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Where is your accent from? (mydialect.us)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Ascrod@midwest.social to c/main@midwest.social

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Dox yourself (or don't).

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[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I guess mine is pretty solidly midwestern.

[–] Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you say “mahm” or “mom”?

[–] Ascrod@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Mahm" I guess. Definitely not "ma'am" or "mome".

[–] Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah STLiens pronounce “o” differently. I didn’t even realize we had a bit of an accent until someone asked me about it one time

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Midwestern vowels, some are kinda nasally. My ex-MIL is from Michigan and that is a recognizable accent for sure. My ex used to get mad because the girl name Dawn and the boy name Don sound nearly identical here but in Michigan apparently sound very different from each other.

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you got on?
And.
Delta Don, what's that flower you got on?

Same. Only when I say them in succession can a barely perceptible difference emerge.

[–] Elting@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Your map and mine look similar but Louisiana is light blue on mine.

[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

very similar

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

You and @Memnochian@aussie.zone have to fight now