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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:53 PM Original message |
Poll question: Do you have an accent? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. Southern all the way! And proud of it, too! |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. My original |
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Not Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Canad-jin |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:50 PM Response to Reply #29 |
87. That's one of the things I enjoy about TV shows |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. No, but everyone else does! |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. Texan comes out sometimes... |
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movie_girl99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. I'm from Texas |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Did you say Thank God you don't have the drawl? |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. When Inebriated, I speak in the manner of my childhood home |
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fertilizeonarbusto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. Love my accent |
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SheepyMcSheepster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. southern accent here |
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Democrat 4 Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. No-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oa, why-y-y-y-y you-u-u-u-u askin-n-n-n-n-g? |
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yellowdogintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 11:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
88. what part of Southern /central Kentucky? I am a just below |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not as far as I know, no... |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. When you say "House" or "Mouse"... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 05:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
63. Hi maveric, |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 06:47 PM Response to Reply #63 |
69. He's doing great. I took him to the beach for an hour today. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 06:51 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. How good is that? I'm pleased to hear it... |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:21 PM Response to Reply #70 |
76. He's always been a quick healer. Two days of being trapped at home |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. People can always tell I'm from Philly, because it sounds like it |
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BroadwayBrat (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yo Philly.... |
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TK421 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:09 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. YO YO YO |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
78. Yeah, you warsh your face, rinse it with wooder, |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. a little bit of a Southern accent at times |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. Only when I check my erl or get cut off by some joik on the Toinpike |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. Everyone has an accent |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Yep, someone who answers that they have no accent.. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:34 PM Response to Reply #14 |
85. "What kind of an accent do you have?" |
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tjdee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
15. No, and I'm even from New JeRsey. Not New Joisey. |
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Kire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
96. Re: New Joisey |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
16. South Philly accent. |
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BurtWorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. Iway have a slight igPay Latin accent. |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. You mean you can't say "Gyo Gyo Gyo Iggles!" properly? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. I have a very thick Michigan accent |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
42. Yooper or Troll? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 05:00 PM Response to Reply #42 |
62. I'm from Detroit |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 06:36 PM Response to Reply #62 |
65. Correction... |
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sbj405 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:50 PM Response to Reply #62 |
77. That's Dee-Troit |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:48 AM Response to Reply #77 |
99. Do you say Thee-A-ter? |
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hickman1937 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. So do I, I guess. I read somewhere that Kim Bassinger took |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. Oh bloody 'ell |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
22. depends upon how much I've been drinking |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
23. I'm from southwest Ohio |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. Southern (NC mountain / Eastern TN) accent and proud of it! |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
93. Glad to hear it |
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Parrcrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
27. As a Canadian in SE Kansas, I would have to say no |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
30. A southern one |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
31. A Wicked Pissa one |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
52. ditto |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:55 AM Response to Reply #31 |
100. Yep, wicked good. |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
32. I gut a fucken pissah Boston accent! |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:54 PM Response to Original message |
34. NSMA tells me that I have a Philly Girl accent. |
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Beware the Beast Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. As a former Western Pennsylvanian, I need to ask: |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Everyone I know in this area drinks |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:11 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. you do |
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BlondieK143 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
36. Southern all the way. |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
37. "NO, but I have a TILDE!!!! "...... ~......." |
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SarahB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
38. Do I? |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
39. Yeah, and a very affected one it is. |
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luvLLB (394 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. East Texas accent...but only when I get riled. |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. a pretty solid wis-caahhhn-sin accent |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
54. Do we have an accent? |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:43 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. from what i am told |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:46 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. ok.... |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
44. no |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:18 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Hedges isn't the only one, you know.... |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I DO NOT SOUND LIKE I COME FROM MICHIGAN |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I still lurve ya! |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:29 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. . |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:55 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Well, *I* love your accent |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
72. You have a Michigan accent. |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:30 AM Response to Reply #72 |
105. yeah, well, your ass has a midwestern accent |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
50. My Kansas accent creeps in on me unexpectedly sometimes. |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
53. No, I'm a Californian |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 05:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
64. Here's the right answer that I've been looking for! |
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mwdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
56. Southern, occasionally, when I'm tired... |
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barackmyworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
58. Chicaaaaahgo |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
59. A general British accent with hint of a north east English accent |
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T_i_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:51 AM Response to Reply #59 |
97. People keep telling me I have a Yorkshire accent |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:26 AM Response to Reply #97 |
103. I spend a few years in Sheffield too |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
61. "General American Dialect"... |
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FuzzySlippers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
66. No. I speak unaccented midwestern American English. |
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katinmn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Haha. Me too. |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
67. Chicago accent I guess... |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
71. Probably a slight midwestern one from time to time. |
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Magrittes Pipe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
73. I have a southwestern Ohio accent. |
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WoodrowFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:18 AM Response to Reply #73 |
102. we don't have accents |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
74. Flat as can be no accent Ohio...the only time I can pull an accent is when |
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Kathy in Cambridge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
75. No |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 08:34 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. *cough* bullshit *cough* |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
79. Yes, I suppose I do. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
81. Here's the kicker. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 11:04 PM Response to Reply #81 |
90. Southern accents are really pretty and charming |
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scarlet_owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
82. I have a St. Louis accent. I never knew there was such a thing |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
83. I don't have an accent but I do use 'Canadian' words, spellings |
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AlFrankenFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
84. A faded southern accent |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
86. Massachusetts |
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fleabert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
89. If I am drunk, sleepy, or hanging around other Texans, my Texas twang |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-25-05 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
91. Fifth generation Northern Californian... |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:11 AM Response to Original message |
92. No - pretty much straight English R.P. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 04:16 AM Response to Original message |
94. Difficult question. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
95. I was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Miami, FL. |
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RogueTrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
98. Scottish |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
101. I'm From Brooklyn |
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DemExpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-26-05 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
104. Texan accent - even in speaking Dutch I have this..... |
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