So I was listening to that song on the way in to work and I was wondering, which way do YOU say it? - because I think about random things like that
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I think I am opposite of you on some. I say either or neither both ways depending on context. But why would anyone put an 'r' in laughter or after? Hee. And I say P-jam-mas (actually I say 'pah-jam-mas really), po-tay-to (more like pah-tay-to), and van-ell-a (I also say milk like 'melk', which is a source of amusement for my husband).
Nope, I am from Michigan. I sound very midwestern I have been told (which you can hear in my voice posts). Except for the melk thing. I have no idea about that. But my mom took a linguistics class in college and the professor had every student talk and he identified where they were from by their speech. My mom was the only one he got wrong. Thought she was from PA, when she is also from MI. So who knows?!
EYE-ther, NYE-ther, po-TAY-to, to-MAY-to (usually, except when in England or with English-accented relatives and it rubs off), P-JAH-mas,LAF-ter, AF-ter (but again YMMV if my Brit peeps are about, but just to a short 'a', no 'r's in sight), Van-ILL-a, Saspir-ILL-a, OY-sters
I'm all the first column except I say van-ELL-a. People around here put r's in their words. My neighbour says drawr for drawer, and if she's saying draw she says drawr also. And some people add an r to the end of my name so it sounds like Cedar.
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NEE-ther
Po-TAY-to
To-MAY-to
P-JAH-mas
LAF-ter
AF-ter
Van-ILL-a
Saspir-ILL-a
OY-sters
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(DO people really say "LARF-ter" and "ER-sters"? I've heard the others, but those just sound strange)
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I have been told I have a funny accent.
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In Georgia "r"s are added and dropped on a regular basis - "idea" is "idear", "fella" is "feller" but my uncle Keller was always "Kella"
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