East Coast vs. Midwest dialects

[kfisc]

Linguistic differences are fascinating! I've been catching the regional tics out here- one is that people seem to put a "w" in everything- as in, "I 'dunno abwout dat." They also use the term "but" and "yeah, right," very differently here: "But," (pronounced "bwut,") is used to puncuate silence, like "'yep" or "'huh" is back in Illinois and Indiana.

The oddest one so far is "yeah, right." Hoosiers and Illinoians might use it to to question someone's veracity, or emphasize a point, as in "yeah, right, the Cubs will ever win a Series."

Here, amazingly, it's used to affirm humor, or irony, as in saying something somebody finds funny, and the listener will respond with a very quick "yeah, right?" with an up-tic on the "right."

Imagine being an Indiana/Illinois person (we sound kind of like the folks on "Hee Haw;" I do, anyway) being surrounded by people who sound like Archie and Edith Bunker.

I thought everyone here would sound like Cliff from "Cheers" or the people on "This Old House," but that's totally different, and up in Boston, it seems. The "Pepperidge Farms Remembers" accent seems relegated to old-timers in Maine.

Fascinating!

[Nina51]

aah you in bwoston now? if you aah, whaw aah you pawking youw caww?

[kfisc]

Naw, 'ahm 'wivven in Connetikit, dare, have 'bin faw a yeea (=year)...........bwut.

[Confooseld]

Midwestereners talk funny too. really shrill I's. My cousins are from Wiscahnson.

[DHyslop]

And the vocabulary is different, too. You should have seen the look on my face when I tried to ship a package at the package store!

At least I didn't leave empty-handed.

[wee-reefer]

Yin'z gotta love Piksburgh I gotta go red up my room, then I'm gonna eat a jumbo samwich.

[Sloth]

I moved from MI to OH and the differences are surprising. People in Ohio leave out "to be".

They say, "The car's tire needs inflated."
and "My shirt needs ironed".

Weird.

[Mr. Guitar]

Whatda 'bout Southerners? Can't leave us out. hahaha. Howa y'all doin' this evenin'?

[purduefan]

My mother and grandmother were an interesting mix. They would red the table, pack my father's lunch in a poke, and sit on the davenport. You crossed the bridge over the crick (creek) on the way to my grandmother's house. There were others too -- but I can't remember them now.

[O'Man]

Some More:

Orange:
We have an AREange and others have a OARange.
Coffee:
COUGHffee or caaffee
Dog:
DAWg or DAg

Tennis Shoe or Sneaker?
Hoggie, hero, sub or grinder?

Do you you do wash, warsh or laundry?

Pittsburgh is the only place I know that uses Gumbands instead of rubberbands, and they may use them DonTon. It would be interesting to be at a wild karaoke night when the song "Downtown" comes on.

Ohio has drive through liquor stores. What, no time to go into the bar to get a DUI?

I bought stuff in Iowa and they asked me if I wanted a sack. I wondered if getting drunk there would get me half in the sack instead of half in the bag.

In NJ a Sloppy Joe just might be a triple decker sandwich with ham, turkey or roast beef & cheese with cole slaw & russian dressing or it could be ground meat (or as some here call it Chopped Meat) on a bun with sauce.

I went to a Knicks game & a guy with a tray full of beers trying to sell them was saying "Beeeeerah Heeeerah" and another guy doing the same thing was yelling "Buhh Huhh"

[Cutiewitbooty]

here is a quiz that will tell you what kind of ameican english you speak, it's pretty cool. I have normal most common i guess.. But here is what the quiz says

Your Linguistic Profile:

70% General American English

15% Yankee

10% Upper Midwestern

0% Dixie

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/



http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/

[Mr. Guitar]

I just took that test. Here are my results...

45%- Dixie

40%- General American English

5%- Midwestern

5%- Yankee

[TellyFish]

The fine state of Illinois also sports drive-thru liquor stores. In Dekalb, home of Northern Il Univerity, no less.

Yet, they are crazy out there about checking for DUIs. Road blocks and random checks all the time... Obviously some sort of a concpiracy.

[TellyFish]

85% General American English
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Dixie
0% Yankee

Sounds aboot right.

[vonodie1]

Your Linguistic Profile:
65% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Yankee

[dinoman]

55% General American English
20% Upper Midwestern
10% Midwestern
5% Dixie
5% Yankee

:D Guess I'm a good combination of everything! We have drive thru liquor stores here, I always thought everywhere had them! Shows how much I get around!

[BigSkyBart]

No drive thru liquor stores here, but you can get any mixed drink at a bar in a "go cup"

Here's my results, it may hint at how much time I've spent in all 4 corners of the lower 48

35% General American English

20% Yankee

15% Upper Midwestern

10% Dixie

10% Midwestern

[dc]

We have drive through liquor stores too. LOL, in Vernal, Utah there's one liquor store and it's state owned. Here's me:


Your Linguistic Profile:
75% General American English
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Midwestern
5% Yankee
0% Dixie



The weirdest thing I say different are things like flag, drag, gag, etc. I pronounce them with a long a. All of them Flage. That's something from North Dakota tho.

[dc]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8168036#post8168036 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BigSkyBart
No drive thru liquor stores here, but you can get any mixed drink at a bar in a "go cup"

Here's my results, it may hint at how much time I've spent in all 4 corners of the lower 48

35% General American English

20% Yankee

15% Upper Midwestern

10% Dixie

10% Midwestern

So you're not really in Mt. huh? :lol:

[kfisc]

Cripes! (which I notice isn't on the list), I've been out east too long.


55% General American English

20% Yankee

10% Dixie

10% Upper Midwestern

0% Midwestern

[amcarrig]

I grew up in Long Island so folks here say that I talk funny :) At least when I'm ordering food at the restaurant, I don't say "Can I get a cheeseburger". :)

[2fishy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8160463#post8160463 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Confooseld
Midwestereners talk funny too. really shrill I's. My cousins are from Wiscahnson.

Yeah right!!! You are not funny!!!:mad:




















J/K!
YOU BETCHA, I AM!!!!:D

[2fishy]

Alright, I played, too! Fitting I guess! What's up with the drive through liquor stores, we don't have them here. Although we can get "to go" cups to.

Here's mine...

***Your Linguistic Profile:***

75% General American English

10% Upper Midwestern

10% Yankee

0% Dixie

0% Midwestern

[batguano]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8160234#post8160234 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nina51
aah you in bwoston now? if you aah, whaw aah you pawking youw caww?

NO no, Nina. That would actually be pahking yah cah. New Yorkers say pawking the caw.


For example, consider the following sentence:

Please park your car in the yard.

The Bostonian,"Please pahk yah cah in the yahd."

The New Yorker,







































"Mooove dat friggin wreck b'for I break ya face!" :lol:

[steve5520]

"Whatda 'bout Southerners? Can't leave us out. hahaha. Howa y'all doin' this evenin'?"

I like the Southerners. Easy to figure out what they are saying.

Singular form: Y'all

Plural form: ALL Y'all

See how easy it is?

[batguano]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8171715#post8171715 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by steve5520
"Whatda 'bout Southerners? Can't leave us out. hahaha. Howa y'all doin' this evenin'?"

I like the Southerners. Easy to figure out what they are saying.

Singular form: Y'all

Plural form: ALL Y'all

See how easy it is?


See, the thing is, with Southerners, a Yankee might not be able to understand all y'all are sayin', but it sure sounds real pretty. :)



Oh yeah, and I own page two. For Rent, cheap.

[Mr. Guitar]

Where are all my Southern friends? I see no one has a good Dixie percentage. haha. By the way...Plural forum of Y'all is Y'all. haha.

Examples:
Whatda y'all doin?
Whatch y'all doin?

There is no all in front of y'all. hahaha. I hope my English teacher gets the trip to New York approved so I can hear how y'all speak. I'll most likely needa translator. haha. I am delighted to hear that our speakin' is music to your ears batguano! haha.

[batguano]

If youse come ta New Yawk, I dunno bout no translata, but youse might wanna police escort! (j/k- New York is just as safe as any other war zone) :lol:

[Nina51]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8171622#post8171622 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by batguano
NO no, Nina. That would actually be pahking yah cah. New Yorkers say pawking the caw.


For example, consider the following sentence:

Please park your car in the yard.

The Bostonian,"Please pahk yah cah in the yahd."

The New Yorker,







































"Mooove dat friggin wreck b'for I break ya face!" :lol:

i stand *gasp* corrected. :D

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here is mine

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<strong>
Your Linguistic Profile:
</strong>
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</td>
</tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">70% General American English
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">10% Upper Midwestern
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">5% Dixie
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">5% Midwestern
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">5% Yankee
</td></tr>

</table>
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/">What Kind of American English Do You Speak?</a></div>

[BigSkyBart]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8168143#post8168143 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dc
So you're not really in Mt. huh? :lol:

Not tonight, I'm in your little state of WY
Just had a decent steak at the fire rock steak house
watching MNF with a cold beer at the Holiday Inn in Casper

[Mr. Guitar]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8172440#post8172440 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by batguano
If youse come ta New Yawk, I dunno bout no translata, but youse might wanna police escort! (j/k- New York is just as safe as any other war zone) :lol:

:lmao: I think I changed my mind 'bout goin' up there. I think my French teacher is plannin' a trip to France. Not to offend ya but I'd rather go to France. haha.

[dc]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8174971#post8174971 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BigSkyBart
Not tonight, I'm in your little state of WY
Just had a decent steak at the fire rock steak house
watching MNF with a cold beer at the Holiday Inn in Casper

LOL, you probably passed Dan in the hall! :D

[zenguitar]

I'm from OregOn :)

But when I was in London I couldn't open my mouth without being asked what state I was from and I would say Oregon, and they would say "Where?"

Being on the subway (tube) in london was so awesome with all the people around me talking in that accent, I almost started laughing!!!!

[Confooseld]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8172387#post8172387 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mr. Guitar
Where are all my Southern friends? I see no one has a good Dixie percentage. haha. By the way...Plural forum of Y'all is Y'all. haha.

Examples:
Whatda y'all doin?
Whatch y'all doin?

There is no all in front of y'all. hahaha. I hope my English teacher gets the trip to New York approved so I can hear how y'all speak. I'll most likely needa translator. haha. I am delighted to hear that our speakin' is music to your ears batguano! haha.
If it makes you feel better here's mine.
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Your Linguistic Profile:
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</td>
</tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">45% General American English
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">30% Dixie
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">15% Yankee
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#A8FFB3">5% Midwestern
</td></tr>

<tr><td bgcolor="#D9FFD8">0% Upper Midwestern
</td></tr>

</table>
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/">What Kind of American English Do You Speak?</a></div>

[Mr. Guitar]

Yeah, that makes me a feel a little better. I must be the most Southern person on here. :D

[poconofishy]

Here's myan:

I took it twice, I must speak some other language 5% of the time.



Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
40% Yankee
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

Your Linguistic Profile:
45% General American English
40% Yankee
10% Dixie
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern


Here's a little colloquialisms for ya...

Jeet yet?
no, jew?
translation:
Did you eat yet?
No, did you?

Hayna or no?
translation
ain't it so or not?

root aidy
translation
route 80 (Interstate 80)

goin upta moll
translation
going to the mall

If you watch "The Office" you may have heard more.

[Mr. Guitar]

I've use all those except Hayna or no? hahaha. I'm not a redneck but I do own Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck dictionary. Let's just say I use most of them in there. :lmao:

[Steeltowndubber]

I'm from Hamilton, Ontario Canada (aboot 45 mins from Toronto), took the test and this is what I speak... lol...

Your Linguistic Profile:

50% General American English

15% Dixie

15% Yankee

10% Upper Midwestern

5% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofamericanenglishdoyouspeakquiz/

[stlrams88]

My dixie was higher than regular english, is that bad?

[Fiddler]

70% General American English
15% Dixie
10% Yankee
0% Midwestern
0% Upper Midwestern

95%??????????? The other must be elvish (sp)

I don't know where the dixie came from, maybe my girlfriend

[Mr. Guitar]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8188639#post8188639 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by stlrams88
My dixie was higher than regular english, is that bad?

No that's good!!! Very good!!!

[newtophish]

Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
25% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern

I was hoping that "Fix'in" would be on the test and then everyone would know I was raised in Georgia! Well I'm fix'in to post this now.