tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451364439184994739.post6714783827582252308..comments2023-12-30T13:47:51.706-05:00Comments on The Rantings of a Drama Queen's Mum: AccentsThe Rantings of a Drama Queen's Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15779628159935114606noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451364439184994739.post-80341557939663896842010-09-02T20:01:41.982-04:002010-09-02T20:01:41.982-04:00Wooop! I'm English. Since moving here I get ...Wooop! I'm English. Since moving here I get so many compliments on my accent. People stop me and say they could listen to me all day. I think though they'd be horrified if I did because I would soon resort to swearing like a sailor and boring everyone to death!Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03376785102034590849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451364439184994739.post-79351366407299818802010-09-01T20:47:44.588-04:002010-09-01T20:47:44.588-04:00Growing up here in PA Dutch country... we have our...Growing up here in PA Dutch country... we have our own vernacular... not so much an accent- but definitely different!<br /><br />For instance- have you ever had "dippy eggs" or "hamburgs"?<br />How about "shoe fly pie"?<br /><br />We say "Lancaster" different then anywhere else... and lots of people "warsh" their clothes and have a fire place and a "chimley"...<br /><br />:) I do love a Boston accent though- when on honeymoon in Boston... we got so lost- no one gave decent directions and we had no idea what a "carna" was until someone explained that it was a "street corner".... :)rachel@thecupcakesprinklesinlifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735742069372368431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451364439184994739.post-58056509846469425122010-09-01T08:53:45.717-04:002010-09-01T08:53:45.717-04:00When I first moved to North Dakota ten years ago f...When I first moved to North Dakota ten years ago from New Jersey, I had the strong Jersey accent, but after ten years my accent is now a mix of Jersey and midwest. My sister makes fun of me for it when I talk to her on the phone.Kimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142307709715132387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451364439184994739.post-34359630081412835252010-09-01T07:40:04.546-04:002010-09-01T07:40:04.546-04:00I've always thought I have no accent. I'm ...I've always thought I have no accent. I'm a midwest girl, but sometimes people say I have one and I think no...it's you who has one!Liz Mayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960276167677132860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451364439184994739.post-5237240159749139332010-08-31T23:55:37.730-04:002010-08-31T23:55:37.730-04:00One of my best friends grew up in England, and I l...One of my best friends grew up in England, and I love her accent! She still can't lose it, even after so many years over here. Relatives of mine have Texas accents so thick that they are contagious, but mine is that typical California Dude accent, I guess!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980063502482258767noreply@blogger.com