I love this thread because I am a Navy Brat, and lived in eight states before my dad retired. I love accents, and I am sad that it seems that regional accents seem to be declining. I lived in Upstate New York, not far from Schenectady, I remember trying to fathom out the names in eighth grade when we moved there. Oregon also has some place names that are quite tricky like Willamatte, and Yachats. I now live in Utah, and here there is a tendency to drop the letter t drives me crazy. They typically say "mountain" as "mou-an," my maiden name of Barton became "Bar-un." They also pronounce "our" the same way as "are."
Carrie in Utah.
Mother to two kilted children
Paternally Murray and maternally Cunningham.
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