tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post4975761280974496096..comments2023-07-29T02:41:14.354-05:00Comments on everyday life: tomayto tomahtoheatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12585727879797305803noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-37603686379672543162008-11-18T13:23:00.000-06:002008-11-18T13:23:00.000-06:00* coupon: coo-pon * aunt: awnt * theater: ...* coupon: coo-pon<BR/> * aunt: awnt <BR/> * theater: theee-a-ter<BR/> * envelope: en-velope or <BR/> * quarter: qorter <BR/> * caramel: car-mel<BR/> * mature: matchure<BR/> * adult: uhdult<BR/> * grocery: gro-shree <BR/> * pajamas: pajamas <BR/><BR/>milk: milk <BR/>across: across <BR/>wash: wash<BR/>any word with ing at the end: running <BR/><BR/>This is funny! I love it.Michelle Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04641964724198743746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-25467403226216287392008-11-17T13:19:00.000-06:002008-11-17T13:19:00.000-06:00This is so interesting! I studied a lot of linguis...This is so interesting! I studied a lot of linguistics and pronunciation and collocation to get my degree in ESL, and there were whole class periods devoted to the topic of regional dialects and pronunciation in the U.S. What I find very interesting is how people will eventually alter how they pronounce certain things to fit in (this is often subconscious), depending upon their social group and how they hear things spoken by the people around them. This happened to me (except it was very conscious on my part) when I went to college. I would say I used to have a very "Minnesota" accent with all of the stereotypical pronunciations like "melk" "pellow" "bAYg", etc. But when I went to college I was around people from a different part of the state, and they made fun of me (in a good hearted way) and so there are certain words that I began pronouncing differently. So, I now say milk instead of melk, coo-pon instead of que-con (sometimes), sorry (sawry) instead of SOOOOrry, etc.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and it really bugs me when people say "warsh" or Warshington. Or when someone pronounces a very mainstream spanish word wrong, like pronouncing the ll's in "tortilla" or "quesadilla."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-45741553140386664162008-11-16T10:24:00.000-06:002008-11-16T10:24:00.000-06:00Better late then never this is fun. Of course bein...Better late then never this is fun. Of course being from the northwest where we pronounce everything correctly as is should be. I say it all just like you and Rayn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-11019592997313943582008-11-16T07:33:00.000-06:002008-11-16T07:33:00.000-06:00coo-ponant (if I'm following it with their name, o...coo-pon<BR/>ant (if I'm following it with their name, otherwise the other, so it won't be too confusing.)<BR/>the-ah-ter<BR/>en-velope<BR/>qorter<BR/>car-mel<BR/>matchure<BR/>uhdult <BR/>gro-shree<BR/>pajamas<BR/>milk <BR/>across <BR/>wash <BR/>runningjessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826252555094322099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-50783161654617175972008-11-15T18:11:00.000-06:002008-11-15T18:11:00.000-06:00Here's mine...coo-ponanttheee-a-teren-velopeqorter...Here's mine...<BR/><BR/>coo-pon<BR/>ant<BR/>theee-a-ter<BR/>en-velope<BR/>qorter<BR/>car-mel<BR/>mature<BR/>uhdult<BR/>gro-shury<BR/>pajamas<BR/><BR/>milk<BR/>across<BR/>warshK.M.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992199957047847768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-17550460238116345172008-11-15T13:38:00.000-06:002008-11-15T13:38:00.000-06:00cue-ponawntthe-ah-teren-velopeqwatercar-melmatureu...cue-pon<BR/>awnt<BR/>the-ah-ter<BR/>en-velope<BR/>qwater<BR/>car-mel<BR/>mature<BR/>uhdult<BR/>gro-shree<BR/>pajamas<BR/>melk<BR/>across<BR/>wash<BR/>& no harsh 'g' with any 'ing'.<BR/><BR/>whoa, i actually had to say these things a few times! haha!<BR/><BR/>i'm with kim on running things together too. 'imuna' is the perfect example! i think sometimes i think tucker talks so fast - but then i think it's because when we talk we run things together! haha - weird!jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044560541276275050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-13118277273421562632008-11-15T01:46:00.000-06:002008-11-15T01:46:00.000-06:00oh i also hear people do pillow vs. pellowoh i also hear people do <BR/>pillow vs. pellowLeeAnn | {froggyleggs}https://www.blogger.com/profile/04934120675935878372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-55477958972101689592008-11-15T01:45:00.000-06:002008-11-15T01:45:00.000-06:00What a great site! That was so much fun reading th...What a great site! That was so much fun reading through those!! Of course I had to say them all out loud and had people laughing at me at work. LOL! <BR/>Here are mine:<BR/>cue-pon <BR/>ant<BR/>the-ah-ter<BR/>en-velope <BR/>qorter <BR/>car-mel<BR/>matchure<BR/>uhdult <BR/>gro-shree <BR/>pajamasLeeAnn | {froggyleggs}https://www.blogger.com/profile/04934120675935878372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-57702274663056207432008-11-14T21:04:00.000-06:002008-11-14T21:04:00.000-06:00that site is great! this is totally making my hea...that site is great! this is totally making my head hurt though - i keep second-guessing how i say everything?!?<BR/><BR/>coo-pon<BR/>aunt (when i was little i said 'ant', to me it was sort of like a familiar variation, like 'nana' for grandma... so i would have called anyone else's aunt, 'aunt', but my own, 'ant(ie) kim' for example. :)<BR/>the-ah-ter<BR/>envelope<BR/>qwarter<BR/>car-mel<BR/>matchure<BR/>uhdult<BR/>gro-shury<BR/>pajamas<BR/>melk (i'm kind of unsure as to which one is actually what i say... i've been told we say this weird in MN... so i'm guessing melk)<BR/>across/acrosst - both (i think i do say 'acrosst the street')<BR/>wash<BR/>runningggg (again, i think. why is this so hard LOL?)<BR/><BR/>something i say a LOT is 'ta' instead of 'to'... 'i have ta.' very up north, i think. and i notice i run words together a lot too, like 'imuna'. i'm going to go to the store = imuna go ta the store.<BR/><BR/>another one on that site is 'bag'... i say the 'a' as in 'say', apparently 88% of people say the 'a' as in 'sat'. i don't think i can even physically DO that. LOL :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-40897336785560773142008-11-14T19:54:00.000-06:002008-11-14T19:54:00.000-06:00cue-pon anttheee-a-teren-velope qwartercar-melmatc...cue-pon <BR/>ant<BR/>theee-a-ter<BR/>en-velope <BR/>qwarter<BR/>car-mel<BR/>matchure<BR/>uhdult<BR/>gro-shree<BR/>pajamas: I say it both ways<BR/>milk<BR/>across<BR/>wash<BR/>ing: I'm not so sure about this one but I *think* no harsh "g" sound... usually I seem to leave it off... like running... runnin. I think. LOL!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707323468887392502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-36188200097386181202008-11-14T19:49:00.000-06:002008-11-14T19:49:00.000-06:00cue-ponawntthe-ah-terenvelopequartercar-melmatchur...cue-pon<BR/>awnt<BR/>the-ah-ter<BR/>envelope<BR/>quarter<BR/>car-mel<BR/>matchure<BR/>uhdult<BR/>groshree<BR/>pajamas<BR/>milk<BR/>across<BR/>washAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-25965575628627366752008-11-14T19:46:00.000-06:002008-11-14T19:46:00.000-06:00* coupon: cue-pon * aunt: ant * theater: the...* coupon: cue-pon<BR/> * aunt: ant<BR/> * theater: theee-a-ter<BR/> * envelope: en-velope<BR/> * quarter: qor-ter<BR/> * caramel: car-mel<BR/> * mature: ma-ture<BR/> * adult: uh-dult<BR/> * grocery: grow-sure-e<BR/> * pajamas: pa-jam-mas<BR/> * milk: milk<BR/> * across: across<BR/> * wash: wash<BR/> * ing: no harsh "g" sound<BR/><BR/>this is right by the wayRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833702323783154437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652441562265122088.post-23745828352850956892008-11-14T19:43:00.000-06:002008-11-14T19:43:00.000-06:00Here's mine if you're wondering...cue-ponthe-ah-te...Here's mine if you're wondering...<BR/>cue-pon<BR/>the-ah-ter<BR/>en-velope<BR/>qorter<BR/>car-mel<BR/>matchure<BR/>uhdult<BR/>gro-shree<BR/>pajamas<BR/><BR/>and milk, across, wash, and no hard g sound :)heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585727879797305803noreply@blogger.com