tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post3883837810862546445..comments2024-03-05T13:32:24.601-05:00Comments on got milk?: My accentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-75743720120170419472008-02-23T20:12:00.000-05:002008-02-23T20:12:00.000-05:00I say pop. LOLI say pop. LOLSherri Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879070306543787416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-43690121930001858712008-02-23T20:00:00.000-05:002008-02-23T20:00:00.000-05:00English in England is true English. That's what th...English in England <I>is</I> true English. That's what they mean. They say midwestern accents are closest to English accents than any other in America.Terianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750138053329711588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-29387144792585371192008-02-22T23:31:00.000-05:002008-02-22T23:31:00.000-05:00True English? What about those English people who ...True English? What about those English people who live in England? Isn't what they speak a little closer to true English? :)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I've certainly noticed some difference between how I say some words and how a newscaster might say them. For example, "Orange." A lot of people pronounce it "arnj." Quite a few turn it into two syllables: "ar-inj." Me and everyone around here? "Ornj."<BRJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078027953947411411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-73761922197537667812008-02-22T18:55:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:55:00.000-05:00I speak the same as you. I take comfort in the fac...I speak the same as you. I take comfort in the fact that experts say midwestern English is the most like true English.Terianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03750138053329711588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-36899342860101566832008-02-22T11:46:00.000-05:002008-02-22T11:46:00.000-05:00I guess I was wrong. I have been assured that in W...I guess I was wrong. I have been assured that in Wisconsin, it's "soda" no matter what.<BR/><BR/>The quiz's summary does say, "<I>Chances are</I> you call carbonated drinks 'pop'" (my emphasis).<BR/><BR/>The "chances are" disclaimer must be for Inland North speakers who live in Wisconsin!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078027953947411411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-28792734171596819472008-02-22T11:28:00.000-05:002008-02-22T11:28:00.000-05:00Now that's interesting. I always thought Wiconsini...Now that's interesting. I always thought Wiconsinites said "pop." I figured that if you ventured into Milwaukee, you might here "soda," but other than that, I thought it was strictly "pop."<BR/><BR/>I'm asking my Wisconsin coworker right now what he says. <BR/><BR/>Okay, he's not around. I guess I'll have to find out later.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078027953947411411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-16932060014918370642008-02-22T11:13:00.000-05:002008-02-22T11:13:00.000-05:00So do you say pop? It seems to me people up here ...So do you say pop? It seems to me people up here call it soda. I always called it pop until the last few years when now I call it soda. Fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-48190738915935269092008-02-22T09:52:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:52:00.000-05:00Actually, I say tennis shoes, not sneakers, althou...Actually, I say tennis shoes, not sneakers, although my grandma has always said sneakers, and she grew up in the same place I did. :) Of course, she also tends to say "oleo" instead of "margarine."<BR/><BR/>'Round these parts, we actually pronounce "out" as "owt," not "oot." Now, for most Canadians, their "out" sounds a lot like "oot." And I think once you head out to Minnesota and North Dakota,Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078027953947411411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-43710481282909570792008-02-22T00:19:00.000-05:002008-02-22T00:19:00.000-05:00J-Sounds like you! You do call soda, pop and tenn...J-<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you! You do call soda, pop and tennis shoes, sneakers.<BR/><BR/>I need to learn how to pronounce the word out as "oot" and say, "eh" a lot after I finish every sentence.<BR/><BR/>Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6951642.post-4495788394693346062008-02-21T17:49:00.000-05:002008-02-21T17:49:00.000-05:00I got the same as you.I got the same as you.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557328159210112646noreply@blogger.com