Wow, don't check this thread for awhile and look at how many responses there are!
I think its a lot of fun to compare pronounciations of words. What can be weirder is that even with certain regions there are disputes. The deeper south accent can be different from the carolinas or virginia accent and of course everything can get jumbled up with TV watching the amount of moving/traveling people do.
Val, on your point about local accents possibly going away... I certainly hope not. One of the best things about coming home after being gone awhile is that twang in the air when people talk.
