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Henna, or No? They do have an accent in Philly, with your Pawp and Dawg and Wooder (water) but Danielle does not have a Philly accent.
In my neck of the woods, the Pocono's..you have your locals (no accent) and the folks who have built up our area, folks from NY and NJ...and none of them sound like Danielle either... so where the hell IS she from
I feel so bad for Pennsylvanians in eastern PA being invaded by NY and NJ residents. It must be aweful!
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Originally Posted by omigawd
PA has that weird accent.
Pennsylvania has MANY weird accents separated geographically. Most educated residents don't have an accent in my city.
Danielle's parents lived in Athens, Pennsylvania, which is on the northern border in a remote area near upstate New York.
I just noticed something cool about the map above.
If you click on a specific city or town on the map, it takes you to a database where there are links to YouTube videos of someone speaking a specific dialect!
This is one of the coolest maps I've ever seen posted! Do you mind if I share it with the Texas board since we're always debating what Texas is as far as geography?
This is one of the coolest maps I've ever seen posted! Do you mind if I share it with the Texas board since we're always debating what Texas is as far as geography?
Please do! I was thinking of sharing it with Pennsylvania board too!
I think it's interesting that Pennsylvania has 8 different dialects.
It's definitely a geographic, topographic influence in my state. The mountains separate most of the dialects.
I was checking out Texas and there is a white area in the southwestern part of Texas that appears to not speak English. I thought that was interesting too!
Remember to click on the link so you can use the map in an interactive manner. It zooms.
And if you double click on a city or town while you are viewing an enlarged/zoomed map, you can get a YouTube video of someone speaking the dialect.
Please do! I was thinking of sharing it with Pennsylvania board too!
I think it's interesting that Pennsylvania has 8 different dialects.
It's definitely a geographic, topographic influence in my state. The mountains separate most of the dialects.
I was checking out Texas and there is a white area in the southwestern part of Texas that appears to not speak English. I thought that was interesting too!
Remember to click on the link so you can use the map in an interactive manner. It zooms.
And if you double click on a city or town while you are viewing an enlarged/zoomed map, you can get a YouTube video of someone speaking the dialect.
I love it! I'm going to have to pull myself away from the computer or else I'll be playing with this all day. I love maps and geography anyways, but this is seriously one of the coolest! Thank you!
adding-wanted to rep you but I have to spread it around.
But you have to admit that's a cool map I found! I want to thank you for the inspiration!
You're welcome!!
The map is awesome!! I clicked on NY and went to a You Tube of a guy with a NYC accent. When I have more time, I'm going to click around and listen to various accents.
[quote=Hopes;14905185]I feel so bad for Pennsylvanians in eastern PA being invaded by NY and NJ residents. It must be aweful!
Naw..not awful..i guess some locals think so, but I am not one of them. I have met some very nice folks from NY & NJ.. and not one of them fits the Real Housewife profile!!!
Besides, my husband and I own a home building company, and without incomers from NY and NJ, I would have no food on the table
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