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18. Who let the dugs owt?

Reply to Odin2005 (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2012, 10:27 PM

Jan 2012

They got owt of the howse.

Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Living nearby in the Warshington, DC, area in the great state of Murlin.

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What is your favorite American English dialect? [View all] Odin2005 Jan 2012 OP

Pittsburgh! Yinz (You ones) FSogol Jan 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Bunny Jan 2012 #2

Me three! femmocrat Jan 2012 #21

Jagoff! Richardo Jan 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Bunny Jan 2012 #42

Yes, Pittsburghese! distantearlywarning Jan 2012 #22

I'll meet ya dahn Pianelli station. Richardo Jan 2012 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author Still Blue in PDX Jan 2012 #44

When we lived in Pittsburgh my SIL told me I have a California accent. Still Blue in PDX Jan 2012 #45

As a son of the south rrneck Jan 2012 #3

Hawai'i Creole English (Pidgin) KamaAina Jan 2012 #4

Well, technically creoles are seperate languages. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #12

Pidgin doesn't quite cut it as a separate language KamaAina Jan 2012 #26

The one I still have. RebelOne Jan 2012 #5

wiki has a big list of English dialects pokerfan Jan 2012 #6

Gee, I can commiserate. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #17

We HAVE no accent...aside from a tendency to sound "nasal". PassingFair Jan 2012 #7

False, Michigan is the center of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #11

Across a thin strip of Northern Ohio there still can be found a strong influence of the speech Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #19

Yup, That part of Ohio votes like New England, too. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #20

Standard American, the goal toward which all educated speakers strive, but a tip of the hat to dimbear Jan 2012 #8

"the goal toward which all educated speakers strive" that's a bigoted view. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #9

Clay Davis-stan RainDog Jan 2012 #10

I like the Boston accent because it reminds me of the Kennedys. I've also been to Boston twice and applegrove Jan 2012 #13

gulf coast elite pitohui Jan 2012 #14

I like the accents in CA (since we don't have accents) LOL! However, if I had to choose an actual nirvana555 Jan 2012 #16

I like California Valspeak and SurferDude - :) AmandaRuth Jan 2012 #31

all of them are interesting independentLiberal Jan 2012 #15

Who let the dugs owt? kwassa Jan 2012 #18

aw, hell-yeah Doc Holliday Jan 2012 #38

I never realized how much I missed Texas accents OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #23

N'Awlins Yat.....my go-to drunk dialect Burma Jones Jan 2012 #24

Merci, Baby. nolabear Jan 2012 #27

That's the one MrCoffee Jan 2012 #29

I've been told I don't have much of an accent tabbycat31 Jan 2012 #25

That Southern lilt... Iggo Jan 2012 #28

I'd have to say New England and Great Lakes are my two favorite. geardaddy Jan 2012 #30

Texan, and most of the rest of the South tjwmason Jan 2012 #32

Not one person has mentioned the New York, Brooklyn, Bronx or Queens accent Sanity Claws Jan 2012 #33

I do love the NYC / Boroughs accents. geardaddy Jan 2012 #34

"Melodious"? Doc Holliday Jan 2012 #39

Buffalo blueamy66 Jan 2012 #37

Whatever it was in the movie "Fargo." Is that Minnesota? Also, cajun accent. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #40

Um...North Dakota? trof Jan 2012 #41

Yup, I speak the Fargo Accent., Oh, and I live in Fargo, too! Odin2005 Jan 2012 #43

That's it! N Dakota! So you live in Fargo? How cool is that? Literally cool. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #46

The Upper Midwest was first settled by New Englanders Odin2005 Jan 2012 #47

Interesting. Thanks for the info. I'll have to read up on this. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #48

Coastal Southern -- particularly the Savannah variety. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #49