Accents?

I used to ask for a "co-cola" when I was little. Then it became just "coke."

[CRMSNTiDEGRL717]

Wine&Blue------I seriously doubt it happens anywhere else other than the south. But it is so funny. Everyone I know calls everything a coke.
KillarneyRose---- I dunno if it's only a Texan thing. My stepdad calls it a co-cola. It gets on my nerves so bad, im like either say coke, or coca-cola, none of that Co-cola stuff. lol
Tigergirl---- ive met people from LA when i go to PC, and for the most part its really hard to understand them. I remember one guy being from Pine Prarie i think???? anyways it was that Nawlins accent, or atleast thats what i think it was, ive never been to LA. oh well

[TigerGirl]

CRMSNTiDEGRL717--

PINE PRARIE!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY LORD. Pine Prarie is one of the littlest town in LA. From what I hear...the accent there is more of a rednecky sort of accent. That's weird considering that Pine Prarie is smack dab in the middle of cajun country.

Allison

Originally posted by carnation:

OTW--need I mention that many people in the islands had a good time with my Southern accent? They would even call in their friends to listen to me!

I can imagine. Our Leadership Advisor is also from Alabama (Troy State) and I love her accent. We gave her a copy of "Pidgin to da Max" during Christmas break and it's a trip to hear her speak pidgin with her 'twang!

[newbie]

Thanks you guys for the comments...very interesting, today me and my bf went to a restaurant, and the waiter had a southern accent! we started chatting, and then we learned that he came here from the south for summer school. he was just telling us that we speak very diferent here than the South...lol. He said that we have a very "distinct West Coast accent." <-- He said he encountered a bunch of new terms here! He also said that he would say a certain term here, and ppl looked at him funny lol.

Heidi, I think I would mention that San Franciscans, I think, tend to fit in the "none of the above" category. We'll usually ask for a coke.

Also, that's funny...I've NEVER heard of the long "ehhhhh" thing...that is purely stereotypical...I don't think we Californians speak like that at all! There might be a short "eh" (for when we don't understand what a person just said to us), but it's almost nonexistent here in NorCal, and in Los Angeles, where I've lived for a month almost every summer (except this one ), I rarely hear it either.

OTW, where in the South Bay (do you mean the South Bay from the Bay ARea?) is your BF from??

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[TigerGirl]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by HeidiHo:
[B]

• If you wanted a coke or pepsi to drink would you ask for a _________?
  (A) soda pop
  (B) cola
  (C) pop
  (D) soda
  If you answered (C) pop, you must live near me! People not from the area think I'm a loon when I ask for a pop.

Hey! I know here in Baton Rouge (if not the rest of the South)...It's none of the above. Everybody I know always ask for coke. The drink could be a dr. pepper but we'll still ask for coke.

OH...and juniorgrrl--I gotta agree. The accents around Baton Rouge are very typically southern. You can definitely hear the twang when you talk to people around here. I guess that includes me since I was born and raised here!!!

Allison

[carnation]

Amen, Tigergirl! In texas, Alabama, and Georgia, we always ask for coke, no matter the drink!

OTW--need I mention that many people in the islands had a good time with my Southern accent? They would even call in their friends to listen to me!

Wine&Blue--are you an Alabama Beta? I'm Alabama Gamma and need info on Alabama Alpha!

[KillarneyRose]

Hey Texan GreekChatters! One of my sisters hailed from Texas and she always ordered a "Co-Cola" when she asked for a soft drink. Is this a Texas thing in general or is it just her?

[AKA_Monet]

Likea Dude! Cal-iforn-ins hav accents. It depends on which side of state you surf on... But if you like live in the nooks and crannies--except for maybe Mammoth or Tahoe--you have this other accent. I can't describe the sensation, dude, but it's like... whoaaaa.

In SoCal, there is more spanish language integration to describe things--especially since ALL OUR STREETS are in Espanol--es. Ce hables Espanol ce un piquito... That's Gringostyle. Like, I totally live on a Camino De La up in my cool Casa... Where I live, and I've heard LA doesn't have this, is it's not a meal without hot sauce or salsa. Everything is muy caliente!!!

Which makes it the Cali, the greatest place in the Sand and The Sun. Eh, SoCalGirl--did you check out the waves today? They were great!!! How was the water?

CRMSNTiDEGRL717, I know what you mean about different accents within the state. I was watching Loveline once back when I was in school, and this guy called in when this really strong accent. I looked at my friends and said, "He's got to be from south Alabama." Sure enough, a couple of seconds later his name popped up and next to it was "Dothan, Alabama." Cracked me up.

But I think my favorite southern thing is this:

Waitress: "What would you like to drink?"
Customer: "A coke."
Waitress: "OK, what flavor?"

Does that happen anywhere but the south?

[carnation]

Killarney Rose--

It's just her!

[amycat412]

ROTFLMAO AKA Monet.


Amy




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[IowaHawkeye]

I have my ChiCAWgo accent - mostly people say i stress my A's too much and call Coke, Sprite.. whatever POP. I don't think I have an accent at all, being from the midwest and all, but everyone at school, which is a state away, Iowa, always laughs at my accent... whatever :P

[IowaHawkeye]

I have my ChiCAWgo accent - mostly people say i stress my A's too much and call Coke, Sprite.. whatever POP. I don't think I have an accent at all, being from the midwest and all, but everyone at school, which is a state away, Iowa, always laughs at my accent... whatever :P

[juniorgrrl]

I've gotta agree with all my Southern folk on the "Coke" issue. Its a Coke, no matter what you're drinking!

I know I'm a bit of Southern accent mixed with some New Orleans. The more I'm in Baton Rouge the more of a drawl I get, I think. Its amazing. BR and NO are 90 miles apart, but worlds and worlds away from each other!

I've determined that the closer you live to New Orleans, the more you slur the words. Hence, locals saying it like "nawlins." And you can always tell the tourists, because they say "New Or-leeens"