Yanno what makes me laugh.....you start a rant thread about other people's grammar and speech with a typo in your title! ;)
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Yanno what makes me laugh.....you start a rant thread about other people's grammar and speech with a typo in your title! ;)
I have to admit something to y'all....
When I find out that something petty like an accent or the use of regional phrases irritates someone I have a tendency to remember to use the offending phrase in their presence.
Maybe I need sensitivity training.
My husband uses the phrase, "I seen <whatever>" all the time. I hate it.
I'm from Texas, so I admit that I freely use Ya'll in my sentences. :)
Did I make a boo-boo, LOL I can be such a goof?Quote:
Originally Posted by Glacier
Hey y'all! The Tennessee Hillbilly is checking in!
You should live around here. Y'all (more commonly pronounced like yawl around here) is very common but some of the real "home folks" use the word you'ins. Oh gee does that one make me cringe.
One thing I've been guilty of saying is "fixin" to do something. For example (oh excuse me, Fer example), I'm fixin to take a shower or I'm fixin to start dinner. I guess we replace the word going with 'fixin'. I've worked on it and rarely say it now but if I spend much time around my in-laws it comes back. :rolleyes:
I also dislike to hear someone say "axe" for ask - example "Let me axe you a question".
Give me some time and I can come up with a bunch but you really need to hear it with my Southern accent to really appreciate it.
Maybe it stems from being an English teacher/writer's kid, but I have always paid more attention to pronunciation than most people, I guess. I remember the girl next door getting mad at me when, in second grade, I tried to kindly tell her the word is church, not turch, as she pronounced it. Chimbley for chimney got the same reaction. After the buzghetti for spaghetti battle, I gave up on her pronunciation of anything.
We never discussed this at college - I went to Mass Art, where they were happy if we were literate. But one day, apropos of absolutely nothing, my Illustration teacher wrote on the chalkboard:
Bostin
Bosten
Boston
and said "Of everyone in the room, I bet Karen is the only one who would pronounce these three words differently."
One of those odd moments, where I was thinking "how could you NOT?" and everyone else was thinking "What the heck is he talking about?"
I am quoting this because it was a huge pet peeve of mine. It's in the dictionary, now, though, so I bite my tongue. Much as it pains me, new words must be introduced or we'd all still be talking in Old English. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by CathyBogart
hahaha, I totally pronounced each one of those out loud, completely differently. ;) That's great!Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen
wow, i have NEVER heard anyone pronounce it that way! Interesting!Quote:
Originally Posted by IRescue452
I do say y'all. It seems to be an acceptable way to make a contraction of "you all." My cousin (I think he's from Indiana, maybe?) says "you's." I love it. Or "you'uns", that one cracks me up.
I do admit, speech will oftentimes get my attention, but I don't typically let it bother me for more than a split second.
These threads are always enlightening.
The Pittsburgh equivelent of "Y'all" is "Yinz" I catch myself using it a lot. If you hear a Pittsburgher speak, it's almost a different language from English. I even have a English/Pittsbuurghese translation guide!
LOL, you left out an R...I assume phRases drive you nuts, not phases! Although, some people's phases can be very annoying too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marigold2
Your examples are definitely NORTH Jersey. :) We don't speak that way down here in South Jersey. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mrspunkysmom
My mother, who was born in Virginia, lost most of her accent over the years since moving to Pennsylvania and then New Jersey, but there are two words she still pronounces as she always did. :)
Cain't (can't)
Afred (afraid)
I generally don't care what people say or how they say it unless they're being insincere or rude. Basically, not WHAT you say but HOW.
I can say that working with the public though, I've really come to roll my eyes with "we're just looking" --- you came in with something in mind. A sofa? Lamps? A recliner? Please don't throw your hand up in the air at me and tell me you're just looking... we do get insulted :( (awwwwww.... pity poor catnapper). If you share what you're looking for I might have some suggestions to help your search. Many people miss exactly what they're looking for because they say they are just looking (I know this is true because if I can catch them on their way out of the store and ask them, "what WERE you looking for?".... 5 minutes later I'm writing up a sale for what they didn't find :D)
My husband can not stand the phrase "whatever". Want to take away his good mood and replace it with a cranky one? Answer any question with "whatever" and you've instantly got grumpy-man :p
When I say that it's my polite way of saying I just want to be left alone to wander and look on my own, and be left to my own thoughts or conversation ;).Quote:
Originally Posted by catnapper
Me too! I purposely avoid going into stores where I am confronted immediately with someone asking me that question. I find that happens all the time in this one particular furniture store near me and also on the lots of car dealerships. These people appear out of mid-air within seconds after I am there. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by K9soul
Ah, I never ever approach someone right away. I leave them to shop. I had someone last week who accused me of ignoring him -- I was trying to politely give him time to take everything in. There are furniture stores around here that pounce on you as you enter the door, shoving bottled water at you. Thats not me. I'm trying to honestly help people.... my job doesn't depend on how many sales I make since I'm technically not a salesperson. I'm just there to offer design advice. Maybe if all salespeople thought that way, they'd make more people happy and make more sales :)
Wow, that's really interesting! Perhaps Pittsburgh and Lancashire were once joined? :p If I tour the states, then I'll have to visit Pittsburgh first, so I can be 'broken into' American English, as when I was last in Florida, I didn't have a clue what some of the words and phrases meant, and the way they were pronounced complicated things further! I just smiled and nodded when that happened. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by david p
What area is that from?? I know North Jersey, but what cities? I have never heard anyone around here talk like that LOL. Sounds interesting though. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by mrspunkysmom
hehe, Zara I have to give you a video of my fake british accent. I want to see where I'm from in England. :p
Just a question: is "Hey!" a substitute for "Hello!" anywhere other than the Chicago area?
I say it all the time. It's pretty common around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
I use that all the time too, and am curious to see how widespread it is :) I think the only time I use "hello" is when I answer the phone :pQuote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
We use it here a lot, too. Like "Hey! What's going on??"Quote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
The most tacky phrase of the English language: baby daddy. I cringe every time I hear that.
Okay, a phRase that makes me crazy is " what up?" AAGGGHHH! :eek: :rolleyes: The proper pronunciation would be "what's up?".... but even worse is that people use the phrase instead of " How are you?" or "what are you doing?". When someone asks me "what up?", I just want to look into the sky to see what is up there!
:::stepping down from my soapbox now::: and apologizing to all for my endless rant!
I totally agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Donnaj4962
there are 2 that drive me nuts.
the first is foyer, its french, and its pronounced FOY-AY not FoyER! this one drives me up the wall.
the second is Collie, I know a lot of people who pronounce it "koolie" like "oh, you have a Border koolie?" ...no I have a Border "KAW-LY", and Lassie was a "KAW-LY" not a "Koolie", a "koolie" is another breed of dog entirly.
"hey" is used up here in the Canadian Prairies as well, I used it all the time, I very very rarly so "hello", I say "hey".Quote:
Just a question: is "Hey!" a substitute for "Hello!" anywhere other than the Chicago area?
same with "yes" I never say "yes", I say "ya" or "yup". these words to me flow more naturally, for me to say "yes" or "hello" it stints my speach, and doesnt flow lol
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What area is that from?? I know North Jersey, but what cities? I have never heard anyone around here talk like that LOL. Sounds interesting though.
Middle Jersey actually. Wrong side of the tracks accent with a little bit of New Yokk thrown in. She speaks well actually most of the time, but the jersey shows through. It was really obvious in my aunt and uncle when they came to visit.
And she grew up in Lakewood, pronounced Lakewuud.
There may ahve been a bit of yiddish in there too. Some kitchen German.
I suspect globalization is modifying accents to a degree. We are more conscious of how we sound.
Well....whatever !!!! :D I say that all of the time, that is a typical Aussie saying....it just means have a good day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marigold2
Wom
Sorry Wom I like it when people add one more word
Have a good
day
night
weekend
breakdown
Just that one extra word brings a real touch of caring, class and concern.
Well, recently, I do not like "I'll talk to you in a bit..." or just "In a bit".. to me, it means, 1/2 hour.. not TWO-THREE hours later! So annoying.
I guess I judge someone's caring, class and concern by how they treat me and how they behave towards me, rather than what words they do or don't say when greeting me or saying goodbye. I'd be pretty reluctant to have a conversation with some of the people in this thread after reading it through. Never know when I'm saying or pronouncing something in a way that gets me judged or is angering someone to the point they want to hit me :rolleyes:
There is a phrase that makes me wonder: not mad or upset, just wonder.
When someone says, "want to go with?",
I always wonder go with what? a banana split? a hair ball? a gorilla? a turkey sandwich? a frog? a cow in a tutu? a monkey wearing a chapeau?
Well, I just wonder that's all! :D
Afraid I have to agree. The thought of being judged as lacking in class or caring because I don't say something a certain way makes me feel sad that it is actually even an issue for someone.Quote:
Originally Posted by K9soul
For some comments or saying I can certainly see why it might sound odd or different or make you go hmmmm, but to actually get annoyed to the point of anger or judging someone to that extent based on a phrase is a little silly IMO.
My ex and I used to get in HUGE fights about this.....He'd say "I'll pick you up in a bit" so I'd shower and get dressed...and two hours later I'd still be waiting." :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by CountryWolf07
LOL!!! It's obvious that you haven't heard ME talking yet :D . Well, we've lived in the US during 2 years, and people alawys told me:"Your English is great, but you have a funny accent"Quote:
Originally Posted by Marigold2
What I hate is that some women always say "honey" or "hon", whether they know you or not!
About that word" BUFFET"; do you all know that "buffet" a French word??
The second part of that word is pronounced like the "e" you hear in "west"( so don't pronounce the "w" "s" or "t", only the "e" in "west".
But then you don't know yet how I, a true Dutch speaking girl, pronounce "buffet", :rolleyes: ? Well, use that word "west" again, but this time you only use the "e" and the "t" :)
Got that? No??? Then you all need a visit to my country asap ;)
Mercy, I'm guilty of this one. For some reason when I turned 50 I also turned into my grandmother and started "hon"ing everyone. I've tried to stop it but so far no luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maya & Inka's mommy
Sorry, about that hon!!! :D
Yeah I have to agree. When having a conversation with someone the last thing I think about is how the person talks or says a certain word. It's really not their fault that they have a certain accent if that is the way the grew up. That's what they knew growing up and that's how they are used to saying it. The phrase "I want to smack someone" makes me think of the persons personality a little. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by K9soul
I find it offensive that because some people use y'all you automatically think that they are more stupid than other people. I use y'all all the time but I'm not stupid. I might just have an I.Q. that is higher then, say, someone who says all of you. :eek: Y'all is easier. I hate the way saying "all of you" or "you all" sounds. Takes up to much time.
There's only one word I hate to hear people say:
Warsh.
THERE IS NO "R" IN WASH!!!
You do not "warsh" your clothes, you "wash" your clothes. So many people I know say warsh. And when they say Washington they say Warshington. It drives me nuts but I guess I can live with it.
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Originally Posted by Marigold2
The English accent, Scottish, Irish and Aussie are nice to listen to. French and Middle European can be somewhat annoying at times. Mexican and Spanish I am not fond of.
I find this very Offensive!! I am Half Mexican!! My Father was Mexican, and I do not Like this one bit!! Talk about Racism!!:mad: