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I think it's an NYC/Northeast thing. My mom is from Queens, I said "ar-enge" and "far-est" as a kid (I guess picking it up from her) until other kids started pointing it out, lol. I grew up in Chicagoland
“Orr-ange,” “forr-ist” and “kear-ra-mell” — fairly standard for New England (west of the Connecticut River) and New York (north of the Tappan Zee Bridge).
I think it's an NYC/Northeast thing. My mom is from Queens, I said "ar-enge" and "far-est" as a kid (I guess picking it up from her) until other kids started pointing it out, lol. I grew up in Chicagoland
Yes, it is definitely a tell-tale sign of someone from that part of the country. NYC, Philly.
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