[Publib] regionalisms

[Robert L. Balliot]

Some states:

 

ill-in-noise  may be ill-in-noy

 

or-E-gone may be or-a-gun

 

warsh-ing-ton may be wash-ing-ton

 

rhode island  locally becomes  vo dylen 

 

bubblah is used for water fountain in vo Dylan

 

Cabinets are milkshakes

 

Clams are quahogs

 

R's are generally not used as are turn signals

 

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Robert L. Balliot

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Bristol, Rhode Island

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of MWilliams at kearneygov.org
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 5:16 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] regionalisms Nebraska and Wisconsin

 


>Matt and Judy, don't forget that it's Wi-SCON-sin.  :-)

People laugh at us here for the way we pronounce it and make us say it over
and over.  I tell them that they are funny in the way they saiy it, not us.
After all, we lived there and my wife and daughters are natives. 


Matthew R. Williams
Library Director 
Kearney Public Library
2020 1st Ave.
Kearney, NE 68847
(308) 233-3280

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