It's absolutely fascinating to cross a border and experience a different accent. What Chris said above about Buffalo is true, I had the "Maps/Mops" experience in a Topps (pronounced "TAPPS" there) grocery store. I find it so funny that we don't sound alike because of a lake.
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You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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I worked with a guy from Belleville that said "hoose" and "aboot" all day long, I never brought it up but yeah, they do exist.
Slightly North of us, 2/3 of my wife's family speaks a language called "Frenglish" and there is a strong leaning to make every statement sound like a question.
ie "I went down to the store?"
It's absolutely fascinating to cross a border and experience a different accent. What Chris said above about Buffalo is true, I had the "Maps/Mops" experience in a Topps (pronounced "TAPPS" there) grocery store. I find it so funny that we don't sound alike because of a lake.Comment
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You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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It's absolutely fascinating to cross a border and experience a different accent. What Chris said above about Buffalo is true, I had the "Maps/Mops" experience in a Topps (pronounced "TAPPS" there) grocery store. I find it so funny that we don't sound alike because of a lake.Comment
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that's because the area was founded by the dutch, and kill is the dutch word for creekComment
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^That's complicated, it has to do with:
*What region you live in.
*What's the largest meal of the day, and at what time.
*Formal vs. informal.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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On that note, shouldn't "TV Dinners" be called, "TV Suppers!" LOLComment
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