how do you pronouce words?

lilyrobin
Sun, 31 May 2009 22:02:05 +0000

Espresso/Expresso: Expresso.
Math/Maths: Math.
Soda/Pop: Soda. No questions there.
Often/Offen: Both.
Aunt/Ant: AUNT. Absolutely.
Pen/Pin: Different.
marry/mary: Same.
fairy/ferry: Different.
Whorrible/Haribble: Somewhere in the middle, more whoribble though.
Stock/stalk: Same.
Cot/Caught: Same.
Dawn/Don: Same.
Aaron/Erin: Slightly different.
Crayon=Crayon
Weren’t: two syllables
Pajamas: Puhjuhmuhs (all three syllables rhyme) or pj’s
Our/Are: Very very similar, hardly a difference.
Florida: Florida
Missouri: Mizuhree (not Mizuhruh.)
Forest: Forrest
Mirror: Meer-ur
Drawer: Draw (ish)
Long Island: Long Island
Orange: Or-ange.

Born in Boston, raised in Boston and S. New Hampshire. Even 1 hour outside of boston people say I have an accent. I’ve heard I say bag weird, anyone else? I think I elongate the vowel.