4cards
Posts: 2,551
Mar 10, 2011 10:07am
...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?"
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?"
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Mar 10, 2011 10:08am
LJ;706106 wrote:you're all being hweird
Don't you mean "Yall"?
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Mar 10, 2011 10:13am
Hwill Hwheaton is hweird
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Mar 10, 2011 10:14am
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.
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Mar 10, 2011 10:15am
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
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Mar 10, 2011 10:18am
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
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Mar 10, 2011 10:18am
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
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
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Mar 10, 2011 10:19am
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
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Mar 10, 2011 10:19am
I pronounce cot and caught differently ... cot like "kaat" and caught like "kawt," if that makes sense.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Mar 10, 2011 10:22am
New York State public schools teaches british pronunciations, most notably, Ele-men-terry school
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Mar 10, 2011 10:22am
Yes I do.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.
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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
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Mar 10, 2011 10:23am
Wildcats makes fun of me for this one. I lived in Toledo for 6 years and I guess it rubbed off on me.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
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Mar 10, 2011 10:24am
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
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 10, 2011 10:25am
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
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Mar 10, 2011 10:27am
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.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Mar 10, 2011 10:31am
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.
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Mar 10, 2011 10:32am
I don't do it all the time or with a lot of words...just once in a while.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
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.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 10, 2011 10:32am
West Central ohio we all say Crik as well. Seems just awkward to say creek.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Mar 10, 2011 10:33am
Boston = Wicked
Edit: also the lack of R's
Edit: also the lack of R's
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NilesPacMan
Posts: 452
Mar 10, 2011 10:36am
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.
OneBuckeye
Posts: 5,888
Mar 10, 2011 11:05am
Some things I have heard
Pen = Pin
Pillow = Pellow
Loudonville = Lawndville (Loudonville is a town in Ashland County)
Wash = Warsh
Tomato = Tomata
Pen = Pin
Pillow = Pellow
Loudonville = Lawndville (Loudonville is a town in Ashland County)
Wash = Warsh
Tomato = Tomata
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Con_Alma
Posts: 12,198
Mar 10, 2011 11:09am
melk instead of milk
Hate it.
Hate it.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Mar 10, 2011 11:21am
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.
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Mar 10, 2011 11:22am
Here in North Dakota and Minnesota
Youbetcha
Dontchaknow
Long O's
Youbetcha
Dontchaknow
Long O's
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Mar 10, 2011 11:47am
We in Ohio tend to put unnecessary prepositions at the end of sentences.