How many Minnesotans speak like this: (Buffalo: restaurant, area, cities)

[knke0204]

Ok you guys. Yes Minnesotans have dialects, and yes they are noticable. Some are very noticable and some are very subtle. I spent 2 weeks in San Diego this summer and I went with about 15 relatives and friends to visit freinds and relatives down there. I had many accent conversations and they all seem to agree that women are much worse at the accent. I should say younger women have the accent more than younger men. I think the accent is dying, as is most regional accents in the USA as we are coming closer together. The diffeerence in pop culutre or whatever is the exact same in every corner thanks to up to date internet access.

I'm 23 and much of my generation doesnt really have it. MY parents and grandparents really do. I just focus on not saying OOOOOOs, because that is what makes it.

There is the words like BOOOAt, COOOOat, WROOOOOte, FLOOOOOAt, ROOOOOOF, as well as VEDKYA( VODKA) MENSTER (MONSTER), BEYDY (BODY), etc.

[knke0204]

Some movies spoof how 'twangy' or south accents are. But you could meet somebody from down there and not even notice it.

[ozzie679]

Originally Posted by knke0204

There is the words like BOOOAt, COOOOat, WROOOOOte, FLOOOOOAt, ROOOOOOF, as well as VEDKYA( VODKA) MENSTER (MONSTER), BEYDY (BODY), etc.

"Bag" with a long a

[Shyness76]

Originally Posted by knke0204

I'm 23 and much of my generation doesnt really have it. MY parents and grandparents really do. I just focus on not saying OOOOOOs, because that is what makes it.

The reason that it is dying is because, like you, there are Minnesotans that are trying to change their speach patterns so as to not have it. Why not just embrace it, I do. It's what makes our part of the world unique.

Myself I grew up in St Paul so I don't have a strong accent. Just mostly the dragging vowels thing. Maybe it's for that reason that the Fargo movie annoys me. They took it to the extreme. A guy where I worked lived for 40 years in the Iron Range area (I forget which city up there exactly) and even he didn't sound like them in that movie. Though his way of talking was slightly different than you hear normally in the Cities. I will say that new movie New in Town is a bit closer as they didn't go as far over the top.

Oh and don't forget the words Moooon, Spooon, noooon etc. The double 'oo's will make the accent shine brilliantly.

[Latchkey Kid]

I'm not from MN, but I've been here a bit. Most people have very subtle accents, and I'm not sure I'd even call it that as I sometimes only realize it when certain words are used. Very rarely I'll hear something close to the Fargo accent and it's quite a surprise. Occassionally people ask me where I'm from because they say I have an accent, but I have no idea what they are detecting.

[knke0204]

Originally Posted by Shyness76

The reason that it is dying is because, like you, there are Minnesotans that are trying to change their speach patterns so as to not have it. Why not just embrace it, I do. It's what makes our part of the world unique.

Myself I grew up in St Paul so I don't have a strong accent. Just mostly the dragging vowels thing. Maybe it's for that reason that the Fargo movie annoys me. They took it to the extreme. A guy where I worked lived for 40 years in the Iron Range area (I forget which city up there exactly) and even he didn't sound like them in that movie. Though his way of talking was slightly different than you hear normally in the Cities. I will say that new movie New in Town is a bit closer as they didn't go as far over the top.

Oh and don't forget the words Moooon, Spooon, noooon etc. The double 'oo's will make the accent shine brilliantly.

It's not a matter of 'embracing' it. I just subconciously know the correct way to pronounce words. You sound stupid when you push the OOOOO's. Society is becoming more and more integrated. IN the 1800s, the West coast compared to the east coast was like two different worlds. Now, with the internet, all places seem to be alike. Clothing, fads, and even the way we speak is becoming more and more meshed. Plus, people are able to travel more and move around the country with ease, breaking regional dialects.

[NumberPlate]

Yeah!. Whats wrong with that? Just now I remember how many people around me say "Ya! Ya! Ya!" As I write this comment I already heard 3 times Ya!. Do you mean people do say Ya! anywhere else. I dont know how it is in other states. But Ya! in minneapolis.

[Elialia]

we dont normally go around doing the "svedish" accent. but we do say yea alot.
we tend to keep what we say short and sweet due to how cold it can get in winter. and also so we can get to our work or hobbies alot faster.

as for accents. every one has one. due to the area they are in. also what ancestry they might have. as well as what is their base language. as well as if they have any other languages they speak. and the dialects of those as well.
same goes for useage of words. one area may use a word. while another might have a different form of it. while some other area does NOT use that word. as well as what the word is for meaning.
to most folks, a cassarole is a cassarole. while to many of us Minns. it is simply a hotdish.

[uptown_urbanist]

The funny thing is that I somehow never picked up on the "hotdish" name until I saw a novelty MN dish towel printed with "hotdishes of Minnesota" (I'm now a proud owner of that towel); apparently my Minnesota family is a bit rebellious.

I did, however, grow up playing duck, duck, gray duck, and have eaten my share of lefse. And I do say "yeah," probably more so than people in other states.

[Slig]

I remember back in pre-school thinking there couldn't possibly be anything more fun than playing duck duck gray duck. Ah, the simplicity of childhood.