Author Topic: I don't have an accent (Read 22279 times)

Zalmoxis · « **Reply #51 on:** March 12, 2012, 02:29:35 PM »

I just realized that "I do not" is not an answer to the question asked. I pronounce museum with two syllables.

Jonathon · « **Reply #52 on:** March 12, 2012, 02:45:16 PM »

How do you say it?

spacepook · « **Reply #53 on:** March 12, 2012, 04:44:04 PM »

Annie's points are true, but that chicken is actually a Red Sex Link, not a Rhode Island Red.

Marianne Dashwood · « **Reply #54 on:** March 12, 2012, 06:24:32 PM »

Quote from: Zalmoxis on March 12, 2012, 02:29:35 PM

I just realized that "I do not" is not an answer to the question asked. I pronounce museum with two syllables.

As does she. She says /mju 'zɪm/

Marianne Dashwood · « **Reply #55 on:** March 12, 2012, 06:24:43 PM »

Which is weird.

Jonathon · « **Reply #56 on:** March 12, 2012, 06:33:28 PM »

I wonder if that's related to the common Utah (and probably other places) pronunciation of idea as [ai'dɪ].

spacepook · « **Reply #57 on:** March 12, 2012, 08:06:18 PM »

I say eye-dee-uh. I don't understand you guys with your [ai'dI] and upside down e's and such.

rivka · « **Reply #58 on:** March 12, 2012, 09:06:22 PM »

Quote from: Marianne Dashwood on March 12, 2012, 06:24:43 PM

Which is weird.

It is. But assuming my deciphering of the notation is correct, I've heard it before, and more than once.

BlackBlade · « **Reply #59 on:** March 12, 2012, 09:26:38 PM »

Quote from: Jonathon on March 12, 2012, 06:33:28 PM

I wonder if that's related to the common Utah (and probably other places) pronunciation of idea as [ai'dɪ].

The evil sibling to Sundɪ and Mundɪ!

Jonathon · « **Reply #60 on:** March 12, 2012, 09:29:58 PM »

Quote from: spacepook on March 12, 2012, 08:06:18 PM

I say eye-dee-uh. I don't understand you guys with your [ai'dI] and upside down e's and such.

But your mom was a linguist! Isn't she raising you right?

Quote from: BlackBlade on March 12, 2012, 09:26:38 PM

The evil sibling to Sundɪ and Mundɪ!

I'd write those as ['sʌndi] and ['mʌndi], with a tense vowel ("ee") rather than a lax one ("ih").

Zalmoxis · « **Reply #61 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:52:54 AM »

Now I don't know how I say it naturally because my mind has been tainted by this thread. I do know that I don't say idea like [ai'dɪ].

SteveRogers · « **Reply #62 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:35:19 AM »

I've never felt that I had an accent despite the fact that I live in almost-Southern Missouri (which is notorious for early onset Southern-ish accents). Oddly, however, I've been told I sound like I'm from Minnesota or other Northern states despite having never even visited there.

rivka · « **Reply #63 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:55:46 AM »

Yah, shure, yah betchah!

SteveRogers · « **Reply #64 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:04:15 PM »

I really hope I don't talk like the people in the movie Fargo.

Jonathon · « **Reply #65 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:09:11 PM »

Or like Sarah Palin.

SteveRogers · « **Reply #66 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:15:07 PM »

Maybe I AM Sarah Palin.

Jonathon · « **Reply #67 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:15:32 PM »

That's probably true. I mean, you ARE the Pink Ranger, after all. It just makes sense that you'd also be Sarah Palin.

SteveRogers · « **Reply #68 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:22:38 PM »

You betcha!

rivka · « **Reply #69 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:45:20 PM »

Quote from: SteveRogers on March 13, 2012, 12:04:15 PM

I really hope I don't talk like the people in the movie Fargo.

Quote from: Jonathon on March 13, 2012, 12:09:11 PM

Or like Sarah Palin.

I wasn't thinking of either, snookums.

SteveRogers · « **Reply #70 on:** March 13, 2012, 01:27:58 PM »

Ah. See. I haven't watched that show, so I didn't recognize the quote.

rivka · « **Reply #71 on:** March 13, 2012, 01:46:24 PM »

Quote from: SteveRogers on March 13, 2012, 01:27:58 PM

Ah. See. I haven't watched that show, so I didn't recognize the quote.

An easily solvable problem.

pooka · « **Reply #72 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:01:21 AM »

I looked up the chicken meme, and this is apparently anti-joke chicken.

SteveRogers · « **Reply #73 on:** March 14, 2012, 02:59:59 PM »

I prefer meme cat.

Jonathon · « **Reply #74 on:** March 14, 2012, 03:08:07 PM »

Huh. I didn't realize that file attachments were enabled.