Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Accent

I am fully aware that I do not say everything normal. Woody is always telling me that I pronounce 'milk' like 'melk' and 'pillow' like 'pellow'. I recently made gheridelli brownies and was pronouncing that with a 'j' sound whereas Woody (and a few others) informed me that it should be with a 'g' sound.... I have recently noticed that I delte the letter 'l' in the word 'always'. And everyone's personal favorite I pronounce 'dangit' like 'dane-it'... The list is never ending I swear. I also have the Albright girl voice.. we all sound the exact same, high pitched and all. I have been told a few times in my life that I have a hint of an accent, and people are usually disappointed when learning that I am from Las Vegas (apparently that's not where my accent should be from) However, I had an interesting comment today that threw me off gaurd. I got asked if I was from Texas. Really? Texas? Huh that's a new one.. I had said one sentence to the guy and the only thing I can think of that he picked up on was that I said ' how can i help YA' instead of 'how can i help you'... I guess I'll need to be more proper from now on and watch my pronounciation, word choice, and pitch

2 comments:

  1. there is NOTHING wrong with sounding like you're from Texas, thank you very much :) I have the same problem, in reverse. Apparently I disappoint people when they find out I am from Texas and have no accent. Go figure.

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  2. haha I totally remember you saying Dane-it!! So funny. Don't worry, one of my aunts says breakfast "brethest" and I have a friend that seriously thought homemade was wholemade. Totally awesome.

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