You mean "oot" and "aboot"Originally Posted by SaveTheKitties
Mine is a Canadian Accent especially when I say out and about
You mean "oot" and "aboot"Originally Posted by SaveTheKitties
Mine is a Canadian Accent especially when I say out and about
I have an aunt from WV who has that 'oot' thing happening.Originally Posted by RoseHawke
You mean "oot" and "aboot"? Interestingly enough I understand some sections of West Virginia have a similar accent! I once had a manager from there who would pronounce out and about like that. It was so odd it always gave me pause.
I'm from the Lebanon/Lancaster area too. I can always tell when someone didn't grow up in the area.Originally Posted by bren.1
I guess I have a typical mid Atlantic accent. Also from LANCaster (emphasis on the first syllable, not LanCASter as tourists say). But when I speak Spanish, I have a Puerto Rican accent, because I work with so many Puerto Rican students!
I had the pleasure of working with a team of people from Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Kentucky and South Carolina. Being from Chicago, I thought all southern accents were the same until I met these folks. Believe me when I tell you that every part of the country has a slightly different accent. With my Chicago accent and another member's (oot and aboot) Toronto accent, we made a fine team!!Originally Posted by rosiemac
I can tell a southern american accent!
I grew up in Florida, spent 5 years in Upstate NY and now live in Chicago so my accent is all over the place!Originally Posted by ugaimes
FL is a toughie Katherine. A lot of native Floridians that I've met (much of my family included) do not have any real kind of discernable accent...I guess b/c Florida is such a melting pot of people from all parts of the country?