In which Southern accents trip me up
Sue: Oh, your dog is so cute. What’s his name?
Lady: Vayennie
Sue: Vienna?
Lady: VAH-ennie
Sue: Vah-ennie
Lady: V-I-N-N-I-E
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Sue: Is the shed supposed to be locked?
Landlord: What?
Sue: The shed, is it supposed to be locked because…
Landlord: Oh! The SHAY-ed.
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I walk up to a deli counter. Two men stop talking to look at me. One Middle Easterner behind the counter and one Black man in front of it.
“We were talking about coaches,” the customer explained.
“Like football coaches?” I asked.
“Football, whatever, all kinds of coaches. But people try to take your coaches away, you know? You come with coaches and they don’t appreciate those coaches.”
“Um…yeah?”
He looked kind of annoyed.
“Yeah, they do. They do.”
In the car, about half an hour later, I yelled, “OH! CULTURES!”
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The pronunciation of “Christian” is odd to me, too – ChrEE-stian.
Makes perfect sense to me.There are no single syllable words in the South.
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On Sat, Nov 2, 2019, 7:39 PM Suebob’s Red Stapler wrote:
> Suebob posted: “Sue: Oh, your dog is so cute. What’s his name? Lady: > Vayennie Sue: Vienna? Lady: VAH-ennie Sue: Vah-ennie Lady: V-I-N-N-I-E > _______________________ Sue: Is the shed supposed to be locked? Landlord: > What? Sue: The shed, is it supposed to be locked” >