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4cards

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Mar 10, 2011 10:07 AM
...since they haven't been mentioned, some of my favorites from western PA

Yenz..."Where yenz going tongight?" instead of Where are you going tonight?"
Redup... "Hey yenz kids ain't going anywhere till yenz redup your room!"---instead of " Hey you kids aren't going anywhere until you clean up your room.
Crik... "Hey yenz wants to go fish'n down at the crik?"---instead of "Hey you want to go fishing down at the river/creek/lake"
Piksburg... "Hey, yenz live in Piksburg?" Instead of " Hey do you live in Pittsburgh?"
Mar 10, 2011 10:07am
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Con_Alma

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Mar 10, 2011 10:08 AM
LJ;706106 wrote:you're all being hweird

Don't you mean "Yall"?
Mar 10, 2011 10:08am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:13 AM
Hwill Hwheaton is hweird
Mar 10, 2011 10:13am
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bigkahuna

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Mar 10, 2011 10:14 AM
4cards;706107 wrote:...since they haven't been mentioned, some of my favorites from western PA

Yenz..."Where yenz going tongight?" instead of Where are you going tonight?"
Redup... "Hey yenz kids ain't going anywhere till yenz redup your room!"---instead of " Hey you kids aren't going anywhere until you clean up your room.
Crik... "Hey yenz wants to go fish'n down at the crik?"---instead of "Hey you want to go fishing down at the river/creek/lake"
Piksburg... "Hey, yenz live in Piksburg?" Instead of " Hey do you live in Pittsburgh?"

I would call Crick more southern. I've said it before.
Mar 10, 2011 10:14am
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bigkahuna

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Mar 10, 2011 10:15 AM
gorocks99;706103 wrote:The one that gets me is when my girlfriends parents (from the U.P.) pronounce pasta "paa-sta" (not pah-sta)

That's the Michigan accent I was taking about. They elongate their As

paa-sta baad
Mar 10, 2011 10:15am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:18 AM
bigkahuna;706123 wrote:That's the Michigan accent I was taking about. They elongate their As

paa-sta baad

The lake erie accent where people change the a song of *a* to a long e than a sound, so like

G-e-ass
cl-e-ass

I've known people from Tiffin, to Cleveland, all the way to Buffalo that talk like that
Mar 10, 2011 10:18am
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bigkahuna

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Mar 10, 2011 10:18 AM
Something that my wife and I had about a 15min discussion on the other day

cot vs. caught

Do you pronounce these differently because I don't.

I have a souther draw in some words

Dee-troit instead of Detroit
or cee-ment instead of cement
Mar 10, 2011 10:18am
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bigkahuna

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Mar 10, 2011 10:19 AM
LJ;706125 wrote:The lake erie accent where people change the a song of *a* to a long e than a sound, so like

G-e-ass
cl-e-ass

I've known people from Tiffin, to Cleveland, all the way to Buffalo that talk like that

Yea, that's what I meant....the Inland accent
Mar 10, 2011 10:19am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:19 AM
I pronounce cot and caught differently ... cot like "kaat" and caught like "kawt," if that makes sense.
Mar 10, 2011 10:19am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:22 AM
New York State public schools teaches british pronunciations, most notably, Ele-men-terry school
Mar 10, 2011 10:22am
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Con_Alma

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Mar 10, 2011 10:22 AM
bigkahuna;706127 wrote:Something that my wife and I had about a 15min discussion on the other day

cot vs. caught

Do you pronounce these differently because I don't.

...
Yes I do.
bigkahuna;706127 wrote:...I have a souther draw in some words, it drives people up here crazy.

This is another good example. People shift syllable emphasis around like crazy.

Dee-troit instead of Detroit-pronounced Da
or cee-ment instead of cement-pronounced ca
Mar 10, 2011 10:22am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:23 AM
LJ;706125 wrote:The lake erie accent where people change the a song of *a* to a long e than a sound, so like

G-e-ass
cl-e-ass

I've known people from Tiffin, to Cleveland, all the way to Buffalo that talk like that
Wildcats makes fun of me for this one. I lived in Toledo for 6 years and I guess it rubbed off on me.
Mar 10, 2011 10:23am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:24 AM
Fab4Runner;706137 wrote:Wildcats makes fun of me for this one. I lived in Toledo for 6 years and I guess it rubbed off on me.

First time I heard it was a bunch of girls from Tiffin.

I am pretty sure if you talk like that I have made fun of you in the past as well
Mar 10, 2011 10:24am
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thavoice

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Mar 10, 2011 10:25 AM
bigkahuna;706051 wrote:Not a saying, but I had to learn how to drive again when I moved to Michigan- The Michigan Left thing kills me.

Doorwall-Sliding Glass Door

Secretary of State-Equivalent to our DMV... Only thing is not every town has one AND it takes 2 weeks for you to get your license, and it comes in the mail. When I first got mine, I stood there waiting for it, and the guy was says "Um, it will be mailed to you within 2 weeks. Until then, use your old one and this piece of paper stuck to it."

Party Store-Liquor Store. They don't sell ANY alcohol in gas stations because (quoting gas station attendant here) "We don't want to promote drinking and driving." My hometown had 3 carry outs where you could buy beer and not get out of your car LOL.

It's actually crazy how different Ohio and Michigan are. I expected a few differences, but it's literally a foreign world. They all have an accent to, like their from Cleveland/Canada. However, people have the audacity to tell me I have a southern accent.

Years ago some people from michigan came with us to a Miami Ohio football game. On the way we went through a carryout and got beer...they were amazed we could buy beer in that fashion. On thew ay back they said "lets drive through and get more beer'...didnt need any...didnt want any...just wanted to do that again!

In pittsburgh pretty sure they call it 'going to the distributor' when ya get alchool....at least that is what my buddy and his family and friends call it...it is dam near impossible to find purchase booze in Pa
Mar 10, 2011 10:25am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:27 AM
4cards;706107 wrote:...since they haven't been mentioned, some of my favorites from western PA
Crik... "Hey yenz wants to go fish'n down at the crik?"---instead of "Hey you want to go fishing down at the river/creek/lake"

I grew up in Central Ohio and I have always said crick instead of creek. My wife gives me shit for it all the time.

We also use the term "get left." As in, I didn't get left until noon so I'll be running a little late. No idea where that comes from.
Mar 10, 2011 10:27am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:31 AM
my mom said warsh instead of wash. my ex from Missouri said harr instead of hair. but everything else they pronounced fine. I always thought it was strange to have 1 word a person couldn't ever say right. my daughter said I drove her crazy by saying Sundy, Mondy, Tuesdy, etc. instead of ...day. I never noticed until she told me.
Mar 10, 2011 10:31am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:32 AM
LJ;706141 wrote:First time I heard it was a bunch of girls from Tiffin.

I am pretty sure if you talk like that I have made fun of you in the past as well
I don't do it all the time or with a lot of words...just once in a while.

Tiffin isn't even that close to the lake...I am surprised they talk like that. My hometown is almost directly east of them and people don't pronounce things that way.
Mar 10, 2011 10:32am
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thavoice

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Mar 10, 2011 10:32 AM
West Central ohio we all say Crik as well. Seems just awkward to say creek.
Mar 10, 2011 10:32am
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Mar 10, 2011 10:33 AM
Boston = Wicked

Edit: also the lack of R's
Mar 10, 2011 10:33am
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NilesPacMan

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Mar 10, 2011 10:36 AM
I was in Missouri this past summer and went to buy a book at a Barnes and Noble. After paying for it, she asked me if I wanted a sack with the book, which left me stand there for a couple seconds and have her repeat the question before I finally realized she meant a plastic bag. Honestly, I was just left completely confused until figuring that out.
Mar 10, 2011 10:36am
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Mar 10, 2011 11:05 AM
Some things I have heard

Pen = Pin

Pillow = Pellow

Loudonville = Lawndville (Loudonville is a town in Ashland County)

Wash = Warsh

Tomato = Tomata
Mar 10, 2011 11:05am
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Con_Alma

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Mar 10, 2011 11:09 AM
melk instead of milk

Hate it.
Mar 10, 2011 11:09am
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Mar 10, 2011 11:21 AM
Con_Alma;706184 wrote:melk instead of milk

Hate it.

I admit I'm a "melk" person. I don't know where I picked up that idiosyncrasy.
Mar 10, 2011 11:21am
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Mar 10, 2011 11:22 AM
Here in North Dakota and Minnesota

Youbetcha

Dontchaknow

Long O's
Mar 10, 2011 11:22am
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I Wear Pants

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Mar 10, 2011 11:47 AM
We in Ohio tend to put unnecessary prepositions at the end of sentences.
Mar 10, 2011 11:47am