22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently
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Re: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently
by lnrw » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:07 am
what about lawyer. My wife says that I pronounce it like 'liar'.
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Re: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently
by Spider » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:09 am
Its too bad Alaska isn't included. Even after 20 years it still messes up my speech patterns.
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Re: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently
by Winchester » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:16 am
Did they do a gif map? 
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Re: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently
by Spider » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:20 am
That would actually be really interesting, since its not a word people often actually vocalize out loud.
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Re: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently
by The Dharma Bum » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:33 am
I say loy-yer
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Re: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak Differently
by Spider » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:39 am
@lefty
Ya, it was all about the first syllable. He also said things like, instead of "Lean that against it" it was "Lean that again it." Or instead of "the tree might fall down", it was "the tree is like to fall down."
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Ya, it was all about the first syllable. He also said things like, instead of "Lean that against it" it was "Lean that again it." Or instead of "the tree might fall down", it was "the tree is like to fall down."
He was a badass. Was a logger, a truck driver, fisherman, and a soldier as conditions required. Would lower a transmission and let it sit on his chest when he was working on a car. Lived 30 years after they told him he wouldn't last 2.
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