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64. how do you peg "in the house, mopin' around..."? I think it's odd...

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How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk [View all] CTyankee Dec 2013 OP

Weird: PCIntern Dec 2013 #1

I was born and raised in northern Texas but I went away to college at age 17 in the NE. CTyankee Dec 2013 #4

This one was right on.... boston bean Dec 2013 #2

"worcester" was a word I had to learn to pronounce. CTyankee Dec 2013 #5

most leave the "r" off at the end... more like wuhsta. boston bean Dec 2013 #9

My son in law is a native Bostonian and would pronounce it that way. CTyankee Dec 2013 #10

Well, Sherban is hoity toity!! LOL boston bean Dec 2013 #13

You know, you're right! Most of their friends are from out of the area or at least I don't hear CTyankee Dec 2013 #14

people at work get a kick out of my accent... boston bean Dec 2013 #16

I love the Boston accent. My son in law's parents have thick Bostonian accents. CTyankee Dec 2013 #22

"Wuhster" still pegs you as a tourist. Warpy Dec 2013 #55

I say "Fanyul" and "kwinzee" (not Kwinsee). Am I more Boston or less? CTyankee Dec 2013 #58

The first one pegs you as a tourist Warpy Dec 2013 #61

Not bad. My dialect is Milwaukee - Long Beach (CA) - Modesto (CA). pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #3

My dtr lives in North Hollywood altho she is from the NE. Her husband is from Salt Lake. CTyankee Dec 2013 #6

I'm offended by your exclusion of the yinzer accent. Orrex Dec 2013 #7

How exactly is "yinzer" used? I don't think I have ever heard it. CTyankee Dec 2013 #8

It's the proud accent of the greater Pittsburgh area Orrex Dec 2013 #12

Wiki has a page on Pittsburgh English pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #15

My very first exposure to it was at PSU Altoona in '89 Orrex Dec 2013 #29

I went to college in Pittsburgh but that was many years ago when the city was down at the CTyankee Dec 2013 #18

our favorite xmas song here has the line... scheming daemons Dec 2013 #31

Yup. Hey yinz guys. TwilightGardener Dec 2013 #39

It's yunz, not yinz hootinholler Dec 2013 #44

I hope you choke on some jumbo, you lahzy jag! Orrex Dec 2013 #45

I heard your ma callin hootinholler Dec 2013 #46

I'm a Yonk, too, homegirl! Squinch Dec 2013 #11

I've done it twice now Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #17

I just copied from the NYT website, but since I have a paid subscription I must be getting CTyankee Dec 2013 #20

For me, it took a while for the map to load. nt pinboy3niner Dec 2013 #23

Here too IDemo Dec 2013 #24

Same here nt LiberalEsto Dec 2013 #26

It didn't work for me either kcr Dec 2013 #28

Same here. nt City Lights Dec 2013 #40

When I was a youngster I knew a family from NC that said you'ns. lpbk2713 Dec 2013 #19

I think you're right! CTyankee Dec 2013 #21

Years ago I worked for an outfit out of Virginia IDemo Dec 2013 #25

I lived in No. Virginia for 9 years and found the Vriginia accent fascinating. CTyankee Dec 2013 #27

It was fascinating, indeed IDemo Dec 2013 #32

I think you're talking about the Tidewater accent Laughing Mirror Dec 2013 #42

Baltimore becomes "Ballimer"... CTyankee Dec 2013 #49

a lot of it is in not only the way certain words are pronounced Laughing Mirror Dec 2013 #50

apparently I am not from anywhere Marrah_G Dec 2013 #30

Same here. (?) cordelia Dec 2013 #34

Same here also. I guess we are all from Mars. n/t RebelOne Dec 2013 #43

Interesting. 99Forever Dec 2013 #33

Cool test.. SummerSnow Dec 2013 #35

where are my results? napkinz Dec 2013 #36

I'm all over the map with those words & phrases Cirque du So-What Dec 2013 #37

Same here. SheilaT Dec 2013 #66

No map for me. Iggo Dec 2013 #38

My problem is that I often had more than one word for a concept. ananda Dec 2013 #41

So do I since I've lived all over the country Warpy Dec 2013 #54

how do you peg "in the house, mopin' around..."? I think it's odd... CTyankee Dec 2013 #64

Huh? Warpy Dec 2013 #69

It is a saying...as in, "She's in the house, mopin' around..." CTyankee Dec 2013 #70

Northeast treestar Dec 2013 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author GeorgeGist Dec 2013 #48

From Glasgow during WWII Turbineguy Dec 2013 #51

could you translate that into standard english? CTyankee Dec 2013 #56

I don't think so... Turbineguy Dec 2013 #59

Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Montgomery were Jamastiene Dec 2013 #52

Still a New Englander Warpy Dec 2013 #53

gee, I have a northern California accent! grasswire Dec 2013 #57

Strange results imo. Rex Dec 2013 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2013 #62

Really? I have a Wisconsin friend who claims it and I thought he was just teasing... CTyankee Dec 2013 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Dec 2013 #67

We visited Kohler a couple of years ago. A fabulous labor history story... CTyankee Dec 2013 #68

Hmmmm MuseRider Dec 2013 #65

I'm a Texan? Phentex Dec 2013 #71

These things always peg me for exactly what I am... MadrasT Dec 2013 #72