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North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot.
Unless you're a SoCal surfer, no one thinks you have an accent.
Of course, being from Michigan, it does peg me to the right location. And I would call soft drinks "pop" except for some reason, the eastern expression "soda" sounds better.
CowboySlim wrote:Does anybody back there in the MidWest/Inland, etc., use the term picklelilly for pickle relish?
CowboySlim wrote:Does anybody back there in the MidWest/Inland, etc., use the term picklelilly for pickle relish?
Spazmogen wrote:ITea is not iced. It's leaves in a bag immersed in hot water...
TheWizard wrote:Poutine - French fries and a heap of cheese (or cheese curds) immersed in brown gravy
You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
Socheat wrote:That's very strange. You on the northern part of Michigan, LoneWolf? I grew up my entire life in Michigan (SE corner), and that site said I had "Midland" accent or "no accent". Strange though that in the description of "Midland" it doesn't mention Michigan at all, just southern Ohio. The spooky thing is, I just moved to central Ohio... I think that site is keeping tabs on me
Oh, and I say "pop" too.
Spazmogen wrote:Its called POP over here too.
Soda is a carbonated water used in mixed alcoholic drinks. Its not pop, eh.
Tea is not iced. It's leaves in a bag immersed in hot water...
vinegar (malt or white) is put on your fries. Not mayo. Ketchup is permissible at times.
Do Americans in the northern states use vinegar?
How about Rye?
Ian wrote:Spazmogen wrote:vinegar (malt or white) is put on your fries. Not mayo. Ketchup is permissible at times.
Vinegar on your fries? Yuck. That's worse than mayo.
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