People who say "gel" instead of "jail" and "dill" instead of "deal"

[Floogeldy]

;)

[philosophie_en_rose]

1. and 'stren-th' instead of 'stray-ngth"

:shrug:

;)

[Floogeldy]

3. Yow

And it seems the same ones that can't say the "g" in strength are the sames ones that will clearly pronounce the "g" at the end of string, kind of like streen-guh. ;)

[L A Woman]

2. West Virginians/some Ohioans say gel and dill...

here in CA, a lot of people say "melk" instead of "milk." it annoys me!

[Floogeldy]

5. A E I O U

And "ih" as in "it." And "eh" as in "Ed." ;)

[MassLiberal]

28. and "pellow" instead of "pillow"

never knew where that came from.

[femmocrat]

4. What about them?

That is exactly how we say those words in western PA.

[Floogeldy]

6. Which words, what way?

;)

[femmocrat]

7. gel and dill

After all, this is the home of the Stillers!

[crim son]

8. Shoot 'em. n/t

[Lethe]

9. hand me that dill, cause i'm fixin' to change my oil

as we say in texas.

thats oil, not oiyel, just one syllable

[Aristus]

26. What are you talking about?

Texans say "oahl"

Alabamans say it longer: "Oaaaaaaaaaaauhhhhhhhl". B-)

[El Fuego]

10. And "pitcher" instead of "photograph."

Oh wait, that's my SO...

[Floogeldy]

11. Yow

I've heard that one many times. :)

[Lethe]

12. here's something i never have understood about the english language:

when we say "I have to go to the store."

have is possesive. it sounds kind of silly to say "I have " to do this, or that. We should be saying "I need to go to the store" or "I must go to the store."

that must confuse the shit out of people when learning english as 2nd language.

[ZombieNixon]

18. Spanish does that too.

Yo tengo que ir a la tienda, tengo from tener, to have.

[Glorfindel]

23. Actually, we say "hafta"...

The have in "I have to go to the store" is not pronounced at all like the have in "I have two sweaters."

[Avalux]

13. Sounds like Pittburghese - "Stillers"

LOL! I'm from there, so I can make fun. ;-)

[Kingofalldems]

21. In western Pa steel is still

and mill is meal. I onced asked someone from Johnstown where they worked. Answer: " At the still meal".

[Viva_La_Revolution]

14. and "warsh" instead of wash...

I've been fighting that accent for years, damnit!

[Avalux]

16. Do you also say "slippy" and "crick"?

How about younz? :D

[Viva_La_Revolution]

19. no slippy, definitely crick

and occasionally "davenport" instead of "couch". :shrug:

and 'dinner' instead of 'lunch'. Breakfast, Dinner and Supper, instead of Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. weird.

[Avalux]

22. I haven't lived where I grew up for awhile now,

so when I hear the local dialect, it sounds kinda funny to me. My mom used to tell me to "go red up my room". Whatever the hell that means!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

24. "go read up in your room"

alternatively, "skedaddle" :rofl:

[calico1]

15. "Yers" instead of "yours."

Paula Deen says that.

[ZombieNixon]

17. Language change happens. It won't stop.

Since the days of Old English and before people have complained of the language going to the dogs, but change still happens...and it can take a language from being a minor language on Europe's fringe with a vestigial system of inflection signposting case and grammatical gender to a worldwide language without such complexities, but with many more of it's own.

It happens. :shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

20. What about people who say "pig"?

[Kingofalldems]

25. I used to live in Chicargo

:rofl:

[Jamastiene]

27. wrasslin' instead of wrestling