Why cain't non-Texans pronounce words right? By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area. I have lived in Texas most of my life and, like most Texans, I was raised pronouncing words...

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area.

I have lived in Texas most of my life and, like most Texans, I was raised pronouncing words differently than most other Americans. And as many of us will come to note as we gather around the table from different areas of the land this holiday season, the rest of our country speaks a different brand of English than Texans. Having visited or met people from all areas of America, I have to realize that Texans are the only people on earth who do not speak with an accent.

This would not be a problem if I only had to speak with my fellow Texans, but with the pronunciation deficiency plaguing our country, non-Texans actually think I'm speaking improperly. To top it off, my wife is a Yankee and I have to communicate with her...at least every once in a while.

My sainted wife and I have had long discussions about how to pronounce the words 'pin' & 'pen.' It turns out that people in her quadrant of the universe pronounce those two words differently. When she says those two words, I can hear a slight difference but, try as I might, when I say them they both always come out sounding like 'pen.'

This would not bother me as much if she hadn't lived part of her life in New Mexico. This means that not only does she pronounce 'proper' English differently than I do, she is also more fluent in Spanish. I have tried many, many times, but still can't roll my 'Rs' with a rolling pin!

At least I pronounce words better than my father did. He normally just dropped the 'g' off the end of words like 'thinkin' and 'sippin.' But, he also used words I never heard anywhere else. He used the word 'kinely.' No, this was not an adjective referring to, say, a kind person. It instead meant 'kind of.'

He used the word 'extree,' which didn't refer to a dead tree but meant 'extra.'

He also used the word 'betwix,' which meant 'between.' So, he would say, "Folks might be thinkin' that mustang wine was kinely like drinkin' grape juice, but after sippin' it a while, they'd feel it hit them extree hard, right betwix the eyes."

Fortunately, my vocabulary is not that extreme, but I still have to make a conscious effort to pronounce the word 'idea.' If I don't, it always come out 'ideer.' If you ever hear me say 'ideer,' I apologize. Please know that I am not talking about a new electronic deer mannequin for hunters marketed by the Apple Corporation.

I know all you grammar Nazis out there are cringing right now and are ready to send in a SWAT team to neutralize the problem. However, I have at times experienced a little of the agony you are going through. I remember the time a school administrator once announced to a group of teachers that they had to turn in a copy of all their 'sillibuses' by Friday. Yes, I feel your pain...at least a little bit.

True, we Texans must endure our fellow Americans living under the delusion that they speak proper English and are duty-bound to correct our speech. And although my wife has at times corrected my pronunciations of certain words. I believe I have gotten the last laugh. You see, when she moved to Texas to attend college, she swore she would never say 'y'all,' a vital part of the language for some of us. But, after just one semester of intense vocabulary therapy while at Baylor University, she began learnin' how to talk proper Texan...and y'all know what that means.

no propaganda please Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun

slatten49 wrote:

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area.

I have lived in Texas most of my life and, like most Texans, I was raised pronouncing words differently than most other Americans. And as many of us will come to note as we gather around the table from different areas of the land this holiday season, the rest of our country speaks a different brand of English than Texans. Having visited or met people from all areas of America, I have to realize that Texans are the only people on earth who do not speak with an accent.

This would not be a problem if I only had to speak with my fellow Texans, but with the pronunciation deficiency plaguing our country, non-Texans actually think I'm speaking improperly. To top it off, my wife is a Yankee and I have to communicate with her...at least every once in a while.

My sainted wife and I have had long discussions about how to pronounce the words 'pin' & 'pen.' It turns out that people in her quadrant of the universe pronounce those two words differently. When she says those two words, I can hear a slight difference but, try as I might, when I say them they both always come out sounding like 'pen.'

This would not bother me as much if she hadn't lived part of her life in New Mexico. This means that not only does she pronounce 'proper' English differently than I do, she is also more fluent in Spanish. I have tried many, many times, but still can't roll my 'Rs' with a rolling pin!

At least I pronounce words better than my father did. He normally just dropped the 'g' off the end of words like 'thinkin' and 'sippin.' But, he also used words I never heard anywhere else. He used the word 'kinely.' No, this was not an adjective referring to, say, a kind person. It instead meant 'kind of.'

He used the word 'extree,' which didn't refer to a dead tree but meant 'extra.'

He also used the word 'betwix,' which meant 'between.' So, he would say, "Folks might be thinkin' that mustang wine was kinely like drinkin' grape juice, but after sippin' it a while, they'd feel it hit them extree hard, right betwix the eyes."

Fortunately, my vocabulary is not that extreme, but I still have to make a conscious effort to pronounce the word 'idea.' If I don't, it always come out 'ideer.' If you ever hear me say 'ideer,' I apologize. Please know that I am not talking about a new electronic deer mannequin for hunters marketed by the Apple Corporation.

I know all you grammar Nazis out there are cringing right now and are ready to send in a SWAT team to neutralize the problem. However, I have at times experienced a little of the agony you are going through. I remember the time a school administrator once announced to a group of teachers that they had to turn in a copy of all their 'sillibuses' by Friday. Yes, I feel your pain...at least a little bit.

True, we Texans must endure our fellow Americans living under the delusion that they speak proper English and are duty-bound to correct our speech. And although my wife has at times corrected my pronunciations of certain words. I believe I have gotten the last laugh. You see, when she moved to Texas to attend college, she swore she would never say 'y'all,' a vital part of the language for some of us. But, after just one semester of intense vocabulary therapy while at Baylor University, she began learnin' how to talk proper Texan...and y'all know what that means.

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area. br br ... (show quote)

The only people who do not speak with an accent are those who are dumb, but they often sign with a stutter.

Coos Bay Tom Loc: coos bay oregon

no propaganda please wrote:

The only people who do not speak with an accent are those who are dumb, but they often sign with a stutter.

I am Proud to have a Southern Orygun accent. All y'all rest of ya talk funny

Dwight Logan

slatten49 wrote:

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area.

I have lived in Texas most of my life and, like most Texans, I was raised pronouncing words differently than most other Americans. And as many of us will come to note as we gather around the table from different areas of the land this holiday season, the rest of our country speaks a different brand of English than Texans. Having visited or met people from all areas of America, I have to realize that Texans are the only people on earth who do not speak with an accent.

This would not be a problem if I only had to speak with my fellow Texans, but with the pronunciation deficiency plaguing our country, non-Texans actually think I'm speaking improperly. To top it off, my wife is a Yankee and I have to communicate with her...at least every once in a while.

My sainted wife and I have had long discussions about how to pronounce the words 'pin' & 'pen.' It turns out that people in her quadrant of the universe pronounce those two words differently. When she says those two words, I can hear a slight difference but, try as I might, when I say them they both always come out sounding like 'pen.'

This would not bother me as much if she hadn't lived part of her life in New Mexico. This means that not only does she pronounce 'proper' English differently than I do, she is also more fluent in Spanish. I have tried many, many times, but still can't roll my 'Rs' with a rolling pin!

At least I pronounce words better than my father did. He normally just dropped the 'g' off the end of words like 'thinkin' and 'sippin.' But, he also used words I never heard anywhere else. He used the word 'kinely.' No, this was not an adjective referring to, say, a kind person. It instead meant 'kind of.'

He used the word 'extree,' which didn't refer to a dead tree but meant 'extra.'

He also used the word 'betwix,' which meant 'between.' So, he would say, "Folks might be thinkin' that mustang wine was kinely like drinkin' grape juice, but after sippin' it a while, they'd feel it hit them extree hard, right betwix the eyes."

Fortunately, my vocabulary is not that extreme, but I still have to make a conscious effort to pronounce the word 'idea.' If I don't, it always come out 'ideer.' If you ever hear me say 'ideer,' I apologize. Please know that I am not talking about a new electronic deer mannequin for hunters marketed by the Apple Corporation.

I know all you grammar Nazis out there are cringing right now and are ready to send in a SWAT team to neutralize the problem. However, I have at times experienced a little of the agony you are going through. I remember the time a school administrator once announced to a group of teachers that they had to turn in a copy of all their 'sillibuses' by Friday. Yes, I feel your pain...at least a little bit.

True, we Texans must endure our fellow Americans living under the delusion that they speak proper English and are duty-bound to correct our speech. And although my wife has at times corrected my pronunciations of certain words. I believe I have gotten the last laugh. You see, when she moved to Texas to attend college, she swore she would never say 'y'all,' a vital part of the language for some of us. But, after just one semester of intense vocabulary therapy while at Baylor University, she began learnin' how to talk proper Texan...and y'all know what that means.

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area. br br ... (show quote)

we may not pronounce things "right", we speak "correctly"

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Dwight Logan wrote:

we may not pronounce things "right", we speak "correctly"

So you say.

Tug484

slatten49 wrote:

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area.

I have lived in Texas most of my life and, like most Texans, I was raised pronouncing words differently than most other Americans. And as many of us will come to note as we gather around the table from different areas of the land this holiday season, the rest of our country speaks a different brand of English than Texans. Having visited or met people from all areas of America, I have to realize that Texans are the only people on earth who do not speak with an accent.

This would not be a problem if I only had to speak with my fellow Texans, but with the pronunciation deficiency plaguing our country, non-Texans actually think I'm speaking improperly. To top it off, my wife is a Yankee and I have to communicate with her...at least every once in a while.

My sainted wife and I have had long discussions about how to pronounce the words 'pin' & 'pen.' It turns out that people in her quadrant of the universe pronounce those two words differently. When she says those two words, I can hear a slight difference but, try as I might, when I say them they both always come out sounding like 'pen.'

This would not bother me as much if she hadn't lived part of her life in New Mexico. This means that not only does she pronounce 'proper' English differently than I do, she is also more fluent in Spanish. I have tried many, many times, but still can't roll my 'Rs' with a rolling pin!

At least I pronounce words better than my father did. He normally just dropped the 'g' off the end of words like 'thinkin' and 'sippin.' But, he also used words I never heard anywhere else. He used the word 'kinely.' No, this was not an adjective referring to, say, a kind person. It instead meant 'kind of.'

He used the word 'extree,' which didn't refer to a dead tree but meant 'extra.'

He also used the word 'betwix,' which meant 'between.' So, he would say, "Folks might be thinkin' that mustang wine was kinely like drinkin' grape juice, but after sippin' it a while, they'd feel it hit them extree hard, right betwix the eyes."

Fortunately, my vocabulary is not that extreme, but I still have to make a conscious effort to pronounce the word 'idea.' If I don't, it always come out 'ideer.' If you ever hear me say 'ideer,' I apologize. Please know that I am not talking about a new electronic deer mannequin for hunters marketed by the Apple Corporation.

I know all you grammar Nazis out there are cringing right now and are ready to send in a SWAT team to neutralize the problem. However, I have at times experienced a little of the agony you are going through. I remember the time a school administrator once announced to a group of teachers that they had to turn in a copy of all their 'sillibuses' by Friday. Yes, I feel your pain...at least a little bit.

True, we Texans must endure our fellow Americans living under the delusion that they speak proper English and are duty-bound to correct our speech. And although my wife has at times corrected my pronunciations of certain words. I believe I have gotten the last laugh. You see, when she moved to Texas to attend college, she swore she would never say 'y'all,' a vital part of the language for some of us. But, after just one semester of intense vocabulary therapy while at Baylor University, she began learnin' how to talk proper Texan...and y'all know what that means.

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area. br br ... (show quote)

True and all is oil.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Tug484 wrote:

True and all is oil.

And royal becomes roil.

Tug484

slatten49 wrote:

And royal becomes roil.

Yeah. There's more but I forgot them.
I'm glad my typing doesn't go down like my drawl.
It is looooong and sloooow.
I lived in Oklahoma for a year and they laughed at my accent.
Some guy in Laughlin, Nevada asked if I was some foreign country.

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

Tug484 wrote:

Yeah. There's more but I forgot them.
I'm glad my typing doesn't go down like my drawl.
It is looooong and sloooow.
I lived in Oklahoma for a year and they laughed at my accent.
Some guy in Laughlin, Nevada asked if I was some foreign country.

Women go nuts over long and slow Sam Elliot. Iffin you got face hair and be tall an skinny, I'm not hanging around you. Nothing personal. I have to keep up with Keanu Reeves now and I'm not getting any younger. Brad Pitt almost put me out of business. It a tuff world out there.

bahmer

slatten49 wrote:

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area.

I have lived in Texas most of my life and, like most Texans, I was raised pronouncing words differently than most other Americans. And as many of us will come to note as we gather around the table from different areas of the land this holiday season, the rest of our country speaks a different brand of English than Texans. Having visited or met people from all areas of America, I have to realize that Texans are the only people on earth who do not speak with an accent.

This would not be a problem if I only had to speak with my fellow Texans, but with the pronunciation deficiency plaguing our country, non-Texans actually think I'm speaking improperly. To top it off, my wife is a Yankee and I have to communicate with her...at least every once in a while.

My sainted wife and I have had long discussions about how to pronounce the words 'pin' & 'pen.' It turns out that people in her quadrant of the universe pronounce those two words differently. When she says those two words, I can hear a slight difference but, try as I might, when I say them they both always come out sounding like 'pen.'

This would not bother me as much if she hadn't lived part of her life in New Mexico. This means that not only does she pronounce 'proper' English differently than I do, she is also more fluent in Spanish. I have tried many, many times, but still can't roll my 'Rs' with a rolling pin!

At least I pronounce words better than my father did. He normally just dropped the 'g' off the end of words like 'thinkin' and 'sippin.' But, he also used words I never heard anywhere else. He used the word 'kinely.' No, this was not an adjective referring to, say, a kind person. It instead meant 'kind of.'

He used the word 'extree,' which didn't refer to a dead tree but meant 'extra.'

He also used the word 'betwix,' which meant 'between.' So, he would say, "Folks might be thinkin' that mustang wine was kinely like drinkin' grape juice, but after sippin' it a while, they'd feel it hit them extree hard, right betwix the eyes."

Fortunately, my vocabulary is not that extreme, but I still have to make a conscious effort to pronounce the word 'idea.' If I don't, it always come out 'ideer.' If you ever hear me say 'ideer,' I apologize. Please know that I am not talking about a new electronic deer mannequin for hunters marketed by the Apple Corporation.

I know all you grammar Nazis out there are cringing right now and are ready to send in a SWAT team to neutralize the problem. However, I have at times experienced a little of the agony you are going through. I remember the time a school administrator once announced to a group of teachers that they had to turn in a copy of all their 'sillibuses' by Friday. Yes, I feel your pain...at least a little bit.

True, we Texans must endure our fellow Americans living under the delusion that they speak proper English and are duty-bound to correct our speech. And although my wife has at times corrected my pronunciations of certain words. I believe I have gotten the last laugh. You see, when she moved to Texas to attend college, she swore she would never say 'y'all,' a vital part of the language for some of us. But, after just one semester of intense vocabulary therapy while at Baylor University, she began learnin' how to talk proper Texan...and y'all know what that means.

By John Kemp, local to the Waco, Tx. area. br br ... (show quote)

Good one there Slats.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Peewee wrote:

Women go nuts over long and slow Sam Elliot. Iffin... (show quote)

So, how's bidness, PeeWee

Peewee Loc: San Antonio, TX

slatten49 wrote:

So, how's bidness, PeeWee

Slow, had to take the month off due to the shingles.

Felt insecure about my body.

Must be getting in touch with my feminine side. Help!

Odd, my man boobs and potbelly never bothered me before.
Need a bigger belt buckle.

Tug484

Peewee wrote:

Women go nuts over long and slow Sam Elliot. Iffin... (show quote)

I like muscles, but not the body builder.
Not wild about a beard or mustache, but will tolerate it.
I prefer men that aren't extremely tall.
I'm short and it doesn't seem to work with the real tall ones.
I haven't liked Pitt since he left Aniston for Jolie.

slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Tug484 wrote:

I like muscles, but not the body builder.
Not wild about a beard or mustache, but will tolerate it.
I prefer men that aren't extremely tall.
I'm short and it doesn't seem to work with the real tall ones.
I haven't liked Pitt since he left Aniston for Jolie.

Would you believe Aniston left me for Pitt

Tug484

slatten49 wrote:

Would you believe Aniston left me for Pitt

Aww poor Slat.
When I met Johhny Lee he was checking me out for wedding rings.
I was dressed as a cowgirl. I guess he liked it.
Did not care for Mickey Gilley.
He was married and came in with a girl about 23.
I had their pictures and autographs. I can't find them.
I think the person I took care of took them somewhere when he was still able to drive.
He was bad about that.
I often thought, why can't his kids even call to check on him.