While setting with an Iowan conduct an experiment by repeatedly making the Hm sound over and over at 2 second intervals for 10 minutes, later notice that the Iowan has become addicted to the Hm sound and is unable to stop. The Iowan may not even notice they are making this noise and will then spread this form of mind control to all the other Iowans.
It's been several years since I conducted this experiment but I'm sure it will still produce the same result.
Can you tell me what formal education in linguistics you've had? I will presume you haven't any sort of training and if you have, you were short-changed and need a refund. Not only am I from Iowa but I am also a professional linguist. I can tell a couple of things from your reaction post: 1) You can't discern "Southern" from "Northern" from "Midwest"; and 2) your speech pattern isn't natural (e.g. you're putting on an accent and trying represent it as real.
I don't understand the difference in your accent from what I speak in California over here. But some people think I speak funny. But yeah, your milk, we speak like that in california, pillow, yeah, it's getting kinda boring. That being said, I also wanted to say you're are extremely hot and I now have a lot of faith in Iowan girls.
The Iowa inflection placed at the end of a question serves as a mechanism to end on a positive note. It's the Iowans method to coax a positive answer. If both parties are Iowans then I must surmise that this could be construed as form Subliminal mind control.
I have one request for a video, please shed light on and break down the highly addictive "hm hm hm hm hm hm" phenomena. I would like to know if this is only an Iowa thing or a nation wide epidemic.
@Okobojibluegill Greetings! I would be more than happy to break this down for you. Can you give a couple of "for examples?" (There are 2 versions I can think of and each has a distinct meaning/purpose.)
I just moved to Iowa from Virginia. The accent where I'm from was the standard, run of the mill, 'generic' american accent, so I definitely noticed the accent here in dubuque.
@KC1971J I know I'm not very Southern, but the imitation by the guy I am video replying to in this post had called this accent that he did, "Iowan" and I told him it would be better named, "Southern."
To me your accent and most accents in the north do not stress their throat as much as southern accents. Seems like most southern accents put a lot of effort in their throat in order to capture the air flow and hold it to construct the words as desired, but their throats do all the work and effort. I think northern accents are more relaxed in the sense that the air flow is not held in your throat, instead it is the tongue doing the work to form all words.
Dear gosh, I'm doing this audio book thing and there is an iowan accent in it and its really putting me in a state because I can't hear the difference between my Canadian accent but I know there IS one XD
its not so much that iowans add inflection at the end of questions (which is normal for most speech patterns/accents) its more commonly joked about that iowans add prepositions to questions... example... where do you want to go? becomes where do you want to go to? interesting to think about your own accent though. :)
other iowan things.... measuring distance in time... ex: how far is it to your house? 10 mins. also, calling lunch dinner and dinner supper
@Landyachter31 I'm in Ames. We do add prepositions, but "to" is not among the ones Ames people add.
I think it makes more sense to give an estimation of distance with time. When people ask how far, they usually think in their head how long it will take to travel the distance, so saying "15 minutes" cuts the corner.
Down here we don't replace lunch with dinner, and dinner and supper are interchangeable.
i live in iowa too!
goofydood 2 months ago
While setting with an Iowan conduct an experiment by repeatedly making the Hm sound over and over at 2 second intervals for 10 minutes, later notice that the Iowan has become addicted to the Hm sound and is unable to stop. The Iowan may not even notice they are making this noise and will then spread this form of mind control to all the other Iowans.
It's been several years since I conducted this experiment but I'm sure it will still produce the same result.
Okobojibluegill 4 months ago
Can you tell me what formal education in linguistics you've had? I will presume you haven't any sort of training and if you have, you were short-changed and need a refund. Not only am I from Iowa but I am also a professional linguist. I can tell a couple of things from your reaction post: 1) You can't discern "Southern" from "Northern" from "Midwest"; and 2) your speech pattern isn't natural (e.g. you're putting on an accent and trying represent it as real.
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I don't understand the difference in your accent from what I speak in California over here. But some people think I speak funny. But yeah, your milk, we speak like that in california, pillow, yeah, it's getting kinda boring. That being said, I also wanted to say you're are extremely hot and I now have a lot of faith in Iowan girls.
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kilgoretrout321 4 months ago
The Iowa inflection placed at the end of a question serves as a mechanism to end on a positive note. It's the Iowans method to coax a positive answer. If both parties are Iowans then I must surmise that this could be construed as form Subliminal mind control.
I have one request for a video, please shed light on and break down the highly addictive "hm hm hm hm hm hm" phenomena. I would like to know if this is only an Iowa thing or a nation wide epidemic.
Thanks
Okobojibluegill 6 months ago
@Okobojibluegill Greetings! I would be more than happy to break this down for you. Can you give a couple of "for examples?" (There are 2 versions I can think of and each has a distinct meaning/purpose.)
grancazzino 4 months ago
agree tottally
bob2012isfake 6 months ago
2:20 hahaha best part :D
chelso0 8 months ago
im from minnesota and im like 10 mins away from iowa omg. I know its weird that we do that!
88KristaLeigh 8 months ago
lol :) I'm from Iowa and it does sound like everytime I talk after the last sentence my voice begins to raise at the end.
liveontheclassics 8 months ago
I just moved to Iowa from Virginia. The accent where I'm from was the standard, run of the mill, 'generic' american accent, so I definitely noticed the accent here in dubuque.
CloudPulse 9 months ago
You would call it more of a southern accent? LOL. You're about as southern as a Canadian. : )
KC1971J 10 months ago
@KC1971J I know I'm not very Southern, but the imitation by the guy I am video replying to in this post had called this accent that he did, "Iowan" and I told him it would be better named, "Southern."
tifspif 10 months ago
To me your accent and most accents in the north do not stress their throat as much as southern accents. Seems like most southern accents put a lot of effort in their throat in order to capture the air flow and hold it to construct the words as desired, but their throats do all the work and effort. I think northern accents are more relaxed in the sense that the air flow is not held in your throat, instead it is the tongue doing the work to form all words.
Btw, your voice and sweater match 100%
jcsan19 11 months ago
I'm from iowa!! i moved to kentucky and WOW!!!!! BIG difference. People thought i was from canada!
amazonii 11 months ago
@amazonii yeh listening to this accent makes me think canadian a little bit.
MonsterMo44 9 months ago
you must not know what a southern accent sound like
khalil6661 1 year ago
Dear gosh, I'm doing this audio book thing and there is an iowan accent in it and its really putting me in a state because I can't hear the difference between my Canadian accent but I know there IS one XD
readingwench 1 year ago
I'm from Iowa! :)
And I have upward infelction on my questinos and on a lot of other words.
I just have a high voice at the end of my statements, it seems.
I say "crahn" or "crahns" ... I always have, I'm not sure why.
But my French teacher is from Pennsylvani and thinks we're the weirdest for pronouncing it that way, ahah.
andreaxx6 1 year ago
its not so much that iowans add inflection at the end of questions (which is normal for most speech patterns/accents) its more commonly joked about that iowans add prepositions to questions... example... where do you want to go? becomes where do you want to go to? interesting to think about your own accent though. :)
other iowan things.... measuring distance in time... ex: how far is it to your house? 10 mins. also, calling lunch dinner and dinner supper
Landyachter31 1 year ago
@Landyachter31 Lol, yes, I also do that. (answer questions about distance with time.) Accents are fascinating aren't they? :) Have a great day!
tifspif 1 year ago
@Landyachter31 I'm in Ames. We do add prepositions, but "to" is not among the ones Ames people add.
I think it makes more sense to give an estimation of distance with time. When people ask how far, they usually think in their head how long it will take to travel the distance, so saying "15 minutes" cuts the corner.
Down here we don't replace lunch with dinner, and dinner and supper are interchangeable.
Hbh128 8 months ago