So essentially under the dialect section, one can conclude that the western side of the state speaks more similarly with southern speech patterns and St. Louis talks like a bunch of damn Yankees....just as I thought

FWIW, I'm a geography/map nerd, and I've always been fascinated how different Missourians talk. I can pick out someone from St. Louis just by talking to them for 30 seconds. Southern Missouri is also identifiable, although Springfield speech patterns are pretty identical to Kansas City.

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Posted by Stlox

Maryland Heights, MO

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:06 am to KCM0Tiger

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FWIW, I'm a geography/map nerd, and I've always been fascinated how different Missourians talk. I can pick out someone from St. Louis just by talking to them for 30 seconds. Southern Missouri is also identifiable, although Springfield speech patterns are pretty identical to Kansas City.

In St. Louis, it's the over pronounciation of "R"s, or adding "R"s.

People warsh their cloths. "Lets go paRdy"

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Posted by Mizzeaux

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Posted on 5/19/14 at 10:10 am to KCM0Tiger

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So essentially under the dialect section, one can conclude that the western side of the state speaks more similarly with southern speech patterns and St. Louis talks like a bunch of damn Yankees....just as I thought

Only on this board is this a positive unless you're looking to be cast as an evil prick in some movie about civil rights.