Michigan Accent

[SmileDestiny]

Heyy, im from Howell too!((:

[amigabonita28]

You sound completely normal to me being as I am from Michigan <3

[TheDaltonboii]

yea you have an accent. especially to us southern folk. you can go look at my accent video

[mariannamouse]

She talks just like me! I am from Ann Arbor. Love those soft vowels--my ex called it "vowel smashing." "You guys" is a give away. I do say root differently though. Love that "knaaaahhb" for door knob. "Ahn" for "on." 

[ClassicalHearts1]

Do we really say mayonnaise weird?

[yojimbo81]

Born in Grand Rapids, raised in Coldwater.  People have said I have a Michigan accent and I say "bollocks". I don't think we have a distinctive accent.

[JonSheltonMusicVault]

I have been living in Simi Valley CA since 1980, but I grew up in Niles, Michigan up to the age of twenty. I never knew I had an accent until my acting teacher in California called me on it. I was reading Shakespeare and trying to sound all English or whatever, and he said, "Jon... stop using those big Michigan O's"! I never told him where I was from, but he (Frank Roach) nailed it! So... I have an accent! Cool...

[jirene1028]

I am also from Michigan - a small town between Lansing and Grand Rapids. I moved to Florida 5 years ago and was told CONSTANTLY that I talked funny and sounded Canadian. I think that rural west MI and east MI is are a little bit different but basically similar. I miss my accent :( I still have it, its just much weaker now. I <3 Tennashoes!

[backwoodsgirl419]

go howellllllll!!!!!!!!!!!

[emilymohney]

I'm from MI as well and recently moved to Chicago and here are things I've been called out on:

Saying "Bolth" instead of "Both" <People bring this up ALL of the time

Running words together, such as "Gonna" "Hafta" "Tennashoes" "Howzitgoin"

Throwing "E" sounds in like when I say "can't" "Faygo"

[RocknRollaRevolution]

You have a northern accent. sounds just like people in Washington state where im from.  Met a guy from Wisconsin that has more of an accent though.

[lilpj271]

I have an African accent and I hate it. Wish there's some ways to lose it

[umaineforever]

Maines got one of them there accents hell ya

[asxwexdream]

We do say a lot of things differently. I think so anyways haha.

[umaineforever]

their aint none!!

[Holly3418]

From Southeast Michigan, too. I found no accent!

[CalamityCain]

Funny thing is (at least for me, not being a native speaker): You're way of pronouncing words is pretty damn similar to how I've been taught to speak English in German schools. At least in the south west of Germany, where I live. Yeah, I realize this isn't exactly helping your matter, but I thought I'd through it out there. By the way: I understand the way you talk perfectly fine, whereas I've got my difficulties understanding, oh I don't know, southern U.S. accents for example. Oh, and Boston.

[Greaser616]

I'm from southeast Michigan and I call it a remote a clicker :)

[AlpaDog1983]

too far south to have an accent

[ObediahFults]

MAN-aze is the most glaring to my ear. I say three syllables, almost like may-uh-nez (not exaggerated, though). Pop is very colloquial and sounds hokey (no offense) to people from other parts of the country.

[TheEsthefanie]

you sound normal to me but im from la, California so accents are all over the place maybe that's it. i did notice that you don't accents words as heavily and its all proper English

[abcmikke]

I'm from Roseville, Michigan (30 mins from Detroit) you kinda have an accent. Everyone who lives in my area likes to slur their words including me lol.

[chewybananas5]

I say tennis shoes. always will! Michiganders are the best end of story.

[DaddyDelete]

Oh you forgot one. Deeeeee troit

[DaddyDelete]

You sound normal to me. But then again I'm from Howell Mi.too.I moved to Fargo ND two years ago. Boy do N.Dakotans have an accent.Very much like Yoopers. Man do I get the ribbing that I have an accent.Accents and dialects have always fasinated me. You did a nice job on this vidieo

[vladymir25]

totally agree with dEdGrimley.

thnx for the video, btw!

[kirstyyy14]

You definitely have an accent.

[onebigyooper]

da land of da trolls doesnt have an accent. those of us in michigan, or as any one who doesnt live here U P of michigan tend to have an accent

[dEdGrimley]

And Pop is the right word. End of story.

[dEdGrimley]

Another way to describe a Michigan accent is someone who speaks English properly and without an accent. The Michigan way is the right way, and every one else can suuuuck it.

[mslisskiss]

haha i used to live in michigan too! i love the northern accent! it's all in the "a's" and kinda nasaly :) still love it!

[jwhite1663]

we all say "tennashooz" not sneakers...but I agree we dont have an accent!

[itsmylovestorybaby]

omg.. i'm from howell too and i say everything the same except root and i call them tennis shoes

[anthemsguy2008]

I was born and raised in NY but now living in VA but in NY and VA we say cupon as if its spelled Qupon, the way you said it sounds more like Coopon....lol Here in New York State we call pop...soda. In NY we say Shopping Cart but here in VA they call it a Buggie in stead of shopping cart. Every state has there own accent, like NY has both mid western and new england combo, NYC has there own accent, people for MI and the midwest talk faster then we do here in VA or in my home state of NY.

[MossyDrums27]

Cool video. I'm from Grand Rapids but living in DC and I get the Canadian thing from time to time. I feel like I'm losing it quickly though and it makes me sad!

[urcandyflavour]

I hear alot of E sounds. And I notice all your R sounds are over emphasized.

[ShanaeEskimoFace]

Yeah, its pretty normal. You sound like me.

[timcthefilmguy]

You can really hear it when you read "yER" (instead of your) "nominEEE" "ballerEEEna" "vERge" "dERectER" "dancER"