Dialects, got to love them

[cqaigy2]

I have a buddy that was born in Alabama, then on to Washington state. His dad was Navy. He said he'd get into a lot of fights because of his accent. When he told me about about it i said it sounded like he had more that just Alabama going on, he said the was true and asked me to guess. I said Virginia for sure and that was where he lived after Alabama, just before moving to Washington. NorFolk, unsurprisingly. Another buddy, had the coolest sounding Maine/Virginia accent. I'd guess Virginia has the nicest sounding accent. It just sounds suave and educated to me.

 

[Wagtail]

Getting off dialects and looking at references per where you're from, what other ways are there to say...

Per relieving onself of urine, how many other ways are there to say "number 1, pee, tinkle, piss, drain the lizzard"?

Per a bowel movement, how may other ways are there to say "number 2, take a *****, crap, bowel movement,"?

Generally, at a dinner party, I understand that you will most likely state "excuse me" or "I have to use the restroom".

Sorry for taking this down the toilet, but curiosity got the better of me.

For urinating: having a/going for a 'slash'.

Being Navy: I'm off to the Heads. [Note: always in the plural]

 

[bigtiller]

I was born in TN hillbilly country and my dad was from eastern NC where we spent a fair amount of time. So we had a mix of southern hollar and NC marbles in the mouth accents. I was 12 when we moved to central PA (this was 1970); they had never heard anything like me in school. I can't even guess how many fights I got into being teased and made fun of for the way I talked. It took many years, but once I hit college I had zero accent. Now people say I must be from California because I have no trace of any accent.

My uncle fell in love and married a gal straight out of the hills because of her accent and soft voice.

 

[Jim Shooz]

How about 'going to shake hands with the unemployed'

 

[Frankenkubota]

You often here guys say..."I have to take a leak"...what they're really doing is leaving one...!

you hear that all over europe

come on, let's take a coffee

 

[tracracer8867]

The first time i went to South Africa i was so difficult to understand their kind of English, was bearable after several months.

 

[dmccarty]

I picked on some of the wife's family because of how they say some words.

One word is Clorox. They say it ClOrox, meaning the first "o" is a long "o." So I got to saying ClOrox to pick on them, and my wife, though the wive does NOT say ClOrox.

But the worm has turned, and now *** I *** say ClOrox! I said ClOrox too many times and now I have to pause, think, and try hard to say Clorox. Just easier to say ClOrox at this point.

We watch a few sailing videos on YouTube. One couple is Swedish and another couple is from the UK. They pronounce granite the same but different from how we say the word. They say it granIte, the "i" being a long "i" where as we say granight. I like they way they say it better!

Later,
Dan

 

[Complete Turf Care]

And the little starter dish we order here to whet our appetite? Here, that's the entree, and the "steak and salad" is the main.

In 2014, I visited NSW for about 30 days. On the very first night, our host had a welcoming party and announced that the 'Entree's' were ready. We ate until we were full. Then, he announced that the main course was ready, and we had to eat more, even though we were full from the 'entree's'. Entree's in Australia are what we call 'appetizers' here.

During my visit, I got to meet English speaking people from other countries and learned the different dialects, especially when visiting with people from several areas at the same time. On one visit, our host was from Australia, and a friend was from South Africa, and his son-in-law was from England and I'm from South Louisiana. It was interesting to hear 4 different versions of English in one conversation.

I was introduced to a farmer and he asked me if I was 'off the land'. I had no clue what he meant, and turned to my host with a very puzzled look. Turns out he was asking if I was a farmer and made a living 'off the land'.

 

[tallyho8]

On vacations when I went to places like Ireland and Denmark I always made it a point to go to out of the way places where tourists didn't go to eat or drink. I enjoy hearing them talk in their native speech or dialect even if I can't understand what they are saying. I love just listening to someone speaking from Scotland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and sometimes France but I don't enjoy listening to anyone from Asia, Germany, Mexico unless they are singing.

Here in South Louisiana is the Cajun capital of the world and there are many different Cajun accents. First there are those who never traveled more than 20 miles from Breaux Bridge and speak a thick Cajun accent with both French and English words in the same sentence that are hard to understand and then the 2nd generation who were raised in the cities with the most pleasant Cajun accent you have ever heard. I love hearing them but if you talk to them and let them know you love their accent, then it disappears, as if they are ashamed of having that marvelous sound.

 

[MoKelly]

It is fascinating how all these different languages originated. Even within the same areas of the world.

The most amazing are the differences between European language and Asian language. An entirely different alphabet and symbols v. letters.

MoKelly