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yodasucka Aug 2, 2004

why do people have accents? i seriously have never understood how me living 2 hours north of u could make me talk differently! it makes no sense!

originalsnob originalsnobOG 2004

Apparently I have one form of a Jersey accent.
I've been told I pronounce call as cawl, and bagel as...
I dunno I hear nothing wrong with the way I say bagel.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

I have that accent, too. It's not that strong...maybe it is... I was just reading what I wrote, and I said "it's not that strawng." Oh, well.

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002

It's okay..I totally do as well. I actually have a fairly strong one.

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

you must call me, east coast accents are so much fun!

tinser tinserOG 2002

did you think i had an accent? out of towners tell me i do

actually, come to think of it, people from new jersey tell me i do too

socalgal socalgalOG 2003

hmm, not really....i didn't notice much of one.

suchgr8heights suchgr8heightsOG 2003

do you switch the vowels? ie. Begal

I HATE THAT!

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