Regional Dialect Meme -- New England

Sorry I look so blue... literally!

Here are the directions:

Say These Words:

Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting Image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught

Now answer these questions:

What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
What is the bug that when you touch it, curls into a ball?
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
What do you call gym shoes?
What do you say to address a group of people?
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
What do you call your grandparents?
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
What is the thing you change the TV channel with?

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• new england
• regional
• dialect
• meme
• accent

[Hbbt82]

Everyone has an accent, there is no 'normal' or non-regional diction. Its all relative. Also there is a distinction between eastern and western new England Accents. Eastern is basically hats called the 'Boston Accent" dropping the Rs and using long "A" sounds. In Western New England we also use long As alot, but we do pronounce Rs. But we drop Ts and other consisnents depending on words. 'Vermont' and 'Great Briton' are 'Vermo' and 'Grea Bri-in' to me (I'm from the Western Massachusetts)

[viarockgirl]

@Hbbt82

Some of the more "hick"-ish people around here say things like "Great Briton'" and "New Hampsha'"

I usually think it's Maine folk who drop the "r"s off of a lot of words, but who knows!

I agree with you that it's all relative. I think this meme is interesting not just because of the region but because of the individuality of it all :)

[itachiz2]

woot! NH is the best evea! (from another New Hampshire citizen XD)

[absyniancat367]

Background music is a nice touch.

[BryannaMae12321]

NH is tottaly different from the new england accent! (TRUST ME I have two houses I live in NH and MA) anyway down in Mass it is NOT a remote, its a clicker! If we adress a group of friends we say: "What's up guys?".

[clermeil]

You're about 90 years to late to be a flapper (your music).

[Mayallusion1]

lol you got no accent

[besthungergamesfreak]

Minnesota has a relatively normal accent, yours sounds mostly the same...

[cheeveka3]

Who does even we up north in the Midwest dot say it it an southern most people mistake me you new Englanders sometimes lol but expect for a few words we do sounds almost a like I can see why some people would confuse us lol

[IloveSPIDERZ]

You will almost never hear anyone say "y'all" anywhere in NY or Rhode Island. haha

[forensicbutterflie]

Where in NH are you from if you don't mind me asking?

[PCglides]

You are adorable, and you have a twin in Edmond OK