What do you sound like?

[gunsil]

Wright, do you say we'uns and you'uns? My family is from OH but I was born and raised in NY and I do have some OH accent. OH #7 sounds like some of my aunts but they were all from NW OH, Toledo and north and west of there. My cousins say we'uns instead of us and you'uns instead of you. I lost those years ago but it was part of my way of speech when younger. My sister has been in Xenia for close to fifty years but she still sounds more NY than OH.

 

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[RustyGold]

I sound like a Southern man. Southern California. Which is awesome! Dude, later!

 

[oldkoot]

I was born and raised in Arizona but every one I talk to ask me where I am from they all assume I am from Kentucky or some other southern state we all know what assumption does for you my wife is always saying I am to rude and blunt because I am one person that calls a spade a spade and do not really care what people think grow some thicker skin if you cannot handle the truth

 

[Duckshot]

I never would have guessed that.


For some reason I imagined you sound a little like Ed Asner, strong, deep, authoritative voice. I was going to post a video, but as I was typing, the video started dropping the f-bomb. Close call. LOL

Ed Asher? More like that D-nozzle Ashton Kutcher.

I can't sing a note, can't dance a step, and I think too fast to speak coherently-which is how come I am a writer and not a politician.

 

[bowwinkles]

The tread says "what do you sound like?" Well no one said if that is on approach or exit. In my case nothing exceptional on approach but when I exit I do tend to have some fairly loud reports that in most cases there is a reaction from the listener.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

When I was young my Uncle said I had a Boston accent, don't know why I am from southern California.

 

[chub]

Very much like a VDI. Monday - Iron grunt Wednesday - solid mid tone Friday - that little squeeker that everyone digs

Chub

 

[huntsman53]

You do get up pretty early, rook. Here you go, a video for you. I'm guessing you have a talk kind of slow like a Mississippi roll.

Glad I watched the music video. I was born in and grew up in Knoxville until I was almost 13 years old and just found out that Morgan Wallen is from there as well.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Wright, do you say we'uns and you'uns? My family is from OH but I was born and raised in NY and I do have some OH accent. OH #7 sounds like some of my aunts but they were all from NW OH, Toledo and north and west of there. My cousins say we'uns instead of us and you'uns instead of you. I lost those years ago but it was part of my way of speech when younger. My sister has been in Xenia for close to fifty years but she still sounds more NY than OH.

gunsil, I only hear that slang from Ohioans who have been influenced by Kentuckians. And #7 is the closest to my accent, but it ain't (that's a word the teachers tried to get us to quit saying, but failed) exactly it. I hear a lot of people here say "aks" instead of "ask." And a lot (including myself) of "shoulda, coulda, woulda, kinda, don't cha, won't cha." Sometimes I type it that way.

So your sister went through the Xenia Tornado in 1974? I remember that day! I was in 11 years old and in 6th grade.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Ed Asher? More like that D-nozzle Ashton Kutcher.

I can't sing a note, can't dance a step, and I think too fast to speak coherently-which is how come I am a writer and not a politician.

Ohhhh. A fast talker. My grandson is like that. Sometimes I have to make him repeat what he says 3-4 times before I can figure it out!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Glad I watched the music video. I was born in and grew up in Knoxville until I was almost 13 years old and just found out that Morgan Wallen is from there as well.

I'm glad you learned something from my thread.

 

[creskol]

I moved around a lot as a young kid, living in Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Chicago,New Jersey, and Maryland .. My dialect was probably influenced by all of them.

 

[kenstein]

Probably Texas 9 or Oklahoma 6.

 

[WannaDig3687]

I moved around a lot as a young kid, living in Florida, Texas, South Carolina, Chicago,New Jersey, and Maryland .. My dialect was probably influenced by all of them.

You would be the "melting pot" of the American dialect, sounds like. My sister-in-law has moved around quite a bit. Even as an adult, she picks up different dialects.

 

[sprailroad]

Like a bear until I've had a morning pot of coffee.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Probably Texas 9 or Oklahoma 6.

Cool! Thanks! I like it!

 

[WannaDig3687]

Like a bear until I've had a morning pot of coffee.

LOL! Me too!

 

[WannaDig3687]

One of the things that motivated me for this thread is that I have been noticing on TV that there are less and less accents. It's like the whole country is getting standardized. We watch American Pickers alot. I love it when they get people on there with accents.

 

[gunsil]

gunsil, I only hear that slang from Ohioans who have been influenced by Kentuckians. And #7 is the closest to my accent, but it ain't (that's a word the teachers tried to get us to quit saying, but failed) exactly it. I hear a lot of people here say "aks" instead of "ask." And a lot (including myself) of "shoulda, coulda, woulda, kinda, don't cha, won't cha." Sometimes I type it that way.

So your sister went through the Xenia Tornado in 1974? I remember that day! I was in 11 years old and in 6th grade.

My cousins do say the aks thing also but they are all northern OH folks born and bred. Yes, my sister survived the Xenia tornado, she was 24 and a new school teacher. Her house did not get hit luckily and she and her husband were not hurt, Her husband's place of work got blown down but nobody got hurt there either. They were very lucky. My mother drove out from NY right away to volunteer at the hospital and shelters.

 

[RGINN]

I didn't really find much of anything I think sounds like me. When I first came here, I had to get a translator when I asked two of my employees 'What y'all fixin to do?'. I've tried to work on sounding more like the guy on the evening news, so I don't get 'huh?' as much. And not use pithy country sayings that totally confuse people.