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10-11-2008, 03:11 AM
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My Own Doppelgänger
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Colorado Springs
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Originally Posted by ryanek9freak
Yes, take for instance alot of people from here say "Colorada"
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That drives me batty. I hear it all the time from translpants on the news and every time I hear it, I email them to tell them to stop it.
Being that I am from Colorado Springs, I have more of a mid-western accent with a bit of nasal but that's in part because of my allergies - that's my story and I am sticking with it.
But Colorado really doesn't have a particular accent per se, seeing as we have people from all over the US around here. I would be curious to ask my father who's family moved here in the early 50s to see how things have changed. His family is from Minnesota and Pennsylvania but he has a decidedly basic generic speech. AKA you mostly see that on the news. He doesn't say things like aboot for about, he says it as ah-bout. Pretty generic. I say it the same way but in C Springs, I hear all kinds of accents. Lots of military around here. |
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10-11-2008, 10:47 AM
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Certified Smart Axe:)
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: West Central LV
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Gotta argue with ya CoFlower  ......from the Springs East, you find people from ColoradA that also do their waRsh....I admit to ColoradA but draw the line at waRshing clothes  |
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10-11-2008, 12:13 PM
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They say I'm a Dreamer...
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Bend, OR
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I was born and raised in Colorado, 6th generation to be exact. I have been asked several times if I was born in the south. Many people think I have a southern drawl. I have only been to the south once, so I know that hasn't influenced me. Funny that others have been told they sound like they are from the south too!
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10-11-2008, 01:29 PM
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My Own Doppelgänger
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Colorado Springs
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Originally Posted by dynimagelv
Gotta argue with ya CoFlower ......from the Springs East, you find people from ColoradA that also do their waRsh....I admit to ColoradA but draw the line at waRshing clothes |
Yeah, and those are the same people that say Pee-eb-low...drives me batty.  |
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10-11-2008, 02:32 PM
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Certified Smart Axe:)
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Location: West Central LV
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I NEVER said Pee-eb-low.....I always said PEW-EB-LOW
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10-11-2008, 03:03 PM
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Not a member
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Arvada, CO
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Originally Posted by COflower
Yeah, and those are the same people that say Pee-eb-low...drives me batty. |
Got a problem with Pee-eblow natives?  |
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10-11-2008, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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Think Yankee and you're getting close for Colorada.
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10-12-2008, 07:10 AM
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My Own Doppelgänger
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Colorado Springs
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Originally Posted by Sockeye
Got a problem with Pee-eblow natives? |
Nope just those around the state that say Pee-eb-low. |
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10-13-2008, 01:38 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Originally Posted by ryanek9freak
Yes, take for instance alot of people from here say "Colorada"
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Yeah, I've heard that. Those folks were born and raised in MIZZERA. |
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10-15-2008, 01:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Denver
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It's also worth saying that Colorado accents are similar to California ones, and not just because a lot of Californians moved here. I'm a Boulder native and I can detect no difference between a California accent and an urban Colorado one.
Although we get less CaliGirl speak, which is less of an accent and more of a set of crutch words.
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