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To: Chi-townChief
Da ting is...

There are actually several markedly different accents in "Chicagoland."

My step-father was from Bridgeport, and I had a step-mother from the back of the yards area. They ("Dey") had a similar accent, and said "youse" ("You all") a lot. But most of my family was from an Irish neighborhood on the far west side, with an entirely different accent (we would never say "youse", which is also different from the north side way of speaking. Go far enough north, and you get into Wisconsinese.

346 posted on 08/25/2003 12:35:44 PM PDT by B Knotts
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To: B Knotts
Bein' from an Iralian/Irish neighborhood on the far West side, I agree.
347 posted on 08/26/2003 8:16:43 AM PDT by DrNo
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To: B Knotts; Chi-townChief
I hate to let this thread die....8^(

I've read some nostalgic posts that brought back
fond memories.

348 posted on 08/29/2003 7:30:02 PM PDT by ThreePuttinDude (Iraqis trust the Troops more than the Dems trust the troops........very sad....)
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