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Mar 20, 2013
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srey
So unless people do things your way, they're doing it wrong?
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I strongly dislike the Utah accent...
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:06am
Bummer that Dave Rose couldn't "Sill the Dill" with Jabari Parker.
Iman23
3/20/13 8:09am
^^^This....LOL
pistol12
3/20/13 8:21am
Next time, ask her who Mel is, and accuse her of having an affair.
rbeers78
3/20/13 8:30am
"And then I says to him...". I hate that.
Frank Drebin
3/20/13 8:28am
That's text book right there.
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:42am
Many years ago, a woman from church told me I didn't sound like I had grown up
SoFL Coug
3/20/13 8:10am
Most of the "Utahisms" that get talked about on this board...
Tokolosh
3/20/13 8:10am
I should clarify, it's mainly rural Utah. Pioneer stock types.
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:14am
Rural anywhere is going to have their speech issues.
Walter Bellhaven
3/20/13 8:32am
RE: Most of the "Utahisms" that get talked about on this board...
85fan
3/20/13 9:15am
Lived in Utah my whole life and I've never heard most of those that way.
Walter Bellhaven
3/20/13 8:11am
I don't think you're correct.
aplusfan
3/20/13 8:11am
Americans generally do not annunciate T's. Not just Utahns.
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:13am
It's called a "glottal stop" and its very exaggerated in Utah, they credit this
snowbird
3/20/13 8:15am
Leave Toole. Problem solved.
srey
3/20/13 8:12am
I've lived in Utah my whole life as well, grew up in St. George, or is it Jarge?
rbeers78
3/20/13 8:13am
To be fair, those who pronounce them that way also spell them that way.
John Doe
3/20/13 8:46am
LOL, my kids always tease their Idaho cousins about pellow and melk.
Freddie Cougar
3/20/13 8:13am
It may be more of a rural pioneer settlement thing than a Utah thing.
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:15am
So unless people do things your way, they're doing it wrong?
srey
3/20/13 8:18am
What? I never said it was wrong. I said I didn't like it. Now go back to
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:23am
"It's not OK." = I don't like it? I think most people would agree that
srey
3/20/13 8:29am
^^^ speaks with the accent ^^^
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:28am
Nope. I'm a linguist, and enunciate sounds very clearly.
srey
3/20/13 8:30am
You mean that place you call home? Remind me what part of hickville
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:38am
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3/20/13 8:52am
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3/20/13 9:00am
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3/20/13 9:11am
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Abe Froman
3/20/13 8:19am
"Eees a good goy= He's a good guy" Oh man, this one is the worst.
snowbird
3/20/13 8:15am
Thank you! Someone understands.
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:18am
Hi, I'm Chelsea. "Oh it's great to me you, Chelt-see."
snowbird
3/20/13 8:31am
Haha....spot on
pistol12
3/20/13 8:37am
I have never heard the Utah accent, don't believe it really exists
jes2332
3/20/13 8:16am
It's real and it's awful.
snowbird
3/20/13 8:20am
Definitely exists
GulfCoastcoug
3/20/13 8:23am
Better not let Sray ^^^ see your opinion.
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:41am
of course it does. there's one for every area of the world.
Belboz
3/20/13 9:24am
I can't stand it.
Superkid
3/20/13 8:17am
See another witness in the thread ^^^ it does exist.
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:19am
Spyencer and Yemily disagree.
vacougfan
3/20/13 8:18am
Isn't it Spent-sir?
Superkid
3/20/13 8:21am
Yep. Spent-sir. That's right.
pistol12
3/20/13 8:27am
That seems more like the Northern Midwest accent to me
Y alum MD
3/20/13 8:23am
What state's accent to you like the most?
Otara
3/20/13 8:26am
Probably California, outside of the surfer dude and Kardashian
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:32am
RE: Probably California, outside of the surfer dude and Kardashian
deejo
3/20/13 8:44am
Rural Californians have quirks, too.
SteveOrr
3/20/13 10:16am
The BEST example of the Utah/Mormon accent can be heard every 6 months
pistol12
3/20/13 8:27am
Winner!!! That horrible, whispery, breathy way or speaking. Why don't they
SoFL Coug
3/20/13 8:37am
Ignrnt as opposed to belligerent.
smilemaker
3/20/13 8:29am
Melk and pellow are the worst. It's mIlk! I want to smack people.
Byu Badger
3/20/13 8:35am
That must be isolated to your wife's family. I don't hear people talk like that.
John Doe
3/20/13 8:40am
Yeah you're right, it's just my family. And everyone else's in the thread that
Zach Morris
3/20/13 8:46am
You do have a point. I don't live in or have family in the hick towns Utah. But
John Doe
3/20/13 8:52am
Yeah , you cultured folks from Spanish fork and Davis county wouldn't
Zach Morris
3/20/13 2:05pm
That's "Spanish Fark" to you.
John Doe
3/20/13 3:34pm
What a great Christ-like thing to discuss
JEStout62
3/20/13 8:42am
you're easily bothered then, it's a pretty weak accent
fattycoug
3/20/13 8:44am
You're going to have to specify which region you are talking about, because I
Y-er
3/20/13 8:47am
For a nice example of what Morris is referring to, the guy doing the Maverick
SparseMesh
3/20/13 8:52am
Its a rural intermountain west accent
AtlantaMark
3/20/13 9:19am
This, more than anything...
TapRackBang
3/20/13 9:24am
Never been to that part of Utah.
devanwestover
3/20/13 9:50am
Either your description of it is terrible or you're exaggerating quite a bit.
Caboom
3/20/13 10:07am
RE: I strongly dislike the Utah accent...
Doctore
3/22/13 1:08pm
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