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Midwest. My grandfather spoke like that.

I bug a friend from Pennsylvania every time she says she has to go "warsh" something.

Colloquialisms are even more interesting than accents. A friend from AZ used to suggest that her daughters needed to "get all their s**t in one sock."

I've adopted that one. (The saying, not the daughter)

Bren R.

Haha!! that's a good one, excuse me for a minute...I have to go empty my warshing machine.

Is that a front loader? Anyone have recommendations for a good front loader?

Bren R.

[norm]Kenmah makes a good front loadah[/norm]

I keep saying, "Well, I'm not going to bleed out my pajamas over it," lately, and I don't know why.

I had a neighbor that used to say umpen when she meant open (Arkansas dialect). It is probably hypocritical for someone from Texas to make fun of others accents though.

ya think? I d'know. Djeet yet? Yawn't to?

When my family first moved from (South) Jersey to Rhode Island, I think my teacher got annoyed with me on my first day of class.

While we were reading something, she called out "Mack". A few seconds later: "Mack". Then "Mack, are you ignoring me?".

I looked up to see her staring straight at me.

I've been in new England since 1976, and I STILL think the New England accents are funny.

Pock yu cah in da K-Maht Pockin' Lot. Wicked Pissah. South Boston has a dialect all it's own.

New Hampshire and Maine have a drawl from the old timers as well, though it's not really heard among those under 50~70 too much.

I started making fun of the "MN" accent by saying "Ookie" or "Oogie" instead of "Okay"... problem is, it stuck.

Bren R.