Different Dialects

[SLP]

Bubbler for a Water Fountain?
Frappe, Cabinet or Velvet for a Milkshake?

There are some unique sayings in parts of the country.

[kygorski]

suit, suite. Croppie fir me.The da Illinois, illinoise. and no matter what starbucks calls it, its coffee, brought to yer table by a waiter or waitress. A yahoo is still that, even if called an associate.

[kygorski]

faucet

[DJD]

I say.....
faucet
croppie grew up saying crappie
creek
water fountain

When I moved here in 1996 I was amazed at having to learn how to speak all over again. I was constantly corrected (in fun of course) on how to pronounce Versailles, Lancaster, Barbourville and Louisville.

A few others........
wire is wahr
tire is tahr
Over there is ovare
lunch is Dinner
Massachusetts is pronounced Massatucets
against is agin
old highway 80 is oleighty

so after living here since 1996 I do pronounce anything with "ville" as "vull" and I say Barbourville and Lancaster fast without any pauses (LAN-caster, bar-bour-ville is the old way for me) Versailles is how I say it instead of versai.
I moved alot in my life and each area has its own unique ways or favorite ways to pronounce specific words. I'm not slamming KY because I love it here I just saying it was a learning experience to pick up what folks were talking about.

One more thing I love women with Southern Accents and I have met a few women here that had a nice one. My favorites are still Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee...no particular order.

[SLP]

I use faucet also, but which way do you pronounce "spigot" as, "spigot", or "spicket"?

[SLP]

One word I didn't see listed was pamphlet. I pronounce it as "pamflet", but I have heard some people say "pamplet".

[SLP]

Haha, my wife always call then "granddaddy long legs", I say "daddy long legs". I'll have to tell her she is in the 1% versus 92%. Part of what makes her unique I guess LOL.



Second vowel in pajamas.

I say the [a] as in father, looks like a lot say it as "jam"

[DJD]

One word I didn't see listed was pamphlet. I pronounce it as "pamflet", but I have heard some people say "pamplet".

I say handout! actually I would say pamphlet.

[DJD]

I use faucet also, but which way do you pronounce "spigot" as, "spigot", or "spicket"?

Spicket is how I say it.

[SLP]

Spicket is how I say it.

Me too, I was surprised that it was only 14%