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"Back in MI for Christmas"
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Duluth, GA
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Originally Posted by michigan83
I don't think that the majority of native Michiganders would ever be confused with with someone from California when it comes to accent. I think there's a pretty distinct difference. It seems like the Michigan accent disappears somewhat with the highly-educated, though.
Rural Michigan (especially the west side of the state) has a speech pattern that I wouldn't confuse with anywhere else. Here's a good example:
While I agree with your California comment (they have a really distinct accent), I still don't hear the accent from those B-93 people. They sound like they could be from anywhere in the Northern U.S. I don't see how you could tell they were from Michigan just by their speech. I don't think there is a Michigan accent, but then I'm from rural West Michigan so maybe I have the "accent" too.
Aren't you from Michigan? Why do you think we have a strong accent?
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"The future is never certain... Except when it is. Huh?"
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Cascadia
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Originally Posted by kazoopilot
While I agree with your California comment (they have a really distinct accent), I still don't hear the accent from those B-93 people. They sound like they could be from anywhere in the Northern U.S. I don't see how you could tell they were from Michigan just by their speech. I don't think there is a Michigan accent, but then I'm from rural West Michigan so maybe I have the "accent" too.
Aren't you from Michigan? Why do you think we have a strong accent?
They definitely have an accent.
Personally I really like the Jersey accent (like on the TLC show Cake Boss). I didn't know people actually talked like that! I also really like the Minnesooooota accent.
But my "best" (favorite) accent would have to be the old fashioned rural Western drawl. I loooove love love that. You only really hear it from the old-timers.
The Great Lakes accent with all the weird vowels drives me crazy. That's about the only American accent I really can't stand.
I HATE the NYC/NJ accent. My personal fav: French.
Don't you have a NY accent since you're from here? Also, the NJ accent can't really be lumped with downstate NY. I think they have a different sort of accent.
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Also, the NJ accent can't really be lumped with downstate NY. I think they have a different sort of accent.
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