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Dialects!
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RE: Dialects!
There are many dialects/accents in America depending on where you live. I have a Boston accent which is most notably the mispronounciation of "R" to be "ah", which is more of an accent but there are some words phrases we use differently to have it considered somewhat of a dialect. For instance, "wicked" as an adjective like "That's wicked awesome" is considered Bostonian and I've been mocked for saying that on occasion.

I travel a lot up and down the eastern seaboard and I have a tendency to pick up accents that I'm exposed to for a very long time, so I have lost some of my Boston accent but there are times, especially when drunk, that's it's very pronounced.
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Dialects! - by Giff - January 15, 2009 at 8:50 am
RE: Dialects! - by Eilonnwy - January 15, 2009 at 10:24 am
RE: Dialects! - by Sam - January 15, 2009 at 12:38 pm
RE: Dialects! - by allan175 - January 16, 2009 at 7:16 am
RE: Dialects! - by Giff - January 16, 2009 at 9:21 am
RE: Dialects! - by lilphil1989 - February 6, 2009 at 10:15 am
RE: Dialects! - by moodydaniel - February 6, 2009 at 2:22 pm
RE: Dialects! - by lilphil1989 - February 6, 2009 at 3:51 pm
RE: Dialects! - by Kyuuketsuki - February 7, 2009 at 1:38 pm
RE: Dialects! - by LukeMC - February 8, 2009 at 4:02 pm
RE: Dialects! - by Giff - February 9, 2009 at 12:50 pm
RE: Dialects! - by Kyuuketsuki - February 10, 2009 at 7:27 am
RE: Dialects! - by allan175 - February 9, 2009 at 12:53 pm
RE: Dialects! - by moodydaniel - February 10, 2009 at 12:06 pm



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