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To: hoosierham
Yes they do actually. It is more distinctive in some places than others. I listen for ruf for roof, and Warshington for Washington. It is obvious in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Chicago, but I can tell an Iowa accent too, often. It just has a certain je ne sais qua. The UP in Michigan has a near Canadian accent. Detroiters have a certain flat quality that I cannot quite describe. Few sound like northeastern seaboard types, even those without much of an accent, like my Dad.

Where I fall down, is when it comes to the South. They all sound the same to me. I can't tell a Virginia accent from a Texas accent, and that's pathetic. But then I am a Yankee. :)

1,503 posted on 07/19/2005 7:14:54 PM PDT by Torie (Constrain rogue state courts; repeal your state constitution)
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To: Torie

We had to use the "r"s the Bostonians keep dropping.Wasn't right to just leave 'em lying there,poor little things. So we put 'em in the waRsh.


1,518 posted on 07/19/2005 7:17:58 PM PDT by hoosierham
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