<p>Yes, of course there is more to it than accent. I was just using that as the most outward example of differences within a state, even a tiny one. I always assume that people on this web site, especially forums such as WUSTL, are intelligent enough to fill in those kinds of things without having to spell it out. Along those lines, I had always heard that it was the northern part of Missouri that sympathized with the Confederacy, while the southern part was more pro-Union. I never did any research about the veracity of those claims, though.</p>
<p>Johnson - you are correct about the pronunciation thing. There are other interesting differences, such as in St. Louis we call things like Coke soda, while Kansas City says pop. The mispronunciation that drives me even crazier than “Missour-ah” is people that say “Illi-noise”.</p>
<p>We have obviously strayed far from the point of this thread, fun as it is. Perhaps we should return to regular programming.</p>