Americans near the Great Lakes are radically changing the sound of English

[Admiral Yi]

Still doesn't come to mind.  Is this how girls speak while in college or something they pick up while in college & continue speaking that way after they graduate?

Michelle Obama sort of speaks through her nose.

[Warspite]

I suppose the New Zealand accent must also be "mysterious" and "baffling" to linguists.

[Ed Anger]

Still doesn't come to mind.  Is this how girls speak while in college or something they pick up while in college & continue speaking that way after they graduate?

Michelle Obama sort of speaks through her nose.

Her huge, gorilla like nose.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I really hate hearing about other people's vowel movements 

[Caliga]

I like the Chicago accent.

HEART ATTAAAAAAACK!  DONE.  DAT MAKES A BAKERS DOZEN FUR ME BAAAAHB!

[Ed Anger]

DA BEARS

[CountDeMoney]

BRAAAATS.  AN DITKA.

[Razgovory]

I apparently have a strange accent since people in the area always think I'm from somewhere else.

[Caliga]

When I was a kid people used to ask me if I was from Texas.   I got that like 3-4 times.

The other week a guy was in the office from California and he seemed shocked when I told him I grew up in Pennsylvania.  He said it sounded for sure like I had a Southern accent.  The odd thing is that he grew up in LA, and yet he sounded to me like he was from New England... not quite Boston, but more like a Rhode Island/Fall River sorta accent.

[jimmy olsen]

When I was a kid people used to ask me if I was from Texas.   I got that like 3-4 times.

The other week a guy was in the office from California and he seemed shocked when I told him I grew up in Pennsylvania.  He said it sounded for sure like I had a Southern accent.  The odd thing is that he grew up in LA, and yet he sounded to me like he was from New England... not quite Boston, but more like a Rhode Island/Fall River sorta accent.

Row Di'land/Fall Riva!?

[Ideologue]

I enjoy most accents.  Can't really think of one off the top of my head that annoys me.

[PRC]

I enjoy most accents.  Can't really think of one off the top of my head that annoys me.

Thick Newfie accents are a little raw, but enjoyable as a curiosity.

[Josquius]

Um...ok.  Anybody who lives up that way have any idea what this weirdo Great Lakes accent is this article is babbling about?

Here you go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UoJ1-ZGb1w

Black as block?
OK, thats just silly.

[Barrister]

I enjoy most accents.  Can't really think of one off the top of my head that annoys me.

Thick Newfie accents are a little raw, but enjoyable as a curiosity.

We had a few newfies in Yukon. I liked their accents.