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This really interests me. Apparently you can tell where anyone in the English speaking world is from by the pronunciation of the following. They have my pronunciations next to them.
I pronounce them as follows:
cot = cot
caught = cawt
cart = caht
bomb = bomb
balm = bahm
oil = oyl
house = hows
horse - hoarse
good = guhd
water = war-tah
Oh, it might help if you put where you are from. Otherwise the survey might not work.
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I pronounce them as follows: cot = cot caught = caw-t cart = cart bomb = bahm balm = ballm oil = oyl house = how-s horse - w h o r e-s (snicker) good = guhd water = wa-ter Oh, it might help if you put where you are from. Otherwise the survey might not work. But if I tell you where I'm from what's the point in trying to figure it out???? Oh well, if you want to cheat...Detroit, Michigan...Midwestern, USA. Mr. Wondering
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I'm from the Midwest too and use the same pronunciations. I've added in a lot of stuff to my original "language" due to living in other places. In the US, you can also take a pretty good guess about where someone is from by which words they use.
War-tah didn't make sense until I added the accent, Jen.
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cot = cot caught = cot cart = cart bomb = bom balm = balm oil = oyl house = hoUws horse - YEE-HAW! good = guuuuuud water = wa-tur These words are all said in very slooooooooooooooow pace in my country. Texas! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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[quote]cot = cot
caught = cawt
cart = carrrt
bomb = bom
balm = balllm
oil = ahhhl sometimes, oehll others
house = howssss (Hiss the s, aspirate the H)
horse - horsss (Hiss the s, aspirate the H)
good = guuu- uuud
water =WA (t)er (barely say the T)
Born in Texas, lived in various other parts of country for periods of time
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Here's a language test, that you might enjoy, Kiwij.... CLICK HERE Here are my results... Your Linguistic Profile: 55% General American English 35% Yankee 5% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern
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Mrs. W's results... cot = cot caught = cawt cart = cart bomb = bahm balm = balm oil = oyl house = howsss horse - horsss good = guuud water = wah-tur ***Linguistic Profile for type of American English Spoken*** 50% General American English 30% Dixie 10% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern Originally from Atlanta, Georgia...Living in Detroit, Michigan for 10 years...I have kind of a blended "mutt" accent now...Not enough drawl for the Southerners and not enough nasal twang for the YANKEES! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Mrs. W
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Here's a language test, that you might enjoy, Kiwij.... I dunno Marsh...Kiwi is from New Zealand, that test that you provided a link to is to determine what type of American English that you speak...I'm guessin' Jen doesn't speak "American English", unless she is makin' fun of us! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Mrs. W
FWW ~ 47 ~ MeFBH ~ 50 ~ MrWonderingDD ~ 17 Dday ~ 2005 ~ Recovered
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Maybe the test would show what regions the Americans who Jen hangs out with are from.
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Jen, 2long pronounces New Orleans as N'awlins, or perhaps it was Gn'arlins without the G...whatever it was I don't recall but it's all the same anyway, as it is wrong. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Should be pronounced as New Orleans with clear and concise word/sylable anunciation. And Mrs W., just so you know, not everyone in MI has a yankee twang, just the trolls below the bridge (and no, not troll as in person coming to MB to make trouble, the real kind of trolls). <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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cot = cot
caught = cot
cart = cart
bomb = bom
balm = bom
oil = oyl
house = howsz
horse - hors
good = gud
water = watur
1/2 South Texan, little Atlanta, 1/2 Northern Californian
New Orleans is definitely N'awlins!
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Your Linguistic Profile: 65% General American English 25% Upper Midwestern 5% Midwestern 0% Dixie 0% Yankee This PROVES I am NOT a YANKEE. I just happen to live in a state that was on the WINNERS side. In fact, Mrs. W is 10% more Yankee than I. ML...put that in your pipe and smoke it. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Mr. W I still submit General Sherman was a great General. Even if you don't agree you must concede the man sure could build a fire. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Thanks everyone for participating. I had never even CONSIDERED that bomb could be pronounced bahm or that oil could be pronounced ahhl.
I did do the American profile a while ago and I came out with an upper midwestern accent. I mentioned that (on the phone) to my friend Jelly from Michigan and when she'd stopped laughing she said "not even close."
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Your Linguistic Profile: 65% General American English 25% Upper Midwestern 5% Midwestern 0% Dixie 0% Yankee This PROVES I am NOT a YANKEE. I just happen to live in a state that was on the WINNERS side. In fact, Mrs. W is 10% more Yankee than I. ML...put that in your pipe and smoke it. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Mr. W I still submit General Sherman was a great General. Even if you don't agree you must concede the man sure could build a fire. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Hmmph!!! Somebody's in the DOGHOUSE tonight!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Mr. W, you cheated on that test!!! YANKEES!!! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> Mrs. W <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Mr. W. I still submit General Sherman was a great General. Even if you don't agree you must concede the man sure could build a fire. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Mr. W added to my [censored]-list: [color:"blue"] Done![/color] <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> And, it's Nevada, vad like rod, Ne vod ah. Not vad like add, Ne VAD ah. Ditto Colorado. rad like rod, Call ur rod O Not rad like add, Call ur RAD o <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" /> AND Aunt = Ant, not Ont!
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