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Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by AlamoCity, Apr 9, 2014.

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  1. AlamoCity

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    A while ago, there was the Tumblr Accent Challenge that was going on in the web. Then, we had a thread about milk/melk mountain/mount'n. Which got me thinking: How do you pronounce the following words? Part of them were from the Tumblr challenge, part of them are words that were mentioned in the thread(http://emptyclosets.com/forum/chit-chat/131962-milk-melk.html) or in a national survey (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html)

    Aunt, Roof, Route, Theater, Iron, Been, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Pin, Pen, Probably, Tree, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Pajamas, Caught, Naturally, Aluminum, Crayon, Doorknob, Envelope, Talk, Milk, Mountain, Mary, Marry, Merry,


    Pin/Pen and Mary/Merry/Marry were chosen because some places pronounce them differently and others the same.

    Would love to hear everyone's different ways of pronouncing these words. You can use #######.com to record

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    I found out I have trouble with tree by listening to myself :lol:. I'm also curious to hear y'all say milk :grin:.

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    #1 AlamoCity, Apr 9, 2014
  2. Randy

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    I do this in a few days or when I get the chance.
     
    #2 Randy, Apr 9, 2014
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    Ah, yes, my typical apprehension about recording and listening to my voice, immediately followed by my realisation that a) I don't sound the way I do in my head b) I sound perfectly male and c) I don't sound weird. Anyway, there you go.
     
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    Fun! :grin:
    I'll do this after I eat supper. :slight_smile:
     
    #4 Techno Kid, Apr 9, 2014
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    "Most of you have heard my voice before and every time I've done that, I've generally gotten positive feedback..."

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    And isn't it fitting that my 3,000th post is a voice post!!!
     
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  6. Kasey

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    Aunt : like "haunt"
    Roof : like "boo"
    Route : Root
    Theater : Theet-er
    Iron : eye-rn
    Been : Ben
    Salmon : sah-men
    Caramel : car-mell
    Fire : Fi-er
    Water : I dunno... Not Wah-tah like the rest of Massachusetts though...
    New Orleans : New Orlans
    Pecan : Pee-can (ewe)
    Both : Bowl-th I guess
    Again : Ah-gin
    Pin : uh... Pin?
    Pen : Is there any way to pronounce that differently?
    Probably : prob-lee
    Tree : chree
    Alabama : Al-uh-bam-ma
    Lawyer : Loy-er
    Coupon : koo-pon
    Mayonnaise, Pajamas, Caught, Naturally .... Ok forget those...

    Aluminum : Al-ooh-min-um
    Crayon : Kran
    Doorknob : uh...
    Envelope : Ahn-velope

    Ok... That's enough.
     
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    sounds like fun but i can't use that site. bean told i used words more like the Britsh. i even tend to spell that way ~ colour ect. got bad marks in elementary school for that. my family isn't from there nor have i been there.must be a past life bleed threw. lol
     
    #7 setnyx, Apr 9, 2014
  8. drwinchester

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    ...okay, so i know my voice is really feminine but I wanted to do it anyway- I dunno. Kind of wonder if I have an accent, tbh.

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    #8 drwinchester, Apr 9, 2014
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    seems like fun! :grin:
    hopefully get to do it soon
     
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    You had the courage to do it at least...
     
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    Ah, why not?

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    I'm not sure why I pronounced "water" like that, I usually say it more like wadder, but everything else is true to life, haha. It's always distressing to hear myself recorded and realize just how much I sound like a 12 year old. Gah.
     
    #12 WallWeed, Apr 9, 2014
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    Lol I pronounced Mary, Merry, and Marry in the same way. I was tempted to say Merry Christmas at the end :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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  16. Z3ni

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    Someone has already made an accent thread, but ill do this later :slight_smile:
     
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    I'm kind of surprised I'm doing this since I don't like my voice, but I already uploaded a picture so what the hell.

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  18. SemiCharmedLife

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    Don't let my current location in Kentucky fool you...here's my voice in all its Californian glory, where Mary, merry, and marry are all the same thing

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    With "Orleans," I dislike saying it like that, but using the French pronunciation doesn't fit in with the rest of the words. In Australia, the "eans" is pronounced "eens," regardless of American English or French pronunciation. I also maintain a clear distinction between "Mary," "marry," and "merry."

    Sorry about the blurry background sound; my laptop doesn't have the greatest microphone, and there's rain and a washing machine going on somewhere downstairs.

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    And AlamoCity, your voice is almost violently Texan. :lol:
     
    #19 Aussie792, Apr 9, 2014
  20. drwinchester

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    Hey. I dunno about you but you sound male- young, like maybe 12, but yeah, you sound fine.
     
    #20 drwinchester, Apr 9, 2014
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