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Originally Posted by Rodney
Yeah, but some people turn the "t" into a "d," as in "sadderday." Californians don't think they have accents, but they do; we tend to slur or soften hard consonants, especially those that occur the middle of words. Took someone from the midwest to point that out to me. Of course, midwesterners don't think _they_ have accents, either.
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That's true. I know it took me a bit of time to get over saying 'saddurday' and 'yeah'. I wonder if accents are a reflection of an attitude or mindset of a particular gerographical location or populace. Or perhaps it's the reverse: an attitude comes from an accent.