re: Jordan-Hare

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Riddle me this. Why do Southerners pronounce “window”, as “windaw”. Everywhere else that is a long “o” in the second syllable.

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Why do Missourians pronounce Missouri with an “ah” at the end? Why do Long Islanders and folks from the Bronx pronounce “idea” with an “eer” sound or “law” as if it has an “r” in it? Have you heard someone from Boston pronounce the word “car?” And why do Yankees think it is “praline” with a long “a?” It is properly pronounced with a short “a.” It a word of French origin. Why is the “a” in Colorado and and the first “a” in Nevada pronounced like the “a” in “cat” by Yankees when the Spanish pronunciation would be with a soft “a,” and how most Southerners actually pronounce those names?

There are regional idiosyncratic pronunciations all over the country.