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wishstar

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19. Reminds me of taking my NY aunt to a museum near Norfolk VA

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #14)

Tue May 13, 2025, 09:04 AM

May 13

My strait laced aunt was visibly shocked how the docent pronounced Norfolk to our group of visitors touring the site.

My aunt also didn't approve of my Western NC spouse's and best friend's "improper" grammar as they both use present tense instead of past tense at times with certain verbs for example saying "He run down the trail" instead of "He ran down the trail"

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Old Appalachian dialect. [View all] Duncanpup May 13 OP

Never lived near Appalachia, born and raised in Kansas but I have used some of those pronunciations... wcmagumba May 13 #1

Born and raised 14 miles from Cumberland Gap, TN, on the Kentucky side of the mountain... kentuck May 13 #2

Heard that dialect... k0rs May 13 #3

My grandmother pronounced wash as 'warsh' Siwsan May 13 #4

Great stuff k0rs May 13 #6

"Warsh" was/is a very midwestern (MO, KS, IA, AR, NB) thing... My Mom who was from the region used to say that too hlthe2b May 13 #31

My kin over yonder in West Virginy used them. doc03 May 13 #5

Chimbley, Ambleeance k0rs May 13 #7

Ohio-Ahia Pittsburgh-Picksburg Washington-Worshington nt doc03 May 13 #11

Dizanee - Disney, Chimley - Chimney, Libary- Library, Red it up - Rid it up. My people. twodogsbarking May 13 #8

"Go to the hill communities in Pa." BumRushDaShow May 13 #9

Ever been to Warshington? It's Pennsavamya. Yous. twodogsbarking May 13 #12

I live in Ahia about 35 miles from what most people call Little Worshington PA, was it doc03 May 13 #17

As a retired fed, you know I have been there and D.C. metro a million times BumRushDaShow May 13 #21

I have known many really great people from Philly. twodogsbarking May 13 #25

I grew up in the southern Appalachians of north Georgia. Glorfindel May 13 #26

My nephew and friend went up to Baltimore to work... kentuck May 13 #10

A friend from West VA tymfinity46 May 13 #13

My mother had a friend from Boston and she liked how she said "fork". twodogsbarking May 13 #14

Reminds me of taking my NY aunt to a museum near Norfolk VA wishstar May 13 #19

I worked in steel mill warehouse near Pittsburgh. There was one local truck driver doc03 May 13 #15

Carbonated beverage Randomthought May 13 #16

It's not dead ILikePie92 May 13 #18

Not film but filim. twodogsbarking May 13 #20

my oldest sis who was in the biz sez filum AllaN01Bear May 13 #23

In NYC "Deah Pahk" is Deer Park. Woman yelled at me when I couldn't understand. twodogsbarking May 13 #27

hihi. morse code laugh. AllaN01Bear May 13 #33

i aint Appalachian, but i have used some of those prounciations and words for years. AllaN01Bear May 13 #22

My dad was born and raised in Chicago - Hyde Park, South side. 3catwoman3 May 13 #24

I was just thinking that the old Chicago South Side accent has a lot of those pronunciations. hedda_foil May 13 #32

My parents were from Central PA crud May 13 #28

I drove my mother to the store...I carried my momma down to the sto' sop May 13 #29

"Younz et?" Krazy_Kat May 13 #30

in my fam, we said flirs as well. AllaN01Bear May 13 #35

many of the regional or local dialects vanished due to the introduicion radio and then tv. AllaN01Bear May 13 #34