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Fri Apr-14-06 05:09 PM
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Indeed, You can cross referance California clear easy talk to mid state New York in accent,you will find that the two converse beautifully.Now, Northwest easy talk the same. In Calfornia the Californian cross connection to spanish in a common brings in a intresting diversity in language skills associated to annunciation,or articulation. Those people who drop accents from places afar or far away from California learn something about theirselves in language speaking skills that they may have otherwise never realized.Those that never learn diversity don,t know what they are missing. signed Southern California Beach Bum.If it ain,t layed back, it ani,t even there.Such as the saying goes.
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| -Is there a California accent? |
bluestateguy |
Nov-30-05 11:23 PM |
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Fo sure. It's all gnarly and cool too. Peace out. |
Tom Joad |
Nov-30-05 11:35 PM |
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Cha! |
KitchenWitch |
Nov-30-05 11:40 PM |
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born & raised here too..'like it's cool, groovy and my fav bitchin' |
katty |
May-19-06 07:00 PM |
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+1 |
nkt35500 |
Jun-04-11 10:34 PM |
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Like ya know . . . |
Richard D |
Nov-30-05 11:41 PM |
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Isn't there the "Valley Girl" thing? |
ailsagirl |
Dec-01-05 12:28 AM |
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Dude!!! |
calipendence |
Dec-01-05 09:59 AM |
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But that's jargon-- not the way we actually pronounce the words |
ailsagirl |
Nov-19-08 04:43 PM |
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Wow, Omigod! That's the longest lived "conversation" i've had on DU! |
calipendence |
Nov-20-08 02:59 PM |
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It's a subject that refuses to die!!! LOL |
ailsagirl |
Nov-20-08 04:32 PM |
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How come this thread has existed for so long when others disappear |
ailsagirl |
Nov-21-08 04:12 PM |
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You betcha! |
Carla in Ca |
Dec-01-05 12:34 AM |
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Is bummer a Californian thing |
proud patriot |
Dec-05-05 08:24 PM |
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I thought "bummer" was from the 1960s drug culture |
hvn_nbr_2 |
Dec-13-05 05:42 PM |
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LOL!!! |
Juneboarder |
Dec-09-07 12:34 PM |
#94 |
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OMG! You preceded Sarah Palin by 3 years, you betcha you did. :-) nt |
hvn_nbr_2 |
Nov-13-08 08:19 PM |
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From what I understood from the article, |
cally |
Dec-01-05 07:36 PM |
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I agree about the Mary and cot thing... |
Momgonepostal |
Dec-10-05 01:10 PM |
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You don't? |
XemaSab |
Dec-25-08 07:50 AM |
#118 |
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The Merry , marry , Mary thing |
mitchtv |
Dec-10-05 02:31 PM |
#35 |
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I've lived in both places.. |
bobalu |
Jan-04-06 04:44 AM |
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+1 |
nkt35500 |
Jun-04-11 10:35 PM |
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Van Ness |
Gormy Cuss |
Dec-24-05 12:20 PM |
#53 |
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There is a San Francisco accent, |
MaryBear |
Mar-09-06 08:33 PM |
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yes there certainly is a SF and East Bay accent |
CountAllVotes |
Mar-20-06 11:08 AM |
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And then there is Kearny Street |
MaryBear |
Mar-19-06 08:18 PM |
#76 |
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Kerrnie! |
CountAllVotes |
Apr-13-06 02:38 PM |
#81 |
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I'm no linguist either but I notice that people I've spoken to who are |
ailsagirl |
Nov-21-08 04:17 PM |
#111 |
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California Talk |
ascrodin |
Nov-11-08 09:22 AM |
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been told that us native Bay Area speakers are lazy |
CreekDog |
Dec-29-08 05:24 PM |
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but we NEVER..ever...ever... |
AsahinaKimi |
Jan-04-09 10:48 PM |
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Yes |
hvn_nbr_2 |
Dec-01-05 07:36 PM |
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Actually the "falling inflection" on questions is eastern I think... |
calipendence |
Dec-01-05 08:25 PM |
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I think it has spread to the general masses (esp. women) and |
ailsagirl |
Dec-07-07 10:40 AM |
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Great post!! I just saw it. When I watch TV, I'm bemused by the |
ailsagirl |
Nov-21-08 04:15 PM |
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Napes.... |
XemaSab |
Dec-02-05 11:46 PM |
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Hmmm... |
Oerdin |
Dec-03-05 04:58 PM |
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I was told the other day by a Brit |
XemaSab |
Mar-07-06 01:50 AM |
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I had a french student tell me that |
xxqqqzme |
Mar-20-06 01:16 PM |
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oh yes we do. take the word "candy" for example and say it out loud and listen carefully... |
ourbluenation |
Dec-08-07 03:23 PM |
#92 |
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California Standard |
mikelgb |
Dec-03-05 09:02 PM |
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My bro was forced to live in HelLA for a few years. |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-05-05 05:13 PM |
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HelLA???? |
ronnykmarshall |
Dec-07-05 01:34 PM |
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Your guide to Hella |
Moochy |
Dec-17-05 05:11 PM |
#42 |
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American Standard English |
Moochy |
Dec-17-05 01:31 PM |
#40 |
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Yes and now Brokaw Road is pronounced |
MaryBear |
Mar-09-06 08:45 PM |
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Interesting |
senseandsensibility |
Nov-19-08 08:21 PM |
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my norcal kids hella say hella all the time. |
ourbluenation |
Dec-08-07 03:24 PM |
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Yup. Hella is a uniquely Norcal thing. |
Xithras |
Dec-11-07 02:30 PM |
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I've been in Norcal for almost 20 years and have never heard a single person... |
hvn_nbr_2 |
Dec-09-07 04:50 PM |
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Seriously? |
Xithras |
Dec-11-07 02:31 PM |
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Like, I am SO suuuuure! |
Sapphocrat |
Dec-05-05 02:11 AM |
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When I go out state ... |
ronnykmarshall |
Dec-05-05 03:19 PM |
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So do I. |
Sapphocrat |
Dec-05-05 04:45 PM |
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LOL |
proud patriot |
Dec-05-05 08:26 PM |
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Talking fast, yes! |
OnionPatch |
Dec-10-05 03:17 AM |
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that's what my relatives from OK say-& Hi every1 Native Californian here |
StarsInHerHair |
Jul-20-11 08:05 PM |
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And Sacramenno, Safrncisco, Hunington beach |
mitchtv |
Dec-10-05 02:29 PM |
#33 |
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"Hunnington Beach" |
avitali |
Dec-15-05 01:27 PM |
#38 |
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don't forget sanna ana |
shanti |
Dec-25-05 07:31 PM |
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There, too. |
avitali |
Dec-29-05 02:52 PM |
#57 |
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It's almost one word here, |
Kajsa |
Dec-31-08 12:05 PM |
#120 |
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Well, EVERYONE pronounced Los Angeles wrong |
MsKandice01 |
Dec-30-05 03:43 PM |
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"San Berdino" |
maveric |
Mar-09-06 05:37 PM |
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Good point. I never thought about our aversion to T's. |
Xithras |
Dec-11-07 02:43 PM |
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It's Peeeedroow |
DBoon |
May-26-11 10:56 PM |
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Yep. It's Pee-dro. |
Iggo |
Jun-02-11 09:50 AM |
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Your mouth, quick and dirty. |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-05-05 05:12 PM |
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Interesting and very cool |
proud patriot |
Dec-05-05 08:27 PM |
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I was born in Oakland, was in SF until the age of 7, then down |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-05-05 09:11 PM |
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It's not really |
Oerdin |
Dec-05-05 09:59 PM |
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It's both, I think. Slang is in a way easier to peg |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-06-05 08:11 AM |
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When I lived in SF |
ronnykmarshall |
Dec-07-05 01:35 PM |
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What on earth is that? |
Momgonepostal |
Dec-10-05 01:13 PM |
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Relative to the SF Bay area, the vowels are longer, the accent is a |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-22-05 10:02 PM |
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Honestly, I've never noticed |
Momgonepostal |
Dec-23-05 02:24 AM |
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Sometimes it's context? I sound different to myself when visiting |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-23-05 11:07 AM |
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There are LOTS of Bay Area people here now |
Momgonepostal |
Dec-24-05 01:40 AM |
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I'd be out there in a heartbeat if Doug's work weren't here. |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-24-05 01:50 AM |
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See, now I would love to live in the Bay Area, except |
Momgonepostal |
Dec-24-05 12:31 PM |
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When I was reading another thread about heating bills |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-24-05 12:56 PM |
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So, what kind of accent do Sonorans have? We live east of Modesto. :D n/t |
Ladyhawk |
Mar-07-06 05:28 PM |
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East Coast friends from college thought I sounded |
bo44 |
Dec-19-05 09:11 PM |
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Translation, please? |
bobalu |
Jan-04-06 04:48 AM |
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hehe good slang, too funny |
StarsInHerHair |
Jul-20-11 08:08 PM |
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Hella! Bay Area Accents!! |
Moochy |
Dec-17-05 05:08 PM |
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That's right! Hecka! |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-22-05 09:48 PM |
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ME TOO!! |
AsahinaKimi |
Jan-04-09 10:56 PM |
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California Accent? |
Juneboarder |
Dec-06-05 03:06 PM |
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Even within California? |
AzureWaves |
Dec-07-05 09:33 AM |
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Isn't that weird? |
ronnykmarshall |
Dec-07-05 01:38 PM |
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you're now IN Sac? |
StarsInHerHair |
Jul-20-11 08:09 PM |
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My SoCal kids say "May-ouse"(mouse) and "Hay-ouse" (house). |
maveric |
Dec-08-05 03:32 PM |
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There is. |
Cleita |
Dec-10-05 02:30 PM |
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yes, me too |
StarsInHerHair |
Jul-20-11 08:13 PM |
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there's like fully an accent, dude... |
bridgit |
Dec-13-05 07:46 PM |
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long vowels |
kineneb |
Dec-17-05 01:54 AM |
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When I went to college down south I could definitely |
Biased Liberal Media |
Dec-19-05 05:01 PM |
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Wow dude... |
cagoldensun5050 |
Dec-19-05 08:19 PM |
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Like, you R totelly welcum tu DU, cagoldensun! |
sfexpat2000 |
Dec-22-05 09:53 PM |
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I've had people get pissed at me for using the word "dude." |
Ladyhawk |
Mar-07-06 05:31 PM |
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Dude, you totally have to come on the 1st |
XemaSab |
Mar-08-06 12:45 AM |
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that's the way my son uses it also. |
xxqqqzme |
Mar-20-06 01:27 PM |
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Dude, don't call me Dude! |
martymar64 |
Apr-18-06 12:04 PM |
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just tell 'em it's either dude or damn, take your pick |
StarsInHerHair |
Jul-20-11 08:17 PM |
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wa 'da ..heck ..!!!! |
mshasta |
Jan-02-06 04:17 PM |
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When my Socal born&raised kids say "house", they pronouce it "Hay-ouse" |
maveric |
Mar-09-06 05:36 PM |
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"The future just happens sooner in California" |
Ernesto |
Mar-11-06 10:11 PM |
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Lol, Ernesto! |
MaryBear |
Mar-19-06 08:22 PM |
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Yes, but it's very subtle. |
silverojo |
Mar-13-06 08:29 PM |
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If everyone here talks like Paulie Shore and Alicia Silverstone, yes. |
yurbud |
Mar-14-06 01:32 AM |
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This 49 (ouch) year California native says no to any accents |
Dem2theMax |
Mar-17-06 04:09 AM |
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like toe-tally... |
bridgit |
Mar-17-06 04:31 AM |
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LOL. I had to say that one a few times before I got it. |
Dem2theMax |
Mar-17-06 04:40 AM |
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Accent? |
Wash. state Desk Jet |
Apr-14-06 05:09 PM |
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We definitely don't have accents... |
Juneboarder |
Nov-26-08 04:29 PM |
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North Valley accent |
kskold |
Apr-18-06 11:51 AM |
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hella accent, dude. |
fleabert |
Apr-22-06 05:43 AM |
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Let's not forget the Spanish heritage of California. . . |
Stargleamer |
Apr-22-06 06:56 PM |
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California cool |
Wash. state Desk Jet |
May-03-06 03:56 PM |
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True. Much of southern California was settled by southerners after the Civil War. |
Xithras |
Dec-11-07 02:39 PM |
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Fascinating.... |
Snow |
May-10-06 09:51 AM |
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My 13 year old pronounces "furniture" |
LibDemAlways |
May-10-06 02:21 PM |
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Not sure if talking like a douche is an "accent" |
Nailzberg |
Dec-10-07 06:00 PM |
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Of course we have accents!!! |
Juneboarder |
Dec-11-07 10:34 AM |
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Dude! |
slackmaster |
Nov-12-08 08:59 AM |
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Our tone is transparent. We have the opposite of an accent. |
mackerel |
Nov-21-08 10:42 PM |
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I never thought so until I spent a couple of years in Kansas and was |
Cleita |
Nov-30-08 06:53 PM |
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i've never been told i have a califonia accent |
noiretblu |
Dec-01-08 05:25 PM |
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Yes, there is! My husband is from Deepindaharta and when we |
Ecumenist |
Dec-02-08 12:06 AM |
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California surfer and Baltimore have very similar dialects |
martymar64 |
Dec-24-08 05:10 PM |
#117 |
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I am from California and I do not believe we have an accent. |
ej510 |
May-26-11 02:10 PM |
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We have an accent |
Lordquinton |
May-26-11 11:28 PM |
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I'm from Bawlmer! |
KamaAina |
May-26-11 10:53 PM |
#126 |
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Ask anyone from the "Sintral" Valley. |
KamaAina |
May-26-11 10:50 PM |
#124 |
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I grew up there and never heard it once pronounced like that. |
mackerel |
May-27-11 01:42 AM |
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The quintessential Cailfornia band CCR |
KamaAina |
May-26-11 10:52 PM |
#125 |
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There is no West Coast accent. We have the best slang |
mackerel |
May-27-11 01:10 AM |
#129 |
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We create most of the slang. |
ej510 |
May-27-11 03:23 AM |
#131 |
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When I was a kid, my uncle told my brother and I "you kids better |
david13 |
May-27-11 08:16 PM |
#132 |
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I had someone who did *not* know where I was from peg me as a San Francisco native |
The Green Manalishi |
May-28-11 07:01 PM |
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That was a fun read. Much ass grassy ass. |
Iggo |
Jun-01-11 02:03 AM |
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LOL my husband laughed at me in Mexico |
proud patriot |
Jun-01-11 05:29 PM |
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Yes, there is. |
Cleita |
Jun-01-11 06:49 PM |
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This cat from NY told me I have a Southern drawl. |
ej510 |
Jun-03-11 12:36 PM |
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No. I don't notice it. |
OnionPatch |
Jun-04-11 02:37 PM |
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of course |
nkt35500 |
Jun-04-11 10:37 PM |
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Yes! |
Doris32r |
Jul-03-11 12:39 AM |
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I was just in Australia |
bayareamike |
Jul-18-11 10:49 PM |
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MY boyfriend is Australian and he says that the |
mackerel |
Jul-19-11 12:51 AM |
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