Things that ain't right

[wdfifteen]

Met up with a friend who was in the area for some kind of college get-together (his college, not mine). There are a lot of colleges around here, so we get to know each other.
Anyways, the guy don't talk right.
He's from "New Orleens" but says he's from "Nawlins." OK, I can get by that, I'm not from there. But then we started talking about pie, as two old friends would.
It started when he says he'd like a piece of "Pee-can" pie. The waitress gave us a "WTF?" look. I reassured her that he wasn't looking for a place to relieve himself. I corrected him. "He means "Pa-cawn pie, please."
Being good friends, we quickly forgot about pie, challenged each other to another drink, and argued about Big 10 vs SEC.
As two old friends would.

[Zeke]

Southern folks add a lot of syllables. Try saying "buddy" using 3 syllables. If you need hep wi theyet, call someone in AL.

[rattlsnak]

I'm from NOLA and say 'New Orlins' and everybody I know from around there, says "pa kawn" . So he's an outlander! Except I agree that the SEC is by far the best conference in college football.
lol.

[A930Rocket]

I didn’t know there was another way to say pa kawn pie! 🤯

Ms Rocket is from New Orlins.

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

I'm from NOLA and say 'New Orlins' and everybody I know from around there, says "pa kawn" . So he's an outlander! Except I agree that the SEC is by far the best conference in college football.
lol.

[LWJ]

Pronounce the following: Willamette, Couch Street, Oregon.


Key: will-aaa-met. Cooch. Or-eh-gun.

[porsche930dude]

I guess I dont hear people saying it often but I think pee-can is the way most people say it around here thats how i say it. Ohio mid western accent is certainly unique dont chya know

[lindbhr]

My favorite is hearing tv announcers say San Antonio...... as San-An-Tonio. I laugh every time.

[GH85Carrera]

If you ever hear someone say they are a native of New Or-Leans they are lying. Most locals pronounce it more like Narleans. Just one word.

Same with Montgomery, AL. Anyone saying they are a native and life time resident and they say Mont-gomery, they ain't telling the truth. It's Munt-gumry.

If someone every says they are from Miami, Oklahoma and they pronounce Miami like they do in Florida, that are lying big time. It is pronounced Mi-am-a in NE Oklahoma.

The list of cities that the locals pronounce one way and visitors pronounce improperly is long and varied.

[917_Langheck]

Wil lam ette, or Williamette, just to be snarky.

And of course there's the Yeard Sale...



...which is what I call the upside down car in the roadside ditch that is ever-present in Ore-gun

[KFC911]

Buena Vista ...

If you don't pronounce it Boona Vista, the ultra-rich folks will know you ain't from here ... and are very poor

'Nawlins .... yeah you right !

[Eric 951]

most folks say Santa's mantra is "Ho-Ho-Ho", it is actually "ho-HO-ho"

[PorscheGAL]

I grew up in North Carolina and have lived in a good many southern states. I say Pee-can

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Second biggest city in MA is Worcester, pronounced wusster or more correctly wusstuh. There are many others.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by PorscheGAL

I grew up in North Carolina and have lived in a good many southern states. I say Pee-can

I grew up with pee-cons ... knew it had to be wrong

"Oil" is a one syllable grunt ... four letter words get the 2 or 3 syllable stretch out btw...

Dayuuuuum

[onewhippedpuppy]

My dad grew up in NC, I grew up hearing about pee-can pie and eating sal-mon.

[KFC911]

Salmon patties and peecon pie

[masraum]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I didn’t know there was another way to say pa kawn pie! 🤯

Ms Rocket is from New Orlins.

I think I've heard 3 different pronunciations for pecan

pee-kan
pee-kahn
pa-kahn

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I'm peh cahn, second syllable emphasis

[flatbutt]

I've always said pe-can but I don't like it so my vote doesn't matter.

And it's GRAVY not sauce.

[GH85Carrera]

My "rule of thumb" is talk to a lot of the locals, people living there. That is proper way to pronounce that city or town's name.

In the deep south single syllable words become two syllable words. Bed becomes bee-yad, and different slang is used. For instance, if one's bike falls over, it "tumped over". And it can't just tump, it has to tump over.

And of course we all know "bless your heart" is not really a compliment in the south.