Missouri...Southern or Midwestern? (Kansas City, St. Louis: activities, farm, humid)

[ajf131]

Originally Posted by GetmeoutofAR

I live 5.2 miles north of Hwy 60 therefore I am in the midwest lol

lol at you for thinking everything I say is in the literal sense and is going to apply 100% of the time.That's a rough estimation of the boundary...Cape Girardeau, Joplin, and Springfield all roughly lie along Highway 60 yet they are not Southern. Below Highway 60, things start to change. It's more half and half if anything if you live near this area. Highway 60 becomes a meaningless boundary the closer it gets to the Ohio River. Around Highway 60 is where the transition zone between the midwest and the south ends/begins. It's a rough estimation, and is not going to apply in every single category. It doesn't immediately change 5 miles to the north or south of this highway, but definitely i would say 40 or 50 miles to the north or south.

[Owen08]

MISSOURI IS ALL MIDWEST

[missouri guh314]

Originally Posted by ShadowCaver

Actually, IMHO, you both are somewhat correct, from my experience & recollection. Seems that older folks used the Missour-ah version, whereas younger folks went with Missour-ee; yet, in the southern half esp. in the more rural/backwoods areas, the -ah usage seemed higher by both. However, 'tis hard to say with absolute conviction that one area says this while another says that - due to people moving, etc., pronunciations get mixed and change over time, I believe.

For an in-depth article, give you have a comfortable chair, time, and some more time on hand, check out:
THE PRONOUCIATION OF MISSOURI:

it's some people in st.louis that says missoura

[ajf131]

Originally Posted by missouri guh314

it's some people in st.louis that says missoura

Missoura is not an indication of southern-ness. I hear people say it all the time that have perfectly flat accents. Jay Nixon says it...Matt Blunt says it...Senator Jack Danforth says it...my grandmother said it...all of them spoke with fairly flat accents.

[missouri guh314]

Originally Posted by ajf131

Missoura is not an indication of southern-ness. I hear people say it all the time that have perfectly flat accents. Jay Nixon says it...Matt Blunt says it...Senator Jack Danforth says it...my grandmother said it...all of them spoke with fairly flat accents.

okay that's your poinion but i think otherwise

[GraniteStater]

Missouri has demographics that are most in common with the following states:
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky

[GetmeoutofAR]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Missouri has demographics that are most in common with the following states:
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky

Missouri has nothing in common with the top 3 IMHO

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by GetmeoutofAR

Missouri has nothing in common with the top 3 IMHO

In terms of age structure, and diversity of population, MO is similar to those four states.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

Missouri has demographics that are most in common with the following states:
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky

demographics, shmemographics.... unless one has lived in the state, its all just hot air.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

demographics, shmemographics.... unless one has lived in the state, its all just hot air.

Well, I lived quite close to MO for over 20 years, and have traveled extensively in Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Sure you may have some differences between the four states, but they have more in common than any in the Great Plains realm.