[JoeYanxfan]

An earlier thread got me curious, what is your accent and where in the state do you live?

[JViello]

What about the "Hartford area" accent...oh there is one, rest assured and it's not Boston, or NYC.

For instance. It's not "Man-chest-er" It's "Man-chess-er"

It's not "too" it's "ta".

T's become D's many times when at the end of a word. I.E. It's not Naugh-TEE it's "Naugh-DEE" Or not "Snotty" it's "snoddy" "Tanatti" is "Tanaddy"

You also missed the Naugatuck Valley Accent.

The one that says "Naugaduck"

[Smallville]

Northeastern influenced for sure.

I lived out in Los Angeles for a year and a few people told me that I had a 'New England' accent hah.

[Daisy Grey]

I grew up outside the Buffalo area and we would get Canadian TV. I loved it. I was fascinated with the accent. I probably have what's considered "standard American English." I was told by a co-worker at my current job (in CT) that I had an accent which I thought was pretty funny. If I ever moved to Canada, down south or the UK I would probably pick up the accent rather quickly.

[hoppybunn]

Let's see, I was born in Cali, spent most of my childhood in the Southwest, moved to Long Island, and then attended middle school/high school in CT so I'd say I'm pretty mixed depending on my age when I first learned a word. I just recently visited a friend in SoCal and he said the way I say BMW is northeastern (whatever that means haha).

[TXRyan23]

Southern influenced.

[Gone-2-Beach]

Within New York, there are five boroughs. To the well trained ear, each borough has it's own "accent". If you listen carefully, you can definitely hear my Bronx come through every so often.

Now, if you'll all excuse me, there's a "cuppa cawfee" waiting for me.

Charley

[AdamTx]

I live north of Dallas, Tx. I am a genuine Texan and believe it or not have a non-descript accent after working at it for quite a few years. Although I am 'fairly' proud to be from Texas, I do not like the Texas accent, in general.

[JViello]

A political add triggered memory of another "Hartfordism".

It's not "Can-did-ate" it's "Can-did-dit" Give the an in "can" a nasaly emphasis. Ask "Moira" running for the 8th district.

I think some of the Hartford region "accent" sounds trashy and uneducated personally. If you hear someone say "I have ta go to Manchesser to get some cigrets before votn for da candiddit" I don't think you would consider them to "classy".

[Rich Lee]

Originally Posted by JViello

A political add triggered memory of another "Hartfordism".

It's not "Can-did-ate" it's "Can-did-dit" Give the an in "can" a nasaly emphasis. Ask "Moira" running for the 8th district.

I think some of the Hartford region "accent" sounds trashy and uneducated personally. If you hear someone say "I have ta go to Manchesser to get some cigrets before votn for da candiddit" I don't think you would consider them to "classy".

The correct pronunciation of (a political) candidate is "can did dit."

"Can did date" is a verb. Think of "high school graduate (noun)" and "to graduate high school (infinitive form of verb + direct object)."

The one that gets me is "often." The "t" is silent just like in soften! (Thanks Mrs. Spallina, my 5th grade elementary school teacher.)

While we're at it, it's "often" without the "times." "Times" is built in! You never hear anyone say "sometimestimes," right?!

This just goes to show how uneducated folks are negatively influencing the language.