Reply #32: What's a Minnesota accent?

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My mom and her family are from Minnesota. I haven't noticed that many differences in the way they talk in comparison to most people I've met in Maine. They do say some different words like "pop" instead of "soda". Also, they pronounce the word roof as "ruff". Those were the only differences I've ever noticed.

My husband's family is from Michigan too. I never noticed an accent from them either. If there is a Midwestern accent, it must be not be all that common anymore. I guess it's kind of like how the Down East accent isn't all that prevalent in Maine any more.