English Dialects

[PockyMePink]

Originally Posted by CarleyGee

In the south, I think it becomes even harder to understand.
0_0 Though, with the heavy heat we tend to speak slower lol.

For verbs ending in "ing" turns to "in",
because in many places, there isn't much stress on every letter.

P.S:
"You guys" is not common here.
"Y'all" is more accepted.
I like to be referred to as a female haha.

^_^

Where I live, I tend to hear "you guys" more often....I guess southern language varies more then I thought ^^;

Kinda makes me mad when people make fun of southern dialects.....but it's also funny that (here in KY, anyway) the ones speaking it make fun of it more then those who aren't speaking it XP

P.S.
Words that can be shortened to one syllible, WILL be shortened to one syllible ;P

[ilovedaisuke7]

I have the New England accent. [New York, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire]
The letter 't' is pretty much not even part of our alphabet.
Pretty much every word with the letter 't' is either silent or more of a 'd' sound, like the words 'water' and 'matter'.

But I don't think we use any strange words.
'Sick' is always used to describe something "cool". But I'm pretty sure a lot of people use it in that context. XD

[Payne222]

Originally Posted by ilovedaisuke7

But I don't think we use any strange words.
'Sick' is always used to describe something "cool". But I'm pretty sure a lot of people use it in that context. XD

Haha yeah, that's just a national slang, isn't it?

I grew up 15 min from Downtown Chicago and then moved out here,
about 2 hours away in the suburbs and my friends gimme crap about
some of the different words I use for things.
Like when I talk about my front room (or as I say, Frunchroom). When
I first used that word out where I live now, NO ONE knew what it was.
Funny thing was until that moment when they called it a "living room",
I've NEVER used that word or heard it used like that, except maybe once, haha.

[Jaydelart]

How many Americans here use 'tight' that aren't from California?
When I came to California from Australia, they used it with me... and I didn't understand what they meant. I literally told them I didn't know whether they were insulting me or complimenting me.

Tight
adj. Having the quality of being awesome; provoking positive interest.
synonyms: cool, awesome, grand, spectacular, amazing, incredible, yabai, etc.
As in... "Oh, that's tight, cuz!" [Golly, that is quite incredible, my fair man!]

[Kenpachi11]

i live and was born in the south but i wouldnt say i have a southern accent. ppl here always ask me were im from bc they say i have an accent...they mistake me for being british alot lol

[Payne222]

Originally Posted by Jaydelart

How many Americans here use 'tight' that aren't from California?
When I came to California from Australia, they used it with me... and I didn't understand what they meant. I literally told them I didn't know whether they were insulting me or complimenting me.

Tight
adj. Having the quality of being awesome; provoking positive interest.
synonyms: cool, awesome, grand, spectacular, amazing, incredible, yabai, etc.
As in... "Oh, that's tight, cuz!" [Golly, that is quite incredible, my fair man!]

Yeah, we personally don't use it here really around Chicago. Well, actually we
do, but it's more of a "South Side" thing. Most people know what it means in
that context, but we don't use it.

Originally Posted by Kenpachi11

i live and was born in the south but i wouldnt say i have a southern accent. ppl here always ask me were im from bc they say i have an accent...they mistake me for being british alot lol

How is that possible to not develop a dialect in the area you're born and
raised in? How do you talk then?

[kurezi]

I say "totally", "like" and "dude" excessively. Also, "hecka" since I'm from Norcal. In the rest of California, it's "hella" I guess.

[kurezi]

Originally Posted by Jaydelart

How many Americans here use 'tight' that aren't from California?
When I came to California from Australia, they used it with me... and I didn't understand what they meant. I literally told them I didn't know whether they were insulting me or complimenting me.

Tight
adj. Having the quality of being awesome; provoking positive interest.
synonyms: cool, awesome, grand, spectacular, amazing, incredible, yabai, etc.
As in... "Oh, that's tight, cuz!" [Golly, that is quite incredible, my fair man!]

Guys use that word a lot more than girls. It's kind of crass for a girl to use it, in my experience.

[Kenpachi11]

Originally Posted by Payne222

How is that possible to not develop a dialect in the area you're born and
raised in? How do you talk then?

i really dont know...hmmm i dont know how to explain how i talk....sorry

[Yuna7780]

OMG! We talked about this so much in speech class.

Bubbler- water fountain (Wisconsin)
Gumband- hair tie (New York, I think)
Schlep- to carry (I think in Boston)
Cabinet- milkshake (Rhode Island)

There are a few more, but I can't think of anything else...