I really dig this thread. I'm also amazed at some of the non-regional diction from people in very accent-heavy areas. My huge vowels and occasional "aboots" usually give me away as being from the northern midwest, but my "reckons" and "fixins" let everyone know I had a southern parent. :)
Knerd doesn't sound like I expected her to, for some reason.
Haha, what did you expect?
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And for funsies, I also added "coffee" to the main list. I recently ran into a bunch of new friends who pronounce it in the stereotypical Long Island fashion, so I want to hear more!
Knerd, I don't know to be honest xD I suppose I was expecting more of a New York accent. But I think what I think of as a NY accent is more just people in NYC itself maybe. That harder, flatter accent, where as yours is light and pretty :)
Ah, okay. You're right, that kind of Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra accent is really just a NYC and New Jersey thing. Even my boyfriend doesn't sound like that and he grew up in the Bronx. :lol:
And Bauchle, you sound so cute! You had a lot of fun with that one, haha.
Lol it happens all the time where I am in FL. Like raining in my backyard when I am in my pool, then I go into my front yard and it is bone dry. Then it will rain all day but still. I guess I recall it happening more when I was younger, in elementary school when I was outside everyday to notice. Lol
My accent's kind of weird, I've moved around the UK a lot, mainly around the North and the Midlands, so my accent slides around a lot.
Anyway, here it is: vocaroo
Sorry for the sound quality, let's just pretend I'm stood in front of the sea with crashing waves.
Oh, and I'd also be interested to hear how everyone pronounces "scone". It's a point of contention and has sparked many a bare-knuckle boxing match in our house.
Ah I see. I don't like the "scone" pronunciation much, it just seems...I don't know. I'm definitely a skon girl. xD
Haha, well I'm glad I could help. I'm a huge Still Game fan, so when the topic of scones came up, I couldn't help but remember that. xD In the end, the winning caption came from one of their friends and said "S'gone" xD.
It's funny. My dad was born and raised in New Jersey and he has no accent at all, sounding more like a person from the west coast where he lives now. But his sister! Her accent was so thick you could slice through it. And no, she didn't live in that region all her life either.
I suppose I sound 'normal', i.e. the same sort of accent my father has, west coast, no embellishments. But I guess there's enough of a British edge in there for me to occasionally, occasionally be mistaken for British when I go out.
