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How do you say these words?
Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:32:20 pm

I was talking to an internet friend, who lives in Virginia, about a new co-worker of hers who is from Chicago. She mentioned the strong accent, which I found amusing. Mostly because my boyfriend is from Virginia, and I think he sounds exactly like me. Other than the fact that he says "soda" instead of "pop" like a normal person.


Anyway, I found some video on YouTube of some guy from some place saying some words, and thought I'd do the same. Minus the video, because I just got in from that infamous Chicago weather, and I look the part.


I should mention, this is not a Chicago accent. I lived in Sandwich, IL (rural area) until I was six, grew up in Joliet, IL (South suburb of Chicago) and have been living in the city proper for the past two years. So consider this a general Northern Illinois accent, if you will.



Tootsie Roll
Comfortable
Orange
Both
Tour
Toilet
Sure
Nevada
Roof
Chocolate
Route
Drawer
Coupon
Ramen Noodles
Pecan
Caramel
Milk
Again
Carribean
Wash
New Orleans
Crayon
Envelope
Coffee
Reese's Pieces
Data
Chicago
Can
Kind
Doll
Tile
Towel
Sausage
Side
Nine
Five



Also, I'm secretly hoping others will upload their own recordings (just cause I'm interested in this stuff), but I know it probably won't happen.

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1) posy,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:36:00 pm
I wish I could more easily post the wma file, without making people download it. I should have just made a video with the screen blocked out so I could post it on YouTube. Or maybe just record this over a picture of cats. Too lazy, though.
2) zap25,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:06:48 pm
A colleague dared me to read this poem: http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2011/12/23/english-pronunciation/

I think I'll start with this one. That is, as soon as I find a decent mic..
3) erdos0,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:11:02 pm
I may record one, but probably not before Thursday.
4) posy,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:23:16 pm
re: comment#2
A colleague dared me to read this poem: http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2011/12/23/english-pronunciation/

I think I'll start with this one. That is, as soon as I find a decent mic..
I've seen that before. I know I say some of those words wrong, but I don't care. Hrmph.

For some reason, I have a bunch of recordings of myself reading Shel Silverstein, but I'm too embarrassed to post it, because I'm all animated and story-teller like.

Anyway, I hope you do this.
5) posy,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:23:40 pm
re: comment#3
I may record one, but probably not before Thursday.
You shouldn't have suggested that you might do this, because I'm going to keep bugging you about it now.
6) erdos0,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:32:15 pm
re: comment#5
You shouldn't have suggested that you might do this, because I'm going to keep bugging you about it now.
Wait until Thursday before you start bugging me about this.
7) posy,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:51:45 pm
Ok, changed it to a video.
8) posy,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:52:03 pm
disagrees with: comment#6
Wait until Thursday before you start bugging me about this.
9) sweeneyjohn,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:54:50 pm
I might do this later, after I eat dinner.
10) sweeneyjohn,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:55:09 pm
Audio only, though. I don't have a cam.
11) nhp,
Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:59:29 pm
Interesting.

I may do this later.
12) posy,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:02:59 am
omgsomanypromisesinthisthread
13) posy,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:03:20 am
Going to be so mad when you guys don't do it.

*preemptive guilt trip*
14) the_grim_zipper,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:15:51 am
I will not do this.
15) posy,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:25:10 am
re: comment#14
I will not do this.
16) posy,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:25:21 am
re: comment#15
But ♥
17) nikki,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:27:06 am
It's really hard to read these words in my natural accent.
18) erdos0,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:30:35 am
re: comment#17
It's really hard to read these words in my natural accent.
Why?
19) posy,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:31:43 am
re: comment#17
It's really hard to read these words in my natural accent.
Try using them in a sentence. I had to do that with "roof," because I had been specifically trained to pronounce it a certain way, but that's not how I pronounce it when I'm speaking naturally.
20) nikki,
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:32:29 am
re: comment#18
Why?
Probably the teacher thing. Because I teach kids how to read so I know how to properly pronounce words, but that's not how I say them when I talk.
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