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Started by Samus Aran, April 17, 2008, 12:18:52 AM

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Samus Aran

April 17, 2008, 12:18:52 AM Last Edit: April 17, 2008, 12:40:57 AM by Kazarus
1.) When people use "da" instead of "the"
2.) When people roll their Rs unnecessarily
3.) "ain't"
4.) When people talk so fast you can't understand any of it
5.) Northeastern coast accents
6.) Deep southern accents
7.) The fact that there is no English equivalent for "déjà vu."

Your turn. I'm sure I'll come up with plenty more for myself.

YPrrrr

What is an East Coast accent? That covers from Maine to Florida...

Also:
1. "Warsh" instead of wash
2. "Wooder" instead of water
3. "Pop" instead of soda
4. In writing how people can't seem to comprehend the difference between words like your and you're
5. Skipping prepositions

The artist formally known

when people say the word "lol" irl

Samus Aran

Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 17, 2008, 12:24:44 AM
What is an East Coast accent? That covers from Maine to Florida.


I kinda meant more northern ones, so I edited my post a bit. I especially dislike the god-awful Bostonian accent, but then, who doesn't?

The artist formally known

Quote from: Your Posting Rival on April 17, 2008, 12:24:44 AM
What is an East Coast accent? That covers from Maine to Florida...

Also:
1. "Warsh" instead of wash
2. "Wooder" instead of water
3. "Pop" instead of soda
4. In writing how people can't seem to comprehend the difference between words like your and you're
5. Skipping prepositions

lol you're from the mid west aren't you.

or at least been there. my reltitves in nebraska say pop

bluaki

most of these are common in certain accents and dialects, it's just that you're not used to it...
I agree with misspelling homophones, talking really fast, deja vu, and unnecessarily rolling "R"s.

People who make sentences of half spanish words and half English words while saying something that is supposed to be English annoy me.

The artist formally known

Quote from: bluaki on April 17, 2008, 01:45:51 AM
most of these are common in certain accents and dialects, it's just that you're not used to it...
I agree with misspelling homophones, talking really fast, deja vu, and unnecessarily rolling "R"s.

People who make sentences of half spanish words and half English words while saying something that is supposed to be English annoy me.
aww i hate when people say deja vu or... fuck i cant think of it

some word that people like to use a lot but most people don't even use it in the right meaning. :(

Socks

Fucking Canadians and their "Aboot" instead of saying it properly.
When people say "Ya'll", it sounds so hick it's not even funny.

Snorkel

When you end up with a situation in which you must say "do do." It just sounds ridiculous.



Full Metal Ryder

Quote from: Socks on April 17, 2008, 04:58:49 AM
Fucking Canadians and their "Aboot" instead of saying it properly.
When people say "Ya'll", it sounds so hick it's not even funny.
It doesn't sound hickish if black people say it with that inner city accent.

Socks

April 17, 2008, 06:36:01 AM #10 Last Edit: April 17, 2008, 10:52:59 AM by Socks
Quote from: Vyse of the Blue Rogues on April 17, 2008, 05:13:24 AM
It doesn't sound hickish if black people say it with that inner city accent.


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Daddy

Quote from: Kazarus on April 17, 2008, 12:41:55 AM
I kinda meant more northern ones, so I edited my post a bit. I especially dislike the god-awful Bostonian accent, but then, who doesn't?
baddood;

and i dunno my accent sucks and like mixes  a boston accent with a slight new york one and several of the mid-atlantic states.

Luckily I can pronounce my R's but there have been people who thought I'm not from Massachusetts.  There are times I say "rilly" instead of "really"(or other words with similar sounds), which is apparently something from Pittsburgh.  I do the same with coffee, some how having a New York accent when I say it, which annoys since I dislike the accent if it's thick enough. 

so i'm weird.

:atomsk:

Missouruh instead of Missouri.
Coke instead of soda.
Kleenex instead of tissue.

Title27GT


Geno

My Biology teacher pronounces "Humans" as "Youmans"

I wanna smack her when she does that.
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on April 04, 2014, 10:31:27 PM
geno i swear to fucking god silvertone and i are going to board you up in your house and have the world's greatest goddamn boyager meetup right next door and put burning bags of dog shit in front of all of your windows and doors and your house will smell like dog shit but you won't be able to extinguish the flames and you'll choke and die on dog shit fumes. what made you will also kill you.

i am throwing down 5 god DAMN dollars geno i will go out and collect the dog shit myself this is fucking happening jesus fucking christ

i'll give you an upperdecker with dog shit and don't you fucking doubt it for one little second you fat bastard

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