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**CGVT** · 02-02-2013, 04:53 AM

I am from Michigan, my wife is from North Carolina, we live in Alabama. My 10 year old came home from school one day and had a list of homonyms. One example was win and when both being pronounced win. I showed it to my wife and she couldn't see a problem...

It isn't anything I hate, but I did find it funny

**OCBrewin** · 02-02-2013, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CGVT

I am from Michigan, my wife is from North Carolina, we live in Alabama. My 10 year old came home from school one day and had a list of homonyms. One example was win and when both being pronounced win. I showed it to my wife and she couldn't see a problem...

It isn't anything I hate, but I did find it funny

Is this serious? I understand accents, but actually teaching words to the contrary of Webster's Dictionary seems wrong. How do they say 'fin' or 'hen'? Not trying to be rude or anything, just boggles my mind a bit....

**JuanMoore** · 02-02-2013, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by OCBrewin

Is this serious? I understand accents, but actually teaching words to the contrary of Webster's Dictionary seems wrong. How do they say 'fin' or 'hen'? Not trying to be rude or anything, just boggles my mind a bit....

You've obviously never been to the deep south.

**CGVT** · 02-02-2013, 05:37 AM

When I lived in New Jersey I heard a mother bitching because they sent homonyms home and they had a picture of a frog and dog . She said that frog and Dooo-awg don't sound anything alike.

Much worse, IMO because that is the most obnoxious, fingernails on chalkboard accent known to man.

BTW, I'll bet most of the people in Orange County California pronounce the short "a" word Dad as Daaaad

**HoppyDaze** · 02-02-2013, 05:57 AM

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+30 for this. I have a dysfunctional alcoholic soldier, whose one of the worst I've ever encountered that failed out of his first year and that University of South Alabama (USA), that is the exact person you speak of for Auburn Football.

I feel you guys. The Johnny come lately obnoxious fan is the worst. That being said I graduated from Montana State and am also a big Duck fan. I grew up in Oregon and spent my youth going to games and watching them on the tube. There's no way some fvckin frat boy that made it through (alumn) for fours has a better fan claim as me. Oh and if you you want to know how MSU is doing, I can tell you... Perineal top 5 playoff team winning the big sky a lot lately. Google Travis Lulay, hell of a player, better drinker...

Marauder · 02-02-2013, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CGVT

When I lived in New Jersey I heard a mother bitching because they sent homonyms home and they had a picture of a frog and dog . She said that frog and Dooo-awg don't sound anything alike.

Much worse, IMO because that is the most obnoxious, fingernails on chalkboard accent known to man.

I'm from NJ, and I also hate that accent. It gets worse the farther north you get and closer to New York, but it's down near me as well, to some degree. I never used to hate it but I was stationed in few other states for a long time, and when I moved back home last year I was disgusted by that accent and the terrible driving. (Both of which I never noticed before I left,)

And yes a lot of people say that stupid yous
Yous guys ready? You is the plural of you and needs no S, and I know teachers don't teach this one, but it develops anyway.

Again homebrewtalk is a wealth of information as I have always wondered about them teaching accents in school. I once asked a friend from Rhode Island if they just leave the R out completely when teaching the ABCs to children there. He had no answer...

**OCBrewin** · 02-02-2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CGVT

BTW, I'll bet most of the people in Orange County California pronounce the short "a" word Dad as Daaaad

Haha, yeah, you're basically correct. But its usually preceded by 'like, ummm, like' or 'totally'..... Damn... I knew I shouldn't have put OC in my username.... Not even from here - born and raised in San Diego and here for work now.

I guess the accent down there is just the typical stoned surfer with a lot of 'dude' interjections.

Back on topic, I hate double negatives. Also, especially annoying is the use of the word 'seen' in the present tense, like "we seen that car....."

**cheezydemon3** · 02-02-2013, 02:46 PM

Zombie apocalypse?????

Methinks the OP is epically over-sensetive.

Irregardless is the mother of all douche words for me.

Billy-Klubb · 02-02-2013, 08:47 PM

I don't know why y'all doubt the Zombie Apocalypse. it's happening and I'll be ready. y'all will think Will Smith was unprepared in I Am Legend.

**Qhrumphf** · 02-02-2013, 09:04 PM

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I'm from NJ, and I also hate that accent. It gets worse the farther north you get and closer to New York, but it's down near me as well, to some degree. I never used to hate it but I was stationed in few other states for a long time, and when I moved back home last year I was disgusted by that accent and the terrible driving. (Both of which I never noticed before I left,)

And yes a lot of people say that stupid yous
Yous guys ready? You is the plural of you and needs no S, and I know teachers don't teach this one, but it develops anyway.

Again homebrewtalk is a wealth of information as I have always wondered about them teaching accents in school. I once asked a friend from Rhode Island if they just leave the R out completely when teaching the ABCs to children there. He had no answer...

When I first moved to Jersey from the PNW a little more than 10 years ago, I got no end of crap for actually pronouncing "water" correctly (instead of "wooodah" or however they expect you to say it). Then I moved down this way. DC area's so full of transplants that there's no real accent for anything, you go further out into VA, and I much prefer the NY/NJ accent to that obnoxious southern one.