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That was so full of stereotypes about Minnesota I don't even know what to do. Sauerkraut and tater tot hot dish? Almost no one here eats that on a regular basis. That guy must have opened that restaurant just so Seattleites would get a misinformed opinion about the state. Food incorporating wild rice, walleye/any lake fish, beef, green beans, corn, venison, etc. would be much more appropriate. Hot dish is fine, but it isn't always "tater tot." Very few people here say "dontchya know" either.
(Also, I voted for the upper Midwest accent as being the toughest because I know it will get no votes whatsoever. Figured I should at least give it one.)
Ha! You're so quick to disown Minnesota culture. Are you that ashamed of it? The truth is cheese curds, butter burgers, (butter everything), and even tater tot hot dish are common staples of Minnesota life. Just own it. Dontchya know might not be that common, but youbetcha sure is.
I actually am sad that I dont have a Boston accent. Through listening to speakers from Boston I've concluded that it's one of the most accurate as far as word pronunciation. It's painfully accurate in fact. I enjoy the correct pronunciations of words like "aunt" and I don't know of any other american speakers who use the correct "cot/caught merger". Floridians and west coasters merge the two by saying "caht and caht". All others for the most part pronounce the words differently. In fact, I, with my Western CT/slightly New York-ish voice say them EXTREMELY different from one another. I say cot as "cAHt" and caught as "cAWt". In Bostonian form they are both said as the latter which I believe is technically correct.
I actually am sad that I dont have a Boston accent. Through listening to speakers from Boston I've concluded that it's one of the most accurate as far as word pronunciation. It's painfully accurate in fact. I enjoy the correct pronunciations of words like "aunt" and I don't know of any other american speakers who use the correct "cot/caught merger". Floridians and west coasters merge the two by saying "caht and caht". All others for the most part pronounce the words differently. In fact, I, with my Western CT/slightly New York-ish voice say them EXTREMELY different from one another. I say cot as "cAHt" and caught as "cAWt". In Bostonian form they are both said as the latter which I believe is technically correct.
The cot/caught difference is also in Philly accents. And mary/merry/murray are all pronounced differently. Of course I'm biased but I do think Philly pronounces words the most correctly lol. I believe linguists think that the general American accent came to be mostly in Philly. My mom is from Dorchester and has a pretty strong Boston accent (especially when you consider she's lived in Philly for over 30 years). I'm pretty sure I have a noticeable Philly accent but Aunt is one word that I do pronounce like a New Englander, although I usually try to say 'ant'. It's funny people in Philly think it's a Southern trait to say "Auunt".
East Coast accents sound the most "confident" to me, but Boston accents sound the least "tough" to me out of the three, they are more endearing than NYC and Philly honestly.
The cot/caught difference is also in Philly accents. And mary/merry/murray are all pronounced differently. Of course I'm biased but I do think Philly pronounces words the most correctly lol. I believe linguists think that the general American accent came to be mostly in Philly. My mom is from Dorchester and has a pretty strong Boston accent (especially when you consider she's lived in Philly for over 30 years). I'm pretty sure I have a noticeable Philly accent but Aunt is one word that I do pronounce like a New Englander, although I usually try to say 'ant'. It's funny people in Philly think it's a Southern trait to say "Auunt".
East Coast accents sound the most "confident" to me, but Boston accents sound the least "tough" to me out of the three, they are more endearing than NYC and Philly honestly.
I say "ant" like most in Western CT but I want to teach myself to say "awnt" or "ont" depending upon how you guys read these. I have no idea how to say "mary,merry, and marry" differently.
Since we're on the topic of accents I need to throw in a few commonly mispronounced words and incorrectly worded phrases that are truly pet peeves of mine. This is not directed at anyone , I just need a place to vent so, please, bear with me.
Incorrectly worded phrases :
"I could care less".. this is my biggest one! So care less then!! It should be said as "I couldn't care less" or "I could not care less"
"I'm literally dying/ This is literally the worst thing that could ever happen/literally some other teenage girl speak".. no you're "figuratively dying"
"For all intensive purposes"... It's "For all intents and purposes"
"I did that on accident".. I heard that gem in Florida all the time.. I shouldn't have to tell you that it's supposed to be "by accident".
Words:
"Q-pon".. It's pronounced "coo-pon" exactly as it's spelled. Like a coupe de ville.
"Often"... guys, the t is silent. Just like soften.
"Jewelery"... It's just "jewelry" no extra syllables necessary.
"zoo-ologist".. ok so this one is probably not a peeve since almost everyone gets it wrong but, it's "zo-ologist", as it's spelled.
It sounds like they haven't fully evolved yet. If Neanderthals' / Cro-Magnons' could indeed speak, I believe they would sound like someone from the northeast.
It sounds like they haven't fully evolved yet. If Neanderthals' / Cro-Magnons' could indeed speak, I believe they would sound like someone from the northeast.
Yeah, no no, just no........👎
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