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November 13, 2005
My Dialect
Well I grew up in Maine, however, I don't believe I have the stereotypical Maine accent of dropping r's at the end of words (example, lobster becomes lobsta) nor do I say "ah bouy" except when poking fun at my fellow Mainer's. However, I have been told I have a Canadian accent, which I don't really understand. I mean, this could possibly be attributed to my mother being Dutch?? Though, it doesn't seem likely I would acquire a Canadian accent from a Dutch person. On the contrary, I refuse to pronounce Dutch words in English. Amsterdam is Um-ster-dum, if shown in English phoenetics. I listened to the person from Caribou, Maine (which is waaay up north, I live on the coast) and I detected a hint of how people pronounce words in states like Michigan or Wisconsin, you know, with the funny 'o' (you knooooow). However, such words like 'wicked' and 'friggin' have entered my vocabulary and those are distinctly Maine/New England. I also use the words 'suppose' and 'perhaps' often and never really noticed until one of friends began to tease me about it. He also exaggerates it, showing I say it like "I suppoooose", with a long 'o', which is interesting because he's from France and none of my English speaking friends have ever noticed how I extend my 'o'.
Posted by lcisfreya at November 13, 2005 09:59 PM