▲ 96 ▼ What's a regional pronunciation of a word that seems normal to you but is weird to people from other parts of the country? (lemmings.world) submitted 1 year ago by frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 136 comments fedilink hide all child comments Here "bus" is pronounced like "buzz" and I didn't realise it was weird until I went down to Devon and it was a dead giveaway that I'm a Brummie lol
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) So you pronounce crayon like a kings hat/ tooth repair? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almonds@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes. It's not very common and seems to occur where regional differences merge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) True, I'm just used to hearing either Cray-on or Cran (like cranberries) Also I know I struggle with colors sometimes... But I don't see green or yellow on that map, just red and blue... Is that just me haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almonds@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago Green is in the northwest corner of Wisconsin. Yellow is honestly a terrible color choice for this map, because the pronunciation isn't truly regional. I think it's clustered along the edges of a few different red areas, mostly on the east coast and some Southern areas. I actually think the author's note about it being a merging of pronunciation makes sense, because I was raised in a transitional Southern dialect but my parents both have an east Midland dialect https://aschmann.net/AmEng/#LargeMap permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yes. It's not very common and seems to occur where regional differences merge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) True, I'm just used to hearing either Cray-on or Cran (like cranberries) Also I know I struggle with colors sometimes... But I don't see green or yellow on that map, just red and blue... Is that just me haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almonds@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago Green is in the northwest corner of Wisconsin. Yellow is honestly a terrible color choice for this map, because the pronunciation isn't truly regional. I think it's clustered along the edges of a few different red areas, mostly on the east coast and some Southern areas. I actually think the author's note about it being a merging of pronunciation makes sense, because I was raised in a transitional Southern dialect but my parents both have an east Midland dialect https://aschmann.net/AmEng/#LargeMap permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (1 child) True, I'm just used to hearing either Cray-on or Cran (like cranberries) Also I know I struggle with colors sometimes... But I don't see green or yellow on that map, just red and blue... Is that just me haha permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Almonds@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago Green is in the northwest corner of Wisconsin. Yellow is honestly a terrible color choice for this map, because the pronunciation isn't truly regional. I think it's clustered along the edges of a few different red areas, mostly on the east coast and some Southern areas. I actually think the author's note about it being a merging of pronunciation makes sense, because I was raised in a transitional Southern dialect but my parents both have an east Midland dialect https://aschmann.net/AmEng/#LargeMap permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago Green is in the northwest corner of Wisconsin. Yellow is honestly a terrible color choice for this map, because the pronunciation isn't truly regional. I think it's clustered along the edges of a few different red areas, mostly on the east coast and some Southern areas. I actually think the author's note about it being a merging of pronunciation makes sense, because I was raised in a transitional Southern dialect but my parents both have an east Midland dialect https://aschmann.net/AmEng/#LargeMap permalink fedilink source parent