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ngdawg · 04-01-2009, 07:19 PM

Being from NJ, there are at least two distinct accents/dialects in this tiny state and I'm from one living in another.
South Jersey (we do NOT say 'southern NJ) is heavily influenced by Philadelphia, an area with an absolutely horrid accent; we don't say long O's like most people. "Stone" becomes "ste-own" with an exagerated long O. Words like fire, while, tire become 2 full syllable words : Fy-ehr, Why-ell, etc.
We don't say "like that", we say "ligat". We don't eat subs, we eat hoagies. We drink Coke, even if it's Pepsi. If someone asks us how far a place is, we talk in time. No one EVER quotes miles.
North Jersey gets its language nuances from New Yawk. Even when people are trying to be nice, they sound pissed off. They talk faster and sound tougher. North Jersey folk eat subs but they know what a hoagie is.

I go to Tennessee twice a year and while I don't really notice my friends southern (NC) accent, I start talking like her within minutes. Same on the phone. I use "y'all" all the time too.

One time in Gatlinburg, TN with friends from NC, I remarked about some pretty "stee-ones" and my friend said, "What'd you call those? They're ROCKS, not "stee-ones." I hate my accent...
My bosslady's, though, is worse. She's from Buffalo, NY. She uses this word "elsewise" all the time and drags out her short A's. It's like nails on a chalkboard.

04-01-2009, 07:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	Being from NJ, there are at least two distinct accents/dialects in this tiny state and I'm from one living in another. South Jersey (we do NOT say 'southern NJ) is heavily influenced by Philadelphia, an area with an absolutely horrid accent; we don't say long O's like most people. "Stone" becomes "ste-own" with an exagerated long O. Words like fire, while, tire become 2 full syllable words : Fy-ehr, Why-ell, etc. We don't say "like that", we say "ligat". We don't eat subs, we eat hoagies. We drink Coke, even if it's Pepsi. If someone asks us how far a place is, we talk in time. No one EVER quotes miles. North Jersey gets its language nuances from New Yawk. Even when people are trying to be nice, they sound pissed off. They talk faster and sound tougher. North Jersey folk eat subs but they know what a hoagie is. I go to Tennessee twice a year and while I don't really notice my friends southern (NC) accent, I start talking like her within minutes. Same on the phone. I use "y'all" all the time too. One time in Gatlinburg, TN with friends from NC, I remarked about some pretty "stee-ones" and my friend said, "What'd you call those? They're ROCKS, not "stee-ones." I hate my accent... My bosslady's, though, is worse. She's from Buffalo, NY. She uses this word "elsewise" all the time and drags out her short A's. It's like nails on a chalkboard. __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.