northern and northeast Iowa the northern cities vowel shift begins to become more prominent again.
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Every state you mentioned is in the Western part of the U.S which speak in a cot/caught merged dialect which would sound "accented" to an East Coast speaker. Midwestern "neutral" sounds a bit different from West Coast "neutral". BTW, Isn't Sarah Palin from Idaho? She has a strong accent.
