I picked up the stupid Utah accent in college and no matter what I do I just

Dec 4, 2014
7:50:43am

JOPE

can't shake it. Despite the fact I have lived in California for the majority of my life, people still ask me where I am from all the time.

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JOPE

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You can totally pick up accents. "Southern" is practically contagious

Hoosier Cougar

12/4/14 7:18am

Oh Mr. Hoosier... You do go on.

vacougfan

12/4/14 7:18am

Bless your heart.

Hoosier Cougar

12/4/14 7:22am

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BYUisLife

12/4/14 7:27am

We just moved from Utah to Kansas and I already hear my youngest kids

Kama'aina

12/4/14 7:37am

When I was in Oklahoma, we pronounced it "misery"

Hoosier Cougar

12/4/14 7:43am

That is what I call it every time I visit.

Kama'aina

12/4/14 7:56am

I am just grateful that I can still pronounce a hard "t" after living in Utah.

bob falfa

12/4/14 7:40am

Just ask President Bush(W).

Blueto

12/4/14 7:40am

Y'all are fixin' to head over yonder?

AxelDC

12/4/14 7:41am

I picked up "y'all" really quickly and now I say it all the time. Part of that

hansel

12/4/14 7:44am

It is a pronoun missing in English

AxelDC

12/4/14 7:55am

You do know that y'all is singular and 'all y'all' is plural right?

rebelCoug

12/4/14 7:58am

Or even better, all y'alls.

vacougfan

12/4/14 8:02am

Or the NY Youz

Hoosier Cougar

12/4/14 8:25am

I picked up the stupid Utah accent in college and no matter what I do I just

JOPE

12/4/14 7:50am

I never realized how bad the Utah accent is until my last Christmas phone call

Metallicat

12/4/14 8:06am

I watched Con Air and immediately got put into remedial classes.

foofcoug

12/4/14 8:01am

Put...the bunny...back in the box!

Tsisquan

12/4/14 8:31am

When we talked with my Son on Mother's Day - He had a Virginia accent

tarmstrong

12/4/14 8:52am

Same is true with the upper midwest accent

MapCoug

12/4/14 9:16am

I would disagree on one point...

Ode to Hoy

12/4/14 9:51am

We all have a hillbilly bone

coug79

12/4/14 10:45am

People "pick up" accents intentionally. They do it to fit into their new...

BearsandBulls

12/4/14 11:18am

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