The dialect thread - Page 2

Rbstr · 2004-10-14, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Dharkbayne

Because accents die out when everyone else around you doesn't have it.

But if most people were german or scandinavian wouldn't the people around them have it as well?

martyr · 2004-10-14, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by Dharkbayne

Because accents die out when everyone else around you doesn't have it.

nein.

case study: triggar's grandparents.

they've been stateside & immersed for 40+ years, and their italian accents are still so thick i have no idea what they're talking about

EineBeBoP · 2004-10-14, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by martyr

poop

fixed

AztecWarrior · 2004-10-15, 12:03 AM

Espanglish.

Ju wanna Pepsi?

I do not show this accent.

eXoSloth · 2004-10-15, 12:42 AM

Sounthern Californian.

And for the love of god, it's SODA.

Zodiac · 2004-10-15, 01:10 AM

Originally Posted by eXoSloth

And for the love of god, it's SODA.

^

Ivan · 2004-10-15, 01:17 AM

Originally Posted by Hydralisk

Southerners don't say soda. Most southerners just say "Coke" refering to every carbonated beverage out there. I find it extremely annoying when people say "pop". Wierdos

I can't stand it when people call every brand of sodapop Coke. Coke is a brand name. It's like calling tissues Kleenexes.

If you come to my house and ask for Coke I'm going to give you coke. So you better mean you want Coke. I've also heard someone in NC refer to Pepsi as Pepsi Coke.

If you ask for that at my house I'm pouring you a glass of half Pepsi and half Coke. Then you can tell me how much you like it.

And let's all face it. We all use some short form of "Sodapop."

CassH · 2004-10-15, 01:19 AM

POP

hmm we need a PSU dialect

Derfud · 2004-10-15, 01:50 AM

I think we can all agree on "Carbonated Beverage". Which is actually what I say.

GraniteRok · 2004-10-15, 01:58 AM

It would take me all day to list most of our oddities but fortunately someone already has...

http://www.icomm.ca/emily/isms.html

Plus there's a bunch of other tidbits of info there...

I can imagine the list that Frag or Hezzy could compile!

Everay · 2004-10-15, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by Ivan

I can't stand it when people call every brand of sodapop Coke. Coke is a brand name. It's like calling tissues Kleenexes.

i call tissues kleenexes AND call all cokes coke, unless im being specific, as in, i want a root beer, or big red.

Texan thing i guess.

Jaged · 2004-10-15, 02:43 AM

Calling tissues kelenex is normal. So is calling bandages band-aids and geletin jello. Calling all soda coke however is just dumb.

Dharkbayne · 2004-10-15, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by Everay

i call tissues kleenexes AND call all cokes coke, unless im being specific, as in, i want a root beer, or big red.

Texan thing i guess.

That's like calling all kinds of pasta spaghetti.

Jaged · 2004-10-15, 03:03 AM

They are all called spaghetti as far as I am concerned.

Everay · 2004-10-15, 03:28 AM

i dont call all pasta spegheti, however, unless its spaghetti or fetichini, i dont want it.