Posted by ClearSkies on July 27, 2006, at 13:59:21
In reply to Re: I'm in a new city! in a country I've never vis » Gabbi~G, posted by llrrrpp on July 27, 2006, at 12:31:57
> >is from Ohio and he sounds like he's from Eastern Canada (except that he says "soda")
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> > Funny you should mention "about" cause that's what I tease him abOWt.
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> "soda" hmm... I thought midwesterners say 'pop' or is that only states like Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc?
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> In the south, lots of folks say 'you wanna coke?' sure. 'what kind? sprite, root beer, diet?'
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> haha coke is king
> -llAccents sure are funny. I visited with my cousin who is from Minnesota and he thought that he sounded Canadian! Not!! It's funny, even when you travel across the border from Niagara Falls Ontario to Niagara Falls New York, the accent alone confirms that you're in a much different place.
I treasure my Canadian accent, softened by living so many years in the US and England. I even became nostalgic when I used to watch Peter Jennings do the news. *sigh* John Roberts (now CNN) has slipped the ties on that one. You'd never guess that he used to be a DJ on Canadian radio - J.D. Roberts - and then a VJ on television before his big break to the States.
I hope that my country continues to be good to you, Llrrrpp!!
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