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PurpleThunder said: matt said: When I lived in the Midwest, I'd sometimes cross the river from Detroit, Michigan, to Windsor, Ontario. I found it interesting how some folks in Windsor had a clear Canadian accent (e.g., pronouncing "about" like aboot), whereas others had a "newscaster non-accent." Trivia: Crossing into Canada from Detroit actually involves going south. Don't believe me? Look at a map.  I have never said "Aboot" in my life...that is a Newfie thing not a Canadian thing as a whole...  Yeah, never said aboot either, about, just like it's spelled. 
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moderatorI have a flat west coast American accent. Like the kind you hear in the commercials | |
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TheRealFiness said: jerseykrs said: Jersey, Jersey JERSEY!!!!
thats 'Joizey" ya stupid Guinea bastid   In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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I'm a Georgia Peach- so I have a Southern accent. I've lived all over the world and to other Southerners I don't have an accent, but to anyone who doesn't live in the South I do. Socks still got butt like a leather seat... | |
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I've lived in Northern Minnesota all my life...think Fargo only WAAAAAYYYYY not as obvious and contrived as it was for the movie.
I guess no one picked it up TOOO bad during the OrgInvasion until I said Esko LMAO! | |
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EskomoKisses said: I've lived in Northern Minnesota all my life...think Fargo only WAAAAAYYYYY not as obvious and contrived as it was for the movie.
I guess no one picked it up TOOO bad during the OrgInvasion until I said Esko LMAO! I heard it.  You and Shawna. . .toooohtaly Minnesohta. | |
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tackam said: EskomoKisses said: I've lived in Northern Minnesota all my life...think Fargo only WAAAAAYYYYY not as obvious and contrived as it was for the movie.
I guess no one picked it up TOOO bad during the OrgInvasion until I said Esko LMAO! I heard it. You and Shawna. . .toooohtaly Minnesohta. It must have been FunkMistress & TOFKA that were laughin' "with" me when I was explaining my user name on the way up the escalator @ Calhoun Square... and here I thought I kept it hidden | |
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meow85 said: matt said: My apologies. FWIW, the one time I visited western Canada (drove up to B.C. to get a flu shot and dinner), I didn't detect any accent among the natives. Don't worry about it. The B.C. accent is pretty neutral, but there's a definite "west coast" (read: surfer) way of speaking -at least here in the Okanagan Valley. [Edited 1/28/05 23:48pm] I lived in Nelson for years  I miss it alot  All bikers and bugees..thats why I talked so different than everyone in Winnipeg when I got back here, I still talk different  | |
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EskomoKisses said: I've lived in Northern Minnesota all my life...think Fargo only WAAAAAYYYYY not as obvious and contrived as it was for the movie.
I guess no one picked it up TOOO bad during the OrgInvasion until I said Esko LMAO! How far are you from Fargo or Grandforks?? | |
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PurpleThunder said: EskomoKisses said: I've lived in Northern Minnesota all my life...think Fargo only WAAAAAYYYYY not as obvious and contrived as it was for the movie.
I guess no one picked it up TOOO bad during the OrgInvasion until I said Esko LMAO! How far are you from Fargo or Grandforks?? About 250 miles east of Fargo
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EskomoKisses said: PurpleThunder said: How far are you from Fargo or Grandforks?? About 250 miles east of Fargo
s PT!I'm about 3-4 hrs from Fargo We should have a shopping trip! | |
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I'm from Western PA, but would like to think I'm not a yinzer, nor do I speak Pittsburghese. I think it comes from being born of an English teacher. I'm the first mammal to wear pants. | |
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