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re: Which American accent do you have ?
Posted on 3/6/19 at 1:24 am to KSGamecock
Posted on 3/6/19 at 1:24 am to KSGamecock
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Ah-lan-uh
And South Carolina is Sackerlahna.
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Posted on 3/6/19 at 1:25 am to KSGamecock
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Ah-lan-uh
And South Carolina is Sackerlina.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 5:35 am to Carolina_Girl
It gave me neutral. However, my accent is unmistakenly Charlestonian in rhythm, cadence and vowel elongation. No one would confuse me with a denizen of the mid-west. I was taught to enunciate words correctly even if they are draped in a Southern drawl. I travel extensively and do bow to local pronunciations of places. Boise and Appalachia are two that almost all outsiders pronounce incorrectly. It is BOY-see and appa-LATCH-uh.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 9:10 am to Obtuse1
I've caught myself saying "sow caro-lina" before and thought, "wtf?" 
The one that always bugs me is when certain people pronounce Tennessee. Some people put the emphasis on TENnessee. It sounds weird.
ETA: When they pronounce Tennessee they forget to put the "cock suckers" part in there.
The one that always bugs me is when certain people pronounce Tennessee. Some people put the emphasis on TENnessee. It sounds weird.
ETA: When they pronounce Tennessee they forget to put the "cock suckers" part in there.
This post was edited on 3/6/19 at 9:15 am
Posted on 3/6/19 at 9:21 am to Obtuse1
Watching them struggle with the pronunciation of SC towns is always fun. Two of my faves are Lancaster (LAN-kuh-stir) and outsiders incorrectly pronounce it lan-KA-stir. And Beaufort..I hear ppl prounce it as "BO-furt." And dont get me started on street names like Gervais and Huger. They absolutely slaughter the pronunciation of those.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 9:25 am to Carolina_Girl
It's always been a pet peeve of mine when locals don't know how to pronounce the names of their own town.
My favorite Sow Carolina town for this is Pacolet.
The locals call it paco-let. It should be Paco-lE.
My favorite Sow Carolina town for this is Pacolet.
The locals call it paco-let. It should be Paco-lE.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 9:32 am to Carolina_Girl
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Watching them struggle with the pronunciation of SC towns is always fun. Two of my faves are Lancaster (LAN-kuh-stir) and outsiders incorrectly pronounce it lan-KA-stir. And Beaufort..I hear ppl prounce it as "BO-furt." And dont get me started on street names like Gervais and Huger. They absolutely slaughter the pronunciation of those.
Unrelated to south carolina but met a person from Newark, DE the other day.
Probably the first time I've ever met someone from Delaware actually.
So when talking unlike the city in New Jersey where the airport is, it is New-ARK.
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hear ppl prounce it as "BO-furt.
That's what it is in NC.
Same spelling, different pronunciation.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 9:47 am to BoarEd
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The locals call it paco-let. It should be Paco-lE.
PACK-lit actually.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 9:51 am to I Bleed Garnet
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That's what it is in NC.
Same spelling, different pronunciation.
Yeah, I know. I guess bc I do know I expect others to know the difference as well. I don't mispronounce their Beaufort so don't mispronounce ours...especially when ours is waaaaaay better than theirs.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 11:01 am to Carolina_Girl
I may have went to UofSc but I’m a North Carolinian
To me, mine is Boh-fert
Yours is Byou-fert
To me, mine is Boh-fert
Yours is Byou-fert
Posted on 3/6/19 at 11:28 am to I Bleed Garnet
Speaking of NC, I'm in Rocky Mount on my way to Wilmington as I type this.
Posted on 3/6/19 at 11:39 am to Carolina_Girl
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I'm in Rocky Mount
Sorry to hear that...
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Wilmington
Atleast you’re getting out to there! Hahaha
Posted on 3/6/19 at 11:53 am to I Bleed Garnet
Yeah, this seems like a one horse town. Pretty, though. I lived in Wilmington for a while so and I absolutely loved it so I'm looking forward to getting back to visit with some friends there. Plus 75 degree weather this weekend and the beaches. Cant go wrong.
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