The letter 'T' going away?

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by JohnnyMack

My guess is people with very poor educations ... Like those that say Cincinnatta or Warshington ... or even Axe(ask).

Regional dialect is not necessarily tied to level of education. I worked with attorneys and judges (so, many years of schooling) in Kansas City who pronounced Missouri, " Missouruh." As do people in various parts of the state.

[randomparent]

As a friend from Missouri once told me, "Old money says Missouruh. New money says Missouree." And then there's my family, who affectionately refers to the state south of Iowa as Misery.

[bg7]

Americans have been pronouncing middle-word Ts as Ds for years. Pardy instead of party. Udder instead of utter. Budder instead of butter.