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[SoCal Bred]

@maximillian  - wrote: Can't  understand much of anything Amy says. She needs speech lessons and a voice coach.  And a job behind-the-scenes.  And  a very good salary, of course.

I agree, thought it was just me, she speaks so fast she mumbles her words, it's hard to understand her at times, I find that alot with the younger crowd.

[Carolina925]

Different pronunciations don't bother me although sometimes it's difficult to figure out what's being said. I'm Southern and surely have gotten some very questionable looks at my vocabulary. My ex was from Kansas and he always said "warsh" for "wash" and I find myself doing the same now. He also said "wheel barr" instead of "wheel barrow" and I don't think he could've spelled it correctly if he had to. I think it's actually fun to hear all the many ways words are spoken unless it's something totally incorrect. The younger generation speaks so quickly now that I wouldn't know if they mispronounced a word or not 

[SXMGirl]

First, to the OP  who is a fairly new poster, we just got word that the boards are continuing, much in part due to the overwhelming posts from long-time posters.  This is not the time to start with complaints.  Timing is everything.  If you have a complaint, and one that has been posted numerous times, I am sure that it can wait.  

Now, people all over the country and the world say words differently.  DH is from SC and I am from S. Philly.  After 35 years, there are words that he says that I have to translate in my head.  Recently, I tried to donate items and the pickup did not occur.  When I called the office, I told them that I had all boxes and bags on the front porch but that the driver apparently did not even get out of the truck since the notification that there was nothing to pick up was on my mailbox.  The office person asked me where I usually put my items.  I told her the front porch/stoop.  She asked me which one did I prefer.  Since where I grew up both are really the same, I told this woman I would put everything at the front door.  Of course, all three are the same to me.

We speak differently, we look differently, but we are all people.  Let's not be so judgmental.

[Carolina925]

@SXMGirl , I lived in South Jersey for a year and thought I really picked up the dialect. When I returned home, all my friends told me they could tell I'd been living up north; my coworkers in Jersey said they thought I'd lose my southern accent after a year! I love the SJ accent and usually can tell when I hear it still...after over 40 years!

[gizmogal]

I hail from Brooklyn, Noo Yawk. Ya gotta be undastood or fuhgeddaboudit. 

[Othereeeen]

 A thirty years host STILL cannot pronounce the French cookware line..

It is not "LA" CROOSAY.

Not "LA".

Not "LA"

Not "LA".

I know it's not much but man does that grate on my nerves to the point where I turn her OFF.

Suggestion.....hosts have those cards....maybe write in BIg Letters...It's LEH Creuset not LA....not LA.....not LA.

*Rent ovary!!!   

*(Rant over....see how it sounds?!?!?!?)

[Carolina925]

@Othereeeen , that really ruffles my feathers, too. At least they have the "croosay" down! I took French for 5 years, that's probably why it bothers me.

[hyacinth003]

I think every aspect of the language has been made bad everywhere.  I know there are regional pronunciations, but that is not what I am referring to.

It is really bad across any and all genres.  The current one that totally baffles me is dropping the "tt" sound in words - like cohun and kihen (not sure I'm even getting it).  I thought it was a speech problem when I first heard it.

The one that drives me nuts personally is replacing the "ai" sound.  Like "felure," "emel," and many others.  I feel those are examples of lazy speech.

The quality of writing is often not better.  Punctuation is incorrect or not even done.  I have come across this even in professional writing.

I admit that my education consisted of every aspect of the English language being heavily emphasized.  So, it's rather locked in for me.  I have frequently been asked to proofread and correct other people's writings.  In the business setting, I do believe it matters.

The use of computers, with access to spellcheck and being able to so easily correct mistakes should help - but it doesn't seem to.  For me, language matters!

Hyacinth

[hyacinth003]

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@Magicrat wrote:

So you must "red up the table" as my father, from Pittsburgh, always said.

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@Magicrat 

What does that mean?

Hyacinth

[manny2]

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@x Hedge wrote:

Once again, a fellow poster points out the variety and complexity of pronunciation in this great, huge, wonderful country.

At least twice a year my parents packed us into the car and drove us to new destination points in other states. 

As kids, we giggled at all the different accents, and the way people pronounced everyday words.

We'd talk with people each time we stopped the car, and we practiced talking as they did. The adults would laugh (with us) at our attempts to imitate their pronunciation. We also learned they thought WE sounded funny too.☺

BTW, door-uh-buhl is an acceptable pronunciation.

See below.

https://www.howtopronounce.com/durable

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@x Hedge You are right there are all different dialects. I have traveled all over the country, and there is a distinct form of language spoken in a particular geographical area.